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Spot Forecast for SGL 091 Turnpike Rx Fire...PA Game Commission
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
314 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 EDT on September 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure remains in place through Thursday in the Pocono
Mountains. Winds will largely be terrain driven with weak upslope
flow of 3 to 5 mph during the day time at the prescribed burn
location. Overnight, winds will switch to downslope flow of 3 to 5
mph shortly after sunset. Thursday will have a front approaching
from the west with cloud cover, higher RH, and increasing winds
out of the SW that overcome any terrain influence.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south around 5 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
 Slope/valley.......South winds upslope at 3 to 5 mph.
Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 8 mph.
SUNSET..............7:32 PM
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................29 to 54.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM
Sky (%).........5   12  13  28  48  41  46  38
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............64  67  70  71  71  72  72  71
RH..............70  59  51  47  47  44  46  47
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..2   2   3   3   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.6   7   8   9   9   10  9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...3.3 4.5 5.5 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.6 4.7
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.7   7   7   7   7   7   8   8
LVORI...........3   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI.............29  39  46  50  52  54  53  48

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming south 5 to 7 mph
                    in the late evening and overnight.
 Slope/valley.......Downslope 3 to 5 mph.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 8 to 12 mph.
SUNRISE.............6:32 AM
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 to 34.

TIME (EDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM
Sky (%).........32  40  20  5   5   2   3   1   5   9   8   9
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............70  67  64  61  60  59  58  58  57  57  56  56
RH..............49  54  60  67  69  72  77  77  77  80  83  86
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   6   6   6   7   7   7   8   8
20 FT wind gust.9   9   9   9   9   10  12  13  14  14  15  15
Mix hgt (kft)...3.1 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.8   9   9   9   10  10  10  12  12  12  12  12
LVORI...........1   2   3   4   3   3   3   4   4   4   5   5
ADI.............34  17  4   1   2   5   5   5   5   4   4   5

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Rain showers
                    likely late in the afternoon. Chance of
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent increasing to 57 percent late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
Min humidity........57 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 7 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 26 mph in
                    the late morning and afternoon. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms late
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 13 to 22 mph increasing to 18 to 25 mph
                    in the afternoon.
SUNSET..............7:30 PM
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................6 early in the morning increasing to 68 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      2 AM      5 AM      8 AM      11 AM
Sky (%).........22        18        53        76
Weather cov.....                              LIKELY
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         60
Temp............55        60        71        73
RH..............90        87        61        57
20 FT wind......S 8G16    S 9G18    S 13G25   S 14G26
Mix hgt (ft)....BLW100    900       3000      3400
Transport wind..S 13      S 16      S 22      S 24
LVORI...........5         3         1         1
ADI.............6         29        64        63

$$
Forecaster...Lardeo
Requested by...Brian Williamson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 09/03/25
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.EMAIL brianwilli@pa.gov