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Spot Forecast for SGL 039...PA Game Commission
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
502 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 EDT on April 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Above normal temperature is expected through the week while
precipitation chances will be mainly focused on Tuesday and
Friday into Saturday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 9 to 18 mph shifting to the southwest 20
                    to 22 mph in the afternoon.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................10 early in the morning increasing to 100 in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 to 4...or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........17  17  17  26  14  5   17  31  31  34  44  31
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10  10
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............62  61  65  69  73  77  79  82  83  84  84  83
RH..............83  85  81  70  65  56  51  47  42  40  40  41
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   8   8   8   9   9   9   9   9   9
20 FT wind gust.8   8   10  12  12  12  14  14  14  14  14  14
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.0 4.3 4.9 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 5.8
Transp wind dir.SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  S
Transp wind spd.9   9   9   13  15  18  18  20  21  22  21  20
LVORI...........4   4   4   3   3   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI.............10  10  10  19  38  94  76  86  94  100 95  86
Haines index....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 59.
Max humidity........94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 9 to 18 mph decreasing to 5 to 8 mph
                    overnight.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................3 to 12.
Haines Index........4...or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........25  14  22  22  25  28  25  32  42  48  51  61
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   2
Temp............81  79  75  71  68  66  64  64  62  61  60  60
RH..............43  47  55  62  66  69  75  77  80  84  87  89
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..8   8   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.13  12  10  10  10  8   8   7   6   7   6   6
Mix hgt (kft)...4.7 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4
Transp wind dir.SW  S   S   S   S   SW  SW  W   SW  W   SW  SW
Transp wind spd.18  14  13  12  12  10  9   8   8   8   6   5
LVORI...........2   2   2   3   3   3   4   4   4   5   6   6
ADI.............12  9   8   8   8   5   4   4   5   5   4   3
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms in the morning. Rain showers
                    through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......90 percent.
LAL.................2 until 1400, then 3 until 1700, then 2.
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the west
                    around 8 mph late in the morning. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the morning and early afternoon. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms late
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 5 to 14 mph.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................4 early in the morning increasing to 45 in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........3 to 4...or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........61  81  75  91  88  85  86  87  88  86  85  83
Weather cov.....CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).30  70  90  90  90  90  90  90  80  80  80  80
LAL.............2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   3   2
Temp............59  60  61  63  65  67  68  68  69  69  68  68
RH..............94  92  91  89  84  79  78  77  76  76  75  75
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..5   5   6   6   6   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.6   8   8   10  10  11  12  12  12  12  12  11
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.4 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.1
Transp wind dir.SW  S   SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.5   7   8   9   10  12  13  14  14  14  13  12
LVORI...........6   6   5   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
ADI.............4   5   6   17  26  32  39  44  45  43  37  30
Haines index....4   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3

$$
Forecaster...RRR
Requested by...Shawn Perkins
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412671.0/PBZ
.DELDT 04/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL shperkins@pa.gov