FNUS71 KCTP 041039 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARKS VALLEY...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 639 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. AFTER A CHILLY START...TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE TO ABOUT 3 TO 5 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN DROP JUST BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS...WITH GUSTS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700-4300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............19 21 23 24 28 35 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 40 42 44 46 48 50 RH..................34 32 31 29 28 27 26 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 9 10 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......3.6 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 14 16 18 18 17 16 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............49 59 67 78 86 81 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 46 42 39 37 34 RH..................27 31 39 47 54 62 20 FT WIND..........S 9 S 7 S 6 S 5 S 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2700 500 200 300 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND......S 14 S 9 S 8 S 8 S 8 S 8 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 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 (%).............76 71 71 54 54 51 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................34 36 41 45 48 50 RH..................67 66 53 44 39 34 20 FT WIND..........W 2 NW 3 NW 7 NW 13 NW 16 NW 17 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........400 700 3200 5600 6900 7200 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 5 W 3 NW 10 NW 18 NW 23 NW 23 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 4 4 5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CERU REQUESTED BY...JOHN WAKEFIELD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130404.CLARK.01/CTP