FNUS71 KPBZ 150802
FWSPBZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GIPSY RX 2...PA GAME COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
402 AM EDT MON APR 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT THEN A COLD
FRONT WILL SAG ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY AND USHER IN A PERIOD
OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 26 TO
                    33 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).............97     97     96     96     95     94
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................55     58     59     59     58     55
RH..................60     59     57     59     62     67
20 FT WIND..........SE 9   SE 10  S 12   S 12   S 12   SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     25     25     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)........2300   3900   4800   4300   3100   1900
TRANSPORT WIND......SE 18  S 24   S 29   S 32   S 35   S 36
CHC OF PCPN (%).....10     10     10     10     10     10
LAL.................1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX........2      3      4      4      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 900-1100 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 28 TO 36 MPH...DECREASING TO 24 TO 26 MPH
                    LATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3 UNTIL 1300...THEN 4.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 28 MPH.

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