FNUS71 KCTP 242014 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR TURNIP PATCH - 055...PGC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 414 PM EDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE DISTRICT THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM THE WEST...OR SOUTHWEST. THE SHOWERS COULD END AS A FEW FLURRIES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AS ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY COOL AIRMASS PUSHES INTO THE STATE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LAL.................16-25 STRIKES UNTIL 2300...THEN NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............68 78 83 79 78 66 62 53 48 47 45 43 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................66 64 62 59 56 52 49 45 42 41 40 39 RH..................52 53 54 59 66 73 74 75 76 75 75 73 20 FT WIND DIR......S SW SW SW W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......14 13 13 13 15 15 15 13 12 12 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND DIR.....M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND SPD.....M M M M M M M M M M M M LAL.................4 4 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............38 26 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 39 40 43 46 49 51 53 55 55 56 56 RH..................71 69 66 58 51 45 41 38 35 34 33 32 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W NW NW W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND DIR.....M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND SPD.....M M M M M M M M M M M M LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........2 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 (%).............16 16 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 52 49 48 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 38 RH..................35 37 41 44 47 51 53 56 59 64 70 77 20 FT WIND DIR......W W SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND DIR.....M M M M M M M M M M M M TRANSP WIND SPD.....M M M M M M M M M M M M LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............40 20 20 20 20 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 40 46 51 55 59 RH..................86 79 59 46 37 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 W 5 W 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M M LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...PATRICK MCELHENNY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.TURNI.01/CTP