FNUS71 KPBZ 100158
FWSPBZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2220 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.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 33 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ASMITH
REQUESTED BY...ITLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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