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FNUS71 KCTP 041132
FWSCTP
SPOT FORECAST FOR SASSAFRAS RX...PA-DCNR-BOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
732 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN STATE COLLEGE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL TURN MUCH WARMER AND BREEZY WITH A SMALL UPTICK IN
HUMIDITY. HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 70 DEGREES WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH. MINIMUM
RH VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED. A
THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.
THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES ON TUESDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
APPROACHING 80 DEGREES. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES DURING THE MORNING
WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT
RANGE. THERE WILL BE A 30 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING
THE DAY ON TUESDAY, THOUGH THE BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 35
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...25 PERCENT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................35 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 164 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)........... 59 59 60 60 64 67 71 71 71 71
WEATHER COV....... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV.......... CHC CHC CHC SCH
CHC OF THDR (%)... 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 20
TEMP.............. 58 60 63 66 68 70 70 71 71 70
RH................ 72 69 62 56 52 47 45 42 42 42
20 FT WIND DIR.... SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD.... 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST... 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 22 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 1.5 3.0 4.1 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR... SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD... 18 30 33 35 33 33 32 31 29 28
LVORI............. 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI............... 35 164 164 164 139 139 139 127 127 127
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 13
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...17 PERCENT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................8 TO 31.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%)........... 72 72 73 75 76 78 81 85 88 89 89 90
WEATHER COV....... LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV.......... SCH SCH
CHC OF THDR (%)... 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP.............. 69 66 64 62 60 59 58 57 57 56 56 55
RH................ 44 48 52 56 60 62 64 69 69 74 74 80
20 FT WIND DIR.... SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD.... 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST... 18 18 16 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 3.4 2.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR... SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD... 23 18 14 13 12 10 12 12 13 13 13 13
LVORI............. 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI............... 31 31 31 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10
TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.
LVORI...............5 IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
ADI.................17 TO 30 IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)........... 92 93 95 95 95 95 95 95 82 81 80 79
WEATHER COV....... DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV..........
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP.............. 55 54 53 54 54 55 56 56 57 57 57 56
RH................ 83 86 93 93 93 90 86 86 80 77 72 69
20 FT WIND DIR.... S S S S S S SW W W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD.... 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST... 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR... SW S S S S S SW W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD... 14 14 15 15 14 14 13 10 9 10 10 12
LVORI............. 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 M M M M
ADI............... 17 17 17 30 30 30 26 26 26 M M M
FORECASTER...BAUCO
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY DAYHOFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612613.0/CTP
.DELDT 05/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JERDAYHOFF@PA.GOV
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