FNUS71 KPBZ 291258
FWSPBZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUZZARD SWAMP...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
857 AM EDT TUE MAR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN COLD DRY CONDITIONS INTO TONIGHT. LOW
PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5000 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...99
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WAVEREK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110329.BUZZA.01/PBZ