FNUS71 KPBZ 141309
FWSPBZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARK ROAD...BUREAU OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
909 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0858 EDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY AND MILD WEATHER THROUGH
MUCH OF FRIDAY. RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND AS LOW
PRESSURE CROSSES THE GREAT LAKES REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-6700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 900-2200 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 18 MPH.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...14
REQUESTED BY...JAKE SCHEIB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110414.PARKR.01/PBZ