FNUS71 KPBZ 091210
FWSPBZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GIPSY RX...PA GAME COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
810 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. MORE WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE ADVANCE AND
PASSAGE OF A THURSDAY NIGHT COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS XPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
                    GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).............67     69     72     74     75     77
WEATHER COV.........       ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............              SCTTRD SCTTRD CHANCE
TEMP................57     62     68     71     67     62
RH..................64     55     48     47     50     62
20 FT WIND..........W 4    W 4    W 5    W 5    SW 3   S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........1600   2300   2800   2600   2200   1900
TRANSPORT WIND......W 14   W 13   SW 12  SW 9   SW 7   SW 9
CHC OF PCPN (%).....10     20     30     40     40     20
LAL.................1      1      3      3      3      1
HAINES INDEX........3      4      4      4      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 35
                    TO 40 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 36 MPH.

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