FNUS71 KCTP 061034 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR WSG RX - SGL 82...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 634 AM EDT MON MAY 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... AN ELEVATED RISK OF BRUSH FIRES EXISTS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...WHERE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER DAY OF DRY AND SUNNY WEATHER. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT...LIMITING THE SPREAD OF ANY FIRES. ELSEWHERE...INCREASING CLOUDS AND HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE TODAY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL BRING CLOUDS...HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-2600 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............92 95 96 97 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV......... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 51 53 55 56 56 57 57 RH..................69 69 66 63 62 61 61 62 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD......9 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.6 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE SE E E SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 18 20 20 20 20 20 21 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 24 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 99 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 53 52 51 50 50 RH..................65 76 80 85 87 89 20 FT WIND..........E 10 E 8 E 8 E 8 SE 9 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2700 2500 1800 1500 1600 1300 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 22 E 24 E 24 SE 24 SE 22 E 16 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 24 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............98 97 96 94 93 94 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................50 51 54 57 60 61 RH..................90 89 82 73 66 62 20 FT WIND..........E 9 E 9 E 10 E 12 E 10 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........1300 1700 2600 3300 3400 3300 TRANSPORT WIND......E 15 E 18 E 21 E 23 E 23 E 24 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FITZGERALD REQUESTED BY...ITLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130506.WSGRX.01/CTP