002  
FNUS71 KCTP 111314  
FWSCTP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CASSVILLE ROAD WILDFIRE...PADCNR ROTHROCK STATE FOREST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
914 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 11.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR  
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
IN STATE COLLEGE.  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MULTIPLE SHOTS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SOME OF THE  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE, PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND A TORNADO  
IS POSSIBLE.  
 
CALM WIND THIS MORNING WILL PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH AROUND 11 AM EDT.  
GUSTS INTO THE MID 20S ARE LIKELY, ESPECIALLY AFTER WE GET SOME  
BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AND AS THE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS  
OCCUR.  
 
THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS UNTIL 8 OR 9 PM EDT.  
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES  
WILL DROP AND THE WIND WILL PICK UP LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.  
THE WIND WILL BE GUSTING INTO THE 35-40 MPH RANGE AT TIMES WITH  
SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE OUT OF THE WNW. THE WIND  
DECREASES THURSDAY NIGHT, BUT PICKS BACK UP AGAIN, AND LIKELY  
STRONGER ON FRIDAY INTO SAT AM.  
 
** WE WILL GIVE YOU A CALL TODAY ON THE NUMBER PROVIDED IF/WHEN  
LIGHTNING, HIGH WIND GUSTS OR SUSTAINED HEAVY RAIN IS HEADED FOR  
THE BURN SITE. **  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...43 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................18 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 81 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)........... 90 89 89 89 89 89 83 78 72  
WEATHER COV....... LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV.......... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 20 20 20 30 30 40 40 40 30  
TEMP.............. 60 63 66 66 66 66 69 71 72  
RH................ 85 79 73 75 78 80 72 66 64  
20 FT WIND DIR.... S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 4 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 11  
20 FT WIND GUST... 10 14 17 18 19 20 20 19 19  
LVORI............. 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 1 1  
ADI............... 18 18 18 40 40 40 81 81 81  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 16 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...31 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................26 TO 42.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%)........... 74 77 79 81 83 85 87 90 92 91 90 89  
WEATHER COV....... CHC LKY CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF LKY LKY CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV.......... CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 72 71 70 69 67 66 63 61 56 51 47 43  
RH................ 64 63 63 66 68 70 75 78 77 80 76 73  
20 FT WIND DIR.... SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 15  
20 FT WIND GUST... 20 22 23 24 24 24 25 25 26 28 30 32  
LVORI............. 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI............... 26 26 26 29 29 29 29 29 29 42 42 42  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 43  
MPH DECREASING TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................78 TO 114.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)........... 86 83 81 81 82 82 78 73 69 58 48 37  
WEATHER COV.......  
WEATHER TYPE......  
TSTM COV..........  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 41 38 36 36 35 34 35 36 37 38 38 39  
RH................ 70 70 67 61 61 61 56 52 48 44 42 39  
20 FT WIND DIR.... NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 10  
20 FT WIND GUST... 33 34 34 33 31 30 30 29 28 26 24 22  
LVORI............. 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI............... 78 78 78 83 83 83 108 108 108 114 114 114  
 
 
FORECASTER...DANGELO  
REQUESTED BY...ELEANOR ELLIOTT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2605428.0/CTP  
.DELDT 03/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ELELLIOTT@PA.GOV  
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