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SPOT FORECAST FOR MKG...DCNR BUREAU OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
457 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WILL SEND AN UPDATED FORECAST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER FOR ONE MORE DAY BEFORE A COLD
FRONT BRINGS RAIN AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400-4900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 19 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2000-2800 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 32 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PH
REQUESTED BY...JAKE SCHEIB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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