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FXUS61 KPBZ 191855
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
255 PM EDT SAT APR 19 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.



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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIN CIRRUS WILL CONTINUE TO
BE OBSERVED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...BUT WILL HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT
ON TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL TO THE LOW 40S TO UPPER 30S.

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.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A WARMING TREND IN TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED BENIGN WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS RIDGING CONTINUES TO TRANSITION
ACROSS THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY...WITH THE MAJORITY OF RAIN FALLING LATE MONDAY AND
TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE...WITH
OVERALL QPF AMOUNTS REMAINING BELOW HALF AN INCH.


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.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD AS A COLD FRONT WILL BE EXITING
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. LOWERED TEMPERATURES
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS NEWER MODELS SHOW A BETTER PUNCH OF COOLER AIR
BEHIND SYSTEM AS SURFACE HIGH SINKS SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN
STATES. BY THURSDAY HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO
MODERATE BACK TO SEASONAL AVERAGES. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS LATER THURSDAY NIGHT BUT HIGHER POPS FOR
FRIDAY AS SYSTEM APPROACHES. SHOWER CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
COUNTRY.

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.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE
NORTHEAST U.S.

.OUTLOOK.../SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE NXT CHC FOR RESTRICTIONS IS EXPECTED LATER MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY WITH A COLD FRONT.

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.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
WV...NONE.

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