FNUS71 KPBZ 101029 FWSPBZ SPOT FORECAST FOR GIPSY RX WED...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 629 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL WAVER ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY WITH PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FOLLOWED BY MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1100...THEN 2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3 UNTIL 1700...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM SKY (%).............72 71 69 70 72 73 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY TEMP................65 67 70 70 67 63 RH..................67 64 61 62 67 77 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 8 W 10 W 10 W 8 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 25 25 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2500 3100 3500 3100 2400 1800 TRANSPORT WIND......W 26 W 30 W 32 W 30 W 25 W 21 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 30 40 50 60 70 LAL.................1 3 3 3 4 4 HAINES INDEX........3 3 3 3 3 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT. LAL.................4 UNTIL 2300...THEN 3 UNTIL 0300...THEN 2. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3 UNTIL 1700...THEN 4. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-3000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PALKO REQUESTED BY...ITLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130410.GIPSY.01/PBZ