FNUS71 KCTP 071517 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR STEAMMILL...PA BUREAU OF FORESTRY/DCNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1117 AM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1105 EDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE 12-15MPH OUT OF THE SSW...SLOWLY TURNING TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. LOW DEWPOINTS ARE STARTING TO RISE...AND RH SHOULD STAY AT OR ABOVE 30 PCT. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH ABOUT 7 OR 8 PM... AND SHOULD DECREASE THE WINDS AND TURN THEM TO THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL MAKE SCATTERED SHOWERS...BUT A SOAKING RAIN IS NOT LIKELY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 28 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 32 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............89 89 87 87 85 82 81 WEATHER COV......... SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................58 59 60 61 61 61 60 RH..................33 35 38 41 42 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......17 16 18 18 17 17 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 30 35 35 35 35 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.0 2.8 3.9 4.9 5.8 6.5 6.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....23 28 32 37 39 40 39 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 30 30 30 30 30 30 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-6400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 32 TO 36 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 20 FT WIND..........SW 14 W 9 W 6 W 3 W 1 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 20 15 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6400 4600 2700 1500 1200 700 TRANSPORT WIND......W 36 W 26 W 18 NW 12 NW 6 W 3 CHC OF PCPN (%).....30 50 50 40 20 10 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 3 3 3 2 2 .MONDAY... LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1400...THEN 9-15 STRIKES. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7100-7800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM MIX HGT (FT)........500 1100 3800 7100 TRANSPORT WIND......W 1 W 2 SW 9 SW 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 50 LAL.................1 1 1 4 HAINES INDEX........3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...DANGELO REQUESTED BY...VIRGINIA SCHAGER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130407.STEAM.02/CTP