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FXUS61 KPBZ 221623
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1223 PM EDT TUE APR 22 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES.
MUCH COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
A RELATIVELY STRONGER LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED
THUNDER HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST COUNTIES DUE TO A DEEPENING
THERMAL TROUGH COUPLED WITH A JET AND MINUTE SURFACE BASED CAPE.
THEREFORE HAVE ADJUSTED POPS AND WEATHER TO INTRODUCE THUNDER FOR
PARTS OF THE REGION THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

COLD AIR ADVECTION WITH NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT. THUS...STRATOCU WILL PERSIST AND A GREATER CHANCE OF A
STRAY SHOWER OR SNOW SHOWER EXISTS TO THE NORTH AND OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN.

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.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY WITH STRATOCU DECREASING IN
THE AFTERNOON AS BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRIER CONDITIONS.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
BEFORE REBOUNDING TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS WARM AIR ADVECTS
VIA SOUTHERLY FLOW LATE THURSDAY.

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.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE EARLY FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TOWARD EASTERN CANADA OVER THE
WEEKEND. LIKELY POPS FRIDAY WITH FRONT AND CHANCE POPS SATURDAY IN
UNSTABLE COLD ADVECTION AS A REINFORCING BOUNDARY CROSSES THE
REGION. SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE MAINLY DRY AND COOL. LARGE AND COMPLEX
SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
MODELS HAVING TIMING ISSUES. FOR NOW WENT WITH A DRY DAY TO START
THE WORK WEEK. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE
PERIOD.

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.AVIATION /16Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MVFR CIGS AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WITH TODAYS
COLD FRONT. SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE AND VEER TO THE NW WITH
GUSTS TO ARND 20KTS. FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE...MVFR STRATOCU
MAY PERSIST...ESPECIALLY AT FKL AND DUJ WELL INTO THE NGT.

.OUTLOOK.../WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE NXT CHC FOR GENL RESTRICTIONS WL COME WITH A FRIDAY CDFNT.

&&

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

&&

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