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Spot Forecast for SGL 60 J...PA Game Commission
National Weather Service State College PA
415 AM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 EDT on April 22.

If conditions become unrepresentative, or if you have questions or
concerns with this forecast, contact the National Weather Service
in State College.


.DISCUSSION...
Chilly start today with widespread frost, then mostly sunny and
warmer with minRH forecast around 25% this afternoon.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Widespread frost early in
                    the morning.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Max Temperature.....Around 57.
Min Humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing Height.......7200 ft AGL.
Transport Winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................21 early in the morning increasing to 63 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)          8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%)...........  4   5   5   5   6   6   7   6   5   5
Weather Cov.......  WID
Weather Type......  FST
Tstm Cov..........
LAL...............  1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp..............  33  38  43  48  51  54  55  56  56  57
RH................  72  57  45  35  30  27  25  25  25  25
20 FT Wind Dir....  W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT Wind Spd....  6   6   6   7   8   8   8   7   8   7
20 FT Wind Gust...  10  10  10  13  14  14  14  13  13  13
Mix Hgt (kft).....  1.1 1.8 3.1 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.8 7.0 7.2 7.2
Transp Wind Dir...  W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W
Transp Wind Spd...  15  14  16  20  20  18  17  16  15  15
LVORI.............  3   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI...............  21  60  60  60  63  63  63  56  56  56
Haines Index......  4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Areas of frost
                    after 3 am.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Min Temperature.....Around 35.
Max Humidity........69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph early in the
                    evening becoming light.
Mixing Height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south late
                    in the evening.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................4 to 9.

TIME (EDT)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%)...........  4   3   2   6   9   12  15  19  22  28  34  40
Weather Cov.......                                          ARS ARS
Weather Type......                                          FST FST
Tstm Cov..........
LAL...............  1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp..............  55  54  48  46  43  41  40  39  38  38  36  36
RH................  27  30  39  45  53  57  59  62  64  64  69  69
20 FT Wind Dir....  NW  W   W   SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT Wind Spd....  6   6   4   3   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT Wind Gust...  10  8   5   4           4   4   4   4   4   4
Mix Hgt (kft).....  6.6 4.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp Wind Dir...  W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
Transp Wind Spd...  14  12  9   8   6   7   7   8   9   9   10  10
LVORI.............  2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
ADI...............  9   9   9   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   5   5
Haines Index......  4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3

.TUESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    light rain late in the afternoon.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Max Temperature.....Around 64.
Min Humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph with
                    gusts to around 20 mph early in the morning.
Mixing Height.......5400 ft AGL.
Transport Winds.....South 10 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest 20
                    to 25 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................14 early in the morning increasing to 77 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%)...........  46  53  59  59  59  59  59  59  59  64  69  74
Weather Cov.......                                              SCH
Weather Type......                                              RN
Tstm Cov..........
LAL...............  1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp..............  36  38  41  46  51  57  59  61  63  63  63  63
RH................  69  67  62  53  44  35  33  31  29  29  29  30
20 FT Wind Dir....  S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT Wind Spd....  4   4   6   7   8   9   10  10  11  11  11  10
20 FT Wind Gust...  5   6   7   10  13  14  17  18  18  18  18  18
Mix Hgt (kft).....  0.4 0.4 0.5 1.5 3.5 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.0
Transp Wind Dir...  S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp Wind Spd...  12  12  13  17  22  24  24  24  24  24  25  25
LVORI.............  3   3   2   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI...............  14  14  14  71  71  71  77  77  77  77  77  77
Haines Index......  3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

$$
Forecaster...Steinbugl
Requested by...Eric Erdman
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411657.0/CTP
.DELDT 04/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL eerdman@pa.gov