062  
FNUS71 KCTP 240936  
FWSCTP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRACY RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
536 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 24.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR  
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
IN STATE COLLEGE.  
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
 
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN  
THE AREA. COOLER WITH PERIODS OF RAIN ON SATURDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 82 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)........... 65 62 60 57 58 60 61 60 59 57  
WEATHER COV....... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV.......... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP.............. 48 54 60 66 69 71 73 73 73 74  
RH................ 68 64 58 54 51 47 44 46 44 44  
20 FT WIND DIR.... E E E NE NE N NE N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST... 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.6 3.1 4.3 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR... E NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD... 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 12  
LVORI............. 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI............... 4 27 27 27 64 64 64 82 82 82  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...30 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................4 TO 8.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%)........... 56 55 54 60 67 73 79 86 92 94 92 92  
WEATHER COV....... SCH SCH SCH CHC LKY LKY DEF LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV.......... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 10 10 10 10 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 20  
TEMP.............. 72 69 67 62 61 59 57 57 56 54 53 52  
RH................ 49 55 59 67 70 75 80 83 86 90 89 93  
20 FT WIND DIR.... NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4  
20 FT WIND GUST... 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 10 10 10 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 5.0 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR... NW W E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD... 9 6 5 8 8 8 9 9 12 10 12 13  
LVORI............. 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6  
ADI............... 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PERIODS OF RAIN.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................27 TO 38.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)........... 88 92 90 90 90 90 90 90 87 85 83 81  
WEATHER COV....... DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE...... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV.......... SCH SCH  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 51 51 50 52 54 55 56 57 58 58 56 55  
RH................ 93 93 100 89 83 83 80 75 69 67 72 72  
20 FT WIND DIR.... SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST... 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR... S S S S S S S S S S SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD... 13 15 15 17 16 18 18 15 15 13 10 8  
LVORI............. 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI............... 28 28 28 37 37 37 38 38 38 27 27 27  
 

 
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