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Spot Forecast for Tracy Ridge RX...USForest Service
National Weather Service State College PA
522 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 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...
**Minor changes to dewpoint forecast the rest of today & Thursday
 afternoon/evening.**

Clouds have cleared out this afternoon and should stay that way
through Thursday. A dewpoint bomb occurred at the Bradford Airport
and the Kinzua RAWS this afternoon and winds gusted to 20-35mph
at times. Winds will taper off tonight after sunset and be calm
overnight. Some valley fog is possible tonight by Thursday
morning.

Tonight, Thursday and Thursday night will be dry thanks to the
return of lower dewpoints on a light northwest wind. Thursday`s
Min RHs will be in the 25 to 35 percent range, with some downside
potential in the lower 20s in the event of another dewpoint bomb.

Rain returns to the forecast for Friday for most of Central PA as
another warm front provides lift to some more-moist air coming in
from the southwest. Occasional showers and some thunderstorms
continue Saturday before tapering off later in the weekend.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
Min Temperature.....Around 41.
Max Humidity........89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light.
Mixing Height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport Winds.....West 10 to 18 mph shifting to the northwest 3
                    to 7 mph early in the evening.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................2 to 8.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%)...........  3      2      0      1      1      8
Weather Cov.......
Weather Type......  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm Cov..........
Chc of thdr (%)...  0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp..............  63     57     52     49     46     44
RH................  39     53     66     71     79     86
20 ft wind........  NW 7   NW 5   NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   NE 2
20 FT Wind Gust...  13     10     6      4      4      4
Mix Hgt (ft)....  4100   600    400    400    400    300
Transport wind....  W 18   NW 7   W 5    W 5    W 3    NW 5
LVORI.............  2      3      3      4      5      6
ADI...............  8      8      3      2      2      2

.THURSDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max Temperature.....Around 69.
Min Humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing Height.......4400 ft AGL.
Transport Winds.....North 5 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest 8 to
                    9 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................6 early in the morning increasing to 48 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%)...........  18     18     26     3      9      8
Weather Cov.......
Weather Type......  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm Cov..........
Chc of thdr (%)...  0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp..............  43     46     55     61     66     68
RH................  86     79     49     36     29     29
20 ft wind........  NE 2   NE 2   N 2    N 4    NW 4   NW 4
20 FT Wind Gust...  4      5      6      7      7      8
Mix Hgt (ft)....  300    300    1800   3000   4100   4400
Transport wind....  NE 6   NE 5   N 7    N 8    NW 9   NW 8
LVORI.............  6      5      2      1      1      1
ADI...............  6      6      22     48     48     45

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Min Temperature.....Around 45.
Max Humidity........83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing Height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport Winds.....North around 7 mph shifting to the southeast
                    around 5 mph after 3 am.
Chance of thunder...7 percent.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 to 3.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%)...........  17     32     27     28     33     46
Weather Cov.......
Weather Type......  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm Cov..........
Chc of thdr (%)...  0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp..............  66     59     54     49     47     46
RH................  34     49     61     74     76     79
20 ft wind........  N 4    N 5    NE 2   E 2    SE 2   SE 2
20 FT Wind Gust...  7      8      5      5      6      5
Mix Hgt (ft)....  3700   500    300    300    300    300
Transport wind....  NW 7   N 7    E 6    E 5    E 6    SE 5
LVORI.............  2      2      3      3      4      4
ADI...............  3      3      3      3      3      2

.FRIDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers early in the morning. Chance of
                    rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
                    late in the afternoon.
Max Temperature.....Around 70.
Min Humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......4100 ft AGL.
Transport Winds.....Southeast 3 to 5 mph shifting to the northeast
                    early in the morning, then shifting to the
                    northwest 6 to 12 mph in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Chance of thunder...22 percent.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................4 early in the morning increasing to 60 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky (%)...........  51     48     43     44     53     53
Weather Cov.......         S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
Weather Type......  NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm Cov..........                              S CHC  S CHC
Chc of thdr (%)...  10     10     10     10     20     20
Temp..............  46     49     55     62     67     69
RH................  83     80     72     58     47     45
20 ft wind........  E 2    E 3    E 3    NE 3   N 3    N 4
20 FT Wind Gust...  5      6      6      7      7      7
Mix Hgt (ft)....  300    400    1500   2700   4100   3300
Transport wind....  SE 5   NE 3   N 7    NW 9   NW 12  NW 8
LVORI.............  4      4      3      1      1      1
ADI...............  4      4      21     60     60     45

$$
Forecaster...Banghoff
Requested by...Paul Clement
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611342.0/CTP
.DELDT 04/22/26
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.EMAIL paul.clement@usda.gov