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Spot Forecast for SGL 300 Unit 13...PA Game Commission
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
325 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0400 EDT on April 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Light rainfall fell the previous day, this will allow fuel moisture to stay above 10%.
Northerly winds persist today with top gusts ranging from 10-15 mph.
RH values are expected to range 20-30% this afternoon.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Min temperature.....Around 28.
Max humidity........73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 14 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 14 to 15 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
SUNRISE.............607 AM
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................12.

TIME (EDT)      4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........11  5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0
LAL.............1   1
Temp............30  29
RH..............69  66
20 FT wind dir..N   NE
20 FT wind spd..15  14
20 FT wind gust.16  15
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.8
Transp wind dir.N   N
Transp wind spd.15  14
LVORI...........3   3
ADI.............12  12
Haines index....5   5

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Max temperature.....Around 52.
Min humidity........20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 8 to 13 mph shifting to the
                    northwest late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 7 to 13 mph shifting to the northwest
                    late in the afternoon.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
SUNSET..............754 PM
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................12 early in the morning increasing to 57 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........7   9   10  11  13  10  6   5   4   5   5   11
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............28  29  31  34  38  41  44  46  49  50  50  52
RH..............66  63  56  51  44  37  32  31  26  27  27  25
20 FT wind dir..N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..13  12  10  9   7   6   6   7   7   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.14  13  12  10  8   7   7   8   8   9   10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...0.8 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.6 3.5 4.4 5.2 5.9 6.5 6.7 6.3
Transp wind dir.N   NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.13  13  12  10  9   8   7   7   7   7   8   8
LVORI...........2   2   2   2   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI.............12  14  17  22  28  34  38  42  45  52  57  56
Haines index....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Min temperature.....Around 30.
Max humidity........72 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 8 to 9 mph shifting to the
                    northeast 6 to 9 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 9 mph shifting to the northeast
                    6 to 10 mph in the late evening and overnight.
Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.
SUNRISE.............607 AM
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................2 to 41.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........14        5         1         3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
Temp............50        40        34        32
RH..............29        41        54        63
20 FT wind......NW 8G10   N 10G12   NE 12G13  NE 8G9
Mix hgt (ft)....4500      100       400       300
Transport wind..NW 8      N 9       NE 10     NE 8
LVORI...........1         2         3         3
ADI.............41        2         7         5
Haines index....5         4         4         5

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................No Tstms.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds 6 to 7 mph shifting to the south 7
                    to 10 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 6 to 7 mph shifting to the south 7 to 9
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.
SUNSET..............754 PM
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................2 early in the morning increasing to 67 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
Sky (%).........2            3            21
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE         NONE         NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0            0            0
LAL.............1            1            1
Temp............31           44           54
RH..............66           51           35
20 FT wind......NE 6G7       E 7          S 7G9
Mix hgt (ft)....200          3400         6600
Transport wind..E 6          SE 7         S 8
LVORI...........3            1            1
ADI.............2            32           58
Haines index....5            4            4

$$
Forecaster...Sera
Requested by...Brian Williamson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL brianwilli@pa.gov