FNUS71 KPBZ 141815
FWSPBZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORKEY BUTTERNUT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
215 PM EDT WED APR 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS INTO FRIDAY.
EXPECT SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING SHOWERS AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THIS WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...30
REQUESTED BY...GARY KOLLASAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100414.PORKE.02/PBZ