FNUS71 KCTP 020905 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR RED RIDGE 2...PA DCNR, BOF, FD20 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 505 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... AN EXPANSIVE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL STAY ANCHORED FROM THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST...TO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS RIGHT THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THIS WEATHER FEATURE WILL BRING SEVERAL MORE DAYS STRING OF DRY AND MILD WEATHER. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY FROM THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS GUSTS DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS WILL REACH THE LOWER TO MID TEENS. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL OCCUR MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 59 60 62 65 69 70 71 72 RH..................52 46 45 41 37 32 31 31 30 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.5 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.6 4.0 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 8 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............9 9 14 14 14 14 14 14 30 30 30 52 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................69 66 63 60 58 55 54 52 50 50 49 49 RH..................33 38 42 47 52 58 61 65 68 69 71 72 20 FT WIND DIR......SE S S S SW SW W W W SW S SE 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......4.1 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.9 5.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S SE SE SE E E TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 9 12 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............52 52 49 49 49 49 49 49 31 31 31 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 50 50 53 56 60 61 63 64 65 65 66 RH..................71 71 70 63 57 51 48 46 44 43 42 42 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......3 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 10 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........4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERT REQUESTED BY...BRIAN LAUDERMILCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130502.REDRI.01/CTP