FNUS71 KPBZ 201539
FWSPBZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLCREST WMA RX BURNS...WV DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1139 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE JUNE LIKE WARMTH INTO FRIDAY.  AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON...AND
FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...AROUND
5 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST.  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-5200 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 0 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 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.......3600-5400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2100-3100 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300-3800 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...98
REQUESTED BY...RODGER OZBURN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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