FNUS71 KPBZ 032254
FWSPBZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZION ROAD FIRE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
654 PM EDT SAT APR 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1845 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL MAKE FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
BEHIND THE FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN...BUT REMAIN WELL
ABOVE NORMAL.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 26 TO 33 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 13
                    MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...10
REQUESTED BY...GREG REARICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100403.ZIONR.02/PBZ