FNUS71 KCTP 271434 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAIR CARBAUGH...PHEASANTS FOREVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1034 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 EDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A COOL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NORTHWEST WIND WILL GUST AROUND 25 MPH. BRIEF...SPRINKLES AND FLURRIES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE WET GROUND WILL KEEP ANY WORRY OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD DOWN DESPITE THE GUSTY WIND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............49 54 60 70 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 41 42 43 44 45 46 45 RH..................54 53 52 50 49 48 46 49 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......13 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......3.3 4.6 5.5 6.0 6.2 6.0 5.6 4.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....21 22 22 21 21 21 21 22 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-2200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............82 86 88 84 77 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 41 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 RH..................53 57 61 62 63 63 64 65 66 69 71 74 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......14 13 10 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......4.3 3.7 3.1 2.6 2.2 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....22 23 23 22 21 20 17 15 14 13 13 13 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500-5100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............74 76 76 76 92 92 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................29 30 34 38 40 42 RH..................77 76 69 62 58 54 20 FT WIND..........NW 9 NW 10 NW 12 NW 14 NW 15 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........500 1200 3500 4900 5100 5000 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 13 NW 16 NW 21 N 22 NW 21 NW 22 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...JEFF YEAGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130327.BLAIR.04/CTP