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FNUS71 KCTP 171226
FWSCTP
SPOT FORECAST FOR B-12B...ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
726 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO NEW ENGLAND TODAY WILL KEEP IT DRY UNTIL
AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COUPLED WITH LIGHT WINDS. FINE FUELS ABOUT 9 PCT RIGHT
NOW...BUT MIN RH/S SHOULD NOT DIP BLO 30 PCT TODAY OR WEDNESDAY.
A SOAKING RAIN IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...WHICH WILL HELP TO BRING
THE FINE FUEL MOISTURE UP.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6
MPH.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).............45 40 35 32
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP................49 51 53 48
RH..................47 42 39 47
20 FT WIND..........NE 6 E 6 E 5 E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10
TRANSPORT WIND......E 8 E 7 E 8 E 10
LAL.................1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).............31 26 15 19 18 11
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP................46 43 41 40 39 38
RH..................52 58 63 67 72 78
20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 3 E 3 E 2 E 2 NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5
TRANSPORT WIND......E 12 E 12 E 9 E 8 E 7 E 7
LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).............24 29 34 40 42 45
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP................36 39 44 48 52 51
RH..................89 84 74 66 58 59
20 FT WIND..........E 2 E 3 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10
TRANSPORT WIND......E 6 E 10 E 16 SE 16 SE 14 E 13
LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4
FORECASTER...WFO CTP/RXR
REQUESTED BY...MR SHANNON HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091117.B12B_.01/CTP
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