288  
FNUS71 KPBZ 300745  
FWSPBZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SGL 427 RX...PA GAME COMMISSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
345 AM EDT WED APR 30 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 30.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LINGERING SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO WIND DOWN ALONG THE PA/WV RIDGES  
BY DAWN. BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO KEEP THE AREA DRY  
AND WINDS LIGHT. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN  
30-40%. WITH HIGHER RH VALUES AND LINGERING FUEL MOISTURE FROM  
TUESDAY'S RAIN, SMOKE DISPERSION COULD BE A CONCERN.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................14 TO 45.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 47 23 16 10 17 21 12 11 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............44 47 51 54 57 60 63 64 65 66  
RH..............86 78 69 60 54 49 43 40 40 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 8 8 7 8 8 7 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.7 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 8  
LVORI...........4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............18 18 19 24 29 32 43 44 45 35  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO  
12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................2 TO 5.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........22 21 25 40 28 37 31 41 40 34 25 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 64 61 56 54 53 51 51 50 50 50 50  
RH..............39 41 47 54 57 60 64 63 63 66 65 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW N NE E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 5 5 3 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 12  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 69 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........59 51 66 66 68 70 71 71 72 71 69 68  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 80 80 80 80  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 40 40 40 10  
TEMP............51 53 56 60 64 68 70 73 75 75 75 75  
RH..............66 64 65 67 64 61 61 60 60 61 63 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 16 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.5 3.2 3.6 3.2 2.4 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 14 15 15 16 18 20 20 20 18  
LVORI...........3 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............11 12 13 23 30 36 53 61 69 65 54 38  
 
 
FORECASTER...AK  
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON KARLHEIM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512204.0/PBZ  
.DELDT 04/30/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BKARLHEIM@PA.GOV  
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