297  
FNUS71 KPBZ 170857  
FWSPBZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SGL 284...PGC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
457 AM EDT THU APR 17 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON APRIL 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN RELATIVELY  
LIGHT WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. RH VALUES SHOULD DIP INTO  
THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON, BUT LIGHT WINDS AND CURRENT FUEL MOISTURE  
SHOULD HELP OUT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 44 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 1 3 1 0 5 1 2 2 4 12 15  
WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST FST  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............29 29 32 38 43 47 50 52 55 57 58 58  
RH..............85 87 82 66 56 49 45 42 38 37 36 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.3 1.2 2.3 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S SW SW W SW SW W W SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 7 9 9 7 8 8 7 7 8  
LVORI...........6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............3 3 4 11 27 43 35 42 44 37 36 43  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................3 TO 10.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........36 45 48 49 47 45 51 48 55 71 70 76  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............57 56 52 48 46 45 44 44 43 43 43 44  
RH..............37 40 49 54 59 61 61 62 63 63 61 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 7 8 10 10 10 11 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S SE S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 7 9 9 10 12 13 13 14 15 15  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............3 3 3 4 4 7 8 8 8 9 10 10  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 28  
TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................12 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 139 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........74 68 78 69 56 41 30 32 34 31 28 25  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 46 49 52 58 62 67 70 72 74 75 76  
RH..............62 62 62 60 54 54 48 47 46 45 45 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 21 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.3 1.8 3.0 3.9 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 17 20 24 28 30 32 35 35 33 31  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............16 12 13 15 41 63 97 120 134 139 134 119  
 
 
FORECASTER...MPK  
REQUESTED BY...JOSH MITCHELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2510798.0/PBZ  
.DELDT 04/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSHMITCHE@PA.GOV  
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