Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
210
FNUS71 KPBZ 260802
FWSPBZ
Spot Forecast for SGL 244 Grass Units A, B & C...PGC
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
402 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 EDT on April 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Dry and warmer today. The risk for showers returns late tonight
and Saturday. Big warmup expected Sunday and Monday.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Widespread frost early in
the morning.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 7 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 12 to 18 mph shifting to the south 16
to 17 mph in the afternoon.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................12 early in the morning increasing to 102 in
the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 to 4...or very low to low potential for large
plume dominated fire growth.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........3 2 3 6 16 17 21 19 19 9 8
Weather cov.....WID
Weather type....FST
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Temp............37 40 45 50 54 57 59 61 62 63 62
RH..............61 61 61 58 53 48 45 41 41 39 39
20 FT wind dir..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..8 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 9
20 FT wind gust.12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 14
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.8 1.3 2.2 3.6 4.4 4.9 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.5
Transp wind dir.E E E SE SE S S S S S S
Transp wind spd.12 14 16 17 18 17 17 16 16 16 16
LVORI...........2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............12 15 27 46 65 68 71 69 102 102 69
Haines index....4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
rain showers after 3 am. Chance of rain showers
early in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 43.
Max humidity........76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 9 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 24 mph
in the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 17 mph.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................11 to 23.
Haines Index........3...or very low potential for large plume
dominated fire growth.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........15 15 23 26 33 40 36 44 53 56 66 70
Weather cov..... SCH CHC
Weather type.... RW RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Temp............61 59 56 53 52 50 49 48 46 45 45 44
RH..............39 42 46 51 52 53 54 56 58 60 62 66
20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..9 10 10 11 11 13 13 13 12 12 12 12
20 FT wind gust.14 14 14 16 18 19 18 18 18 18 18 18
Mix hgt (kft)...4.9 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Transp wind dir.S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Transp wind spd.16 17 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 16 16
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
ADI.............11 23 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 14 14 14
Haines index....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain
showers early in the morning, then rain showers
likely early in the morning. Chance of rain
showers late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........62 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 13 mph with gusts to
around 18 mph.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 16 to 20 mph.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................18 to 31.
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 (%).........79 83 83 92 91 89 88 88 87 84 81 78
Weather cov.....CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).40 50 70 70 70 70 70 70 30 30 30 30
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Temp............44 44 45 47 48 49 51 53 54 56 57 59
RH..............70 71 75 76 77 77 75 72 70 68 65 63
20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..12 11 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11
20 FT wind gust.18 18 18 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17
Mix hgt (kft)...0.8 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3
Transp wind dir.SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S S S
Transp wind spd.16 16 17 17 18 18 20 20 20 20 18 17
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
ADI.............18 18 25 26 27 27 30 31 30 30 29 27
Haines index....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
$$
Forecaster...RRR
Requested by...Shane Brenneman
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/26/24
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.EMAIL sbrenneman@pa.gov