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FNUS71 KPBZ 151843
FWSPBZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOCK SAR EVENT...DCNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
243 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 EDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 2AM TO 10AM
SUNDAY AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER, THE BEST TIME FOR POTENTIAL
STORM DEVELOP WILL BE LATE THIS EVENING; BETWEEN 4PM TO 8PM AND
8AM TO 3PM SUNDAY.
FORECASTER: HEFFERAN
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
24 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........93
WEATHER COV.....CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30
TEMP............66
RH..............62
SURFACE WND DIR.S
SURFACE WND SPD.13
SURFACE WND GST.24
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
31 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........94 71 68 74 88 78 74 75 90 90 91 92
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20
TEMP............65 62 59 58 56 59 59 59 59 60 60 61
RH..............62 65 70 72 76 69 72 74 76 73 72 70
SURFACE WND DIR.S S SE S S S S S S S S S
SURFACE WND SPD.13 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 18
SURFACE WND GST.24 24 25 26 28 29 29 29 29 30 30 31
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 13 TO 14 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 92 92 89 75 67 77 67 74 57 57 53
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF LKY CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ LKY LKY LKY DEF LKY CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 50 60 70 70 100 70 50 60 50 40 30
TEMP............62 62 63 62 65 65 65 67 65 65 65 64
RH..............71 72 74 78 74 74 74 69 71 67 62 61
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.19 19 20 21 20 19 19 18 15 15 14 13
SURFACE WND GST.33 33 35 35 33 32 31 29 28 26 25 23
FORECASTER...SKH
REQUESTED BY...HELEN VOUGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2506531.0/PBZ
.DELDT 03/15/25
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