FNUS71 KPBZ 231602
FWSPBZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT FARM BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1202 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EAST COAST HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE ONE MORE DAY OF JUNE LIKE
WARMTH. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, COMING SLOWLY EAST FROM KANSAS, WILL
BRING WEEKEND SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH TEMPERATURES
MORE TYPICAL OF MAY.  AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40 PERCENT RANGE.  A WETTING RAIN IS PREDICTED THIS WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2700-3100 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...98
REQUESTED BY...VERONICA LOPEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120323.GOATF.01/PBZ