FNUS71 KCTP 291018 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTOUR WSG...PGC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 618 AM EDT FRI MAR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A COOL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY BRINING A GOOD DEAL OF CLOUD COVER. AN ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWER IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400-6300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 7200-8100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 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 (%).............76 77 79 80 80 80 80 76 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................40 42 44 45 47 47 48 48 RH..................60 56 52 48 44 43 42 42 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 9 10 12 12 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......4.4 6.3 7.4 8.0 8.1 7.9 7.2 6.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....16 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............69 58 26 21 40 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 41 38 34 32 31 RH..................44 55 64 75 78 82 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4600 1400 500 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 17 W 13 NW 9 NW 7 NW 3 NW 3 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 4 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............25 19 19 16 5 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................30 30 36 44 49 51 RH..................83 80 65 48 38 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 3 NW 7 NW 8 NW 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........200 800 3600 5500 5600 5900 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 3 NW 6 NW 10 NW 13 NW 9 NW 8 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER CASE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.MONTO.01/CTP