FNUS71 KPBZ 251145 FWSPBZ SPOT FORECAST FOR KINGFARM...U.S. FOREST SERVICE ANF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 745 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JUNE 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAVE THE EAST COAST TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE TODAY AND BRING A RISK OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-6300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-6800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...99 REQUESTED BY...GARY KOLESAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090625.KINGF.01/PBZ