Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Pittsburgh, PA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
315 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004

.DISCUSSION...

MOIST SWLY FLO CONTS ACRS CWA THIS AFTN AND WL PERSIST THRU MON NGT.
SFC DWPTS HV CLIMBED INTO THE UPPER 60S AND LWR 70S. PWS WL RMN HI
TNGT WITH BUFKIT SHOWING VALUES APCHG 2.0. PLAN TO GO WITH LKLY/HI
CHC POPS TNGT AND WL PLAY UP MENTION OF HVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.

WL STAY WITH LKLY POPS MON AND HI CHC POPS MON NGT INTO ERY TUE. FNT
SHUD PUSH THRU RGN TUE MRNG...WITH POPS DROPPING BLO 20 PCT BY LATE
IN DAY.

BRF VISIT BY SFC HI WL PROVIDE DRY WX TUE NGT INTO WED...THEN NEXT
SYSTM WL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PCPN WED NGT INT0 THU.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PITTSBURGH, PA        68  82  66  82 /  60  60  50  30
WHEELING,   WV        68  83  67  82 /  60  60  50  30
MORGANTOWN, WV        66  81  66  81 /  50  60  40  30
ZANESVILLE, OH        69  83  68  84 /  50  60  30  30
NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH  69  83  67  82 /  60  60  40  30
FRANKLIN, PA          67  81  65  80 /  60  60  50  30
DUBOIS, PA            66  79  63  80 /  60  70  40  20
LATROBE, PA           66  81  65  80 /  60  60  40  30
BUTLER, PA            67  81  66  81 /  60  60  40  30
INDIANA, PA           67  80  65  80 /  60  60  40  30
OAKLAND, MD           65  78  64  77 /  50  60  40  40
&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
OH...NONE.
WV...NONE.
MD...NONE.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1128 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-131526-
ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA-
CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA-
FOREST PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-
INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARION WV-
MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-
OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA-
WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV-
1128 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
EAST CENTRAL OHIO...EXTREME NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT
COUNTY MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

ELSEWHERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH
SEVERE LIMITS.

HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS
ONCE AGAIN WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE
EXPECTED ALSO.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
138 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2004

PAZ021-029-140637-
ALLEGHENY PA-WASHINGTON PA-
138 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2004

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING THE AREA...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS ALLEGHENY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
THROUGH 2 30 AM. WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH MAY BE EXPECTED.  WIND OF
THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO BREAK SOME TREE BRANCHES AND
POSSIBLY DOWN SOME ROTTEN TREES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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