FNUS71 KCTP 231125 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR C-04 RX...PA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 725 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER PENNSYLVANIA TODAY...PROVIDING DRY WEATHER...EAST WINDS AND AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVELY HUMIDITY BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PERCENT. A COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............78 63 53 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 53 57 56 RH..................57 51 47 49 20 FT WIND..........E 7 E 6 E 5 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3400 4100 4400 4100 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 7 SE 8 SE 7 SE 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 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 (%).............34 26 27 28 29 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 52 49 48 47 45 RH..................53 59 65 70 74 82 20 FT WIND..........E 2 SE 2 SE 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3800 2900 1000 100 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 6 SE 8 SE 5 SE 3 SE 6 SE 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 4 4 5 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1400...THEN 16-25 STRIKES. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3700-5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 26 TO 28 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............49 58 58 58 91 91 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE TEMP................42 47 53 58 62 66 RH..................93 81 65 56 52 46 20 FT WIND..........S 3 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 10 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 700 1300 3200 5300 3700 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 7 S 13 S 16 S 21 SW 26 SW 28 LAL.................1 1 1 1 5 5 HAINES INDEX........2 3 3 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LACORTE REQUESTED BY...TIM HAYDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130423.C04RX.01/CTP