362  
FNUS71 KPBZ 050938  
FWSPBZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SGL 262 RX...PA GAME COMMISSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
538 AM EDT WED AUG 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON AUGUST 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
INCREASING CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD RETURN BY AFTERNOON AS WELL, WITH A FEW  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM TONIGHT. WIND WILL  
BE FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 5 MPH. INCREASINGLY HUMID  
AIR IS ALSO EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...43 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........81 75 61 61 58 58 59 64 59 61  
WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCT SCT SCT SCT  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 0 10 10 40 50 40 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 0 10 10 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............67 70 73 76 78 79 80 81 80 79  
RH..............94 89 85 81 76 75 74 72 76 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.2 1.8 2.6 3.1 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.1 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
6 TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........60 58 61 55 60 60 59 57 46 56 56 57  
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 30 30 40 40 40 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).40 40 30 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............78 76 74 73 71 70 69 69 68 68 68 68  
RH..............79 85 86 89 91 93 96 98 96 97 99 98  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6  
 
 
FORECASTER...WM  
REQUESTED BY...JOSH FUQUA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2618983.0/PBZ  
.DELDT 08/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOFUQUA@PA.GOV  
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