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FNUS71 KPBZ 232003
FWSPBZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR RTE 666 / KIFFER HILL FIRE...WARREN COUNTY DPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
403 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WITH GUSTS
FROM 20-25. WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE, RH VALUES SIT AROUND 25-30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WILL RECOVER TO BETWEEN 95 AND 100 PERCENT TONIGHT
AS SHOWERS OVERSPREAD THE REGION WITH THE CROSSING COLD FRONT. RAIN
CHANCES THEN TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH.
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................96.
HAINES INDEX........4...OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (EDT) 5PM
SKY (%).........87
WEATHER COV.....CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).40
LAL.............1
TEMP............63
RH..............35
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12
20 FT WIND GUST.18
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.29
LVORI...........1
ADI.............96
HAINES INDEX....4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14
TO 16 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................7 TO 32.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4...OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........89 92 89 90 93 92 93 93 92 89 89 84
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 30 40 50 80 100 80 60 40 30 30
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............61 59 52 51 51 50 49 48 48 47 45 45
RH..............40 49 67 73 77 83 87 91 94 94 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..11 9 7 6 7 9 9 8 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 11 10 11 14 14 13 14 14 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 2.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 15 9 8 9 13 13 15 17 16 16 14
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
ADI.............32 17 8 7 8 11 11 13 15 14 14 12
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...MLB
REQUESTED BY...KALE ASP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2412042.0/PBZ
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KASP@WARRENCOUNTYPA.GOV
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