FNUS71 KCTP 131014 FWSCTP SPOT FORECAST FOR PSU - ARBORETUM...PGC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 614 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MAY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL BE CLEARING AS THE DAY CONTINUES. THAT...COUPLED WITH THE BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE...WILL ALLOW FOR DRYING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 30 TO 35 PERCENT. THE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE FROM 1100 AM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL LESSEN BY 7 PM...WITH WINDS BECOMING CALM OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE AROUND FREEZING...WITH AREAS OF FROST POSSIBLE TOMORROW MORNING. CALL THE FORECAST OFFICE DIRECTLY WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR IMMEDIATE CONCERNS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9000-10100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............66 66 66 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 48 50 RH..................40 35 30 20 FT WIND..........W 15 W 15 W 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........8500 10100 9700 TRANSPORT WIND......W 18 W 20 W 22 LAL.................1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900-8700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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 (%).............67 26 26 7 4 4 WEATHER COV......... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST TSTM COV............ TEMP................46 44 40 38 37 36 RH..................34 38 45 50 52 55 20 FT WIND..........W 13 W 8 W 6 W 2 W 1 W 0 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........8700 6900 2200 BLW100 400 BLW100 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 22 NW 18 NW 8 NW 5 NW 7 NW 5 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................NO TSTMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............4 56 56 56 56 56 WEATHER COV.........AREAS WEATHER TYPE........FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................32 37 43 49 54 59 RH..................66 60 52 43 36 32 20 FT WIND..........SW 1 SW 1 W 5 W 7 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1200 3800 5400 6200 6400 6600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 2 NW 3 W 6 W 8 W 9 W 9 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...CERU REQUESTED BY...PATRICK MCELHENNY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130513.PSUAR.01/CTP