FNUS71 KPBZ 230819
FWSPBZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MKG...DCNR BUREAU OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
419 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...

ANOTHER DAY OF QUIET WEATHER. COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY WILL BRING
THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY.

.TODAY...

CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-4900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2100-2800 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 33 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING WEST 8 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...99
REQUESTED BY...JAKE SCHEIB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130423.MKG__.01/PBZ