The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Fire Weather Watch for our area for tomorrow (Thursday, April 24, 2014) from 11 AM to 7 PM.
Today’s weather will be cloudy with a high near 49 degrees Fahrenheit. It will also be windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 26 MPH, with gusts as high as 36 MPH.
Thursday is expected to be sunny with a high near 56 degrees and northwest winds between 14 and 18 MPH. Gusts could reach 26 MPH.
Friday calls for a 40 percent chance of showers.
The alert reads:
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
339 AM EDT WED APR 23 2014
MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA
VALLEY AND WESTERN POCONOS…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA…PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA
VALLEY AND WESTERN POCONOS…
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TIMING…LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE MID 50S TO AROUND 60.
* LIGHTNING…NONE.
* IMPACTS…THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND
SPREAD OF WILD FIRES…OR FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF
CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service, visit http://weather.gov/CTP.
To view an up-to-date weather forecast, click HERE.
Schuylkill County remains in a 30-day burn ban. It was enacted Saturday, April 4, 2014.
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