FNUS71 KCTP 011439 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTIA BARRENS - SGL 176...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1039 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS TO THE BURN REGION ON THURSDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............28 28 28 28 22 22 22 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 58 61 64 67 70 70 67 RH..................54 49 44 40 37 34 34 37 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.9 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....10 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........MISSING. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............22 22 26 26 26 26 26 26 30 30 30 69 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................65 63 60 58 56 54 54 53 52 50 48 47 RH..................40 44 48 53 57 62 64 65 67 73 79 83 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 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........M M M M M M M M M M M M .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL................. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... HAINES INDEX........MISSING. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............69 69 75 75 75 75 75 75 64 64 64 64 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................48 50 52 55 57 60 62 64 65 66 66 66 RH..................80 75 71 64 58 53 49 46 43 43 42 43 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......3 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 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.................M M M M M M M M M M M M HAINES INDEX........M M M M M M M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...PAT MCELHENNY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130502.SCOTI.01/CTP