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FNUS71 KCTP 011357
FWSCTP
SPOT FORECAST FOR RUSSELL TRACT...PA CPBM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
957 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN STATE COLLEGE.
DISCUSSION
SUNDAY WILL BE THE NEXT CHANCE FOR AN ELEVATED RISK OF FIRE
SPREAD WITH A GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST WIND, MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH IN
THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S (%) AND QUICKLY DRYING FINE FUELS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD DROP AS LOW AS THE UPPER 20S.
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES IN THE MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO AN INCREASE IN
FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS BY AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
LVORI...............3 IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
ADI.................54 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 178 IN
THE AFTERNOON IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)........... 13 12 15 18 21 29 38 46 43 40 37
WEATHER COV....... WID ARS
WEATHER TYPE...... FST FST
TSTM COV..........
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP.............. 34 36 39 43 46 49 51 53 54 55 55
RH................ 85 79 70 55 49 44 41 38 36 35 35
20 FT WIND DIR.... NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD.... 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST... 10 10 11 13 14 16 18 18 18 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 1.8 2.3 3.7 5.1 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR... NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD... 16 18 21 22 24 24 23 23 22 21 20
LVORI............. 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 M M M M
ADI............... 54 54 173 173 173 178 178 178 M M M
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
LVORI...............MISSING.
ADI.................MISSING.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%)........... 33 28 24 29 34 39 44 48 53 50 48 45
WEATHER COV.......
WEATHER TYPE......
TSTM COV..........
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP.............. 55 53 51 49 47 45 43 42 42 41 41 42
RH................ 37 41 46 50 56 60 65 67 67 70 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR.... W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD.... 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST... 13 11 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 10
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 4.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR... W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD... 17 14 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12
LVORI............. M M M M M M M M M M M M
ADI............... M M M M M M M M M M M M
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...13 PERCENT.
LVORI...............MISSING.
ADI.................MISSING.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)........... 47 49 51 53 55 57 56 54 53 51 50 48
WEATHER COV....... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV..........
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP.............. 42 44 46 48 51 54 57 59 61 63 65 65
RH................ 76 76 73 71 68 64 59 57 56 52 50 50
20 FT WIND DIR.... SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD.... 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST... 10 10 11 12 14 14 16 17 18 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 0.9 1.1 1.2 2.1 3.1 4.0 4.5 5.1 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR... SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD... 12 12 12 13 15 16 18 21 23 23 22 22
LVORI............. M M M M M M M M M M M M
ADI............... M M M M M M M M M M M M
FORECASTER...BANGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...SHANNON HENRY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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