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Marine Weather and Tides Thornburg, PA Version 3.4

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Sunrise 6:33AM

Sunset 8:13PM

Monday August 19, 2019 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)

Moonrise 9:32PM

Moonset 9:15AM

Illumination 82%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Thornburg , PA

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Area Discussion for - Pittsburgh, PA

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Fxus61 kpbz 191921 afdpbz area forecast discussion national weather service pittsburgh pa 321 pm edt Mon aug 19 2019 Synopsis Warmth, humidity, and daily thunderstorm chances will continue through midweek. Relatively cooler temperature can be expected to end the week. Near term until 6 am Tuesday morning Weak nwly flow around the NRN periphery of sfc high pressure has generated lake-enhanced CU roughly north of a line from ucp-idi, owing to steep low-level lapse rates and modest moisture enhancement from the cross-lake flow. Deeper CU also are beginning to appear from near hlg-mgw in the higher-dewpoint air spreading slowly ewd with time. Between these two regions, relatively drier air is limiting cloud development despite strong heating. Any potential for convective initiation will come from focused convergence that is not readily apparent in sfc analysis. Such regions could materialize in ERN oh, the i-80 corridor or the ridges, the result of weak upslope flow. If convection initiates, it will remain isolated and will subside quickly after sunset with loss of heating. Initiation is conditional, however, and warrants low pops. As the sfc high shifts ewd and abundant moisture continues its ewd spread, fog appears likely to form tonight, especially in the river valleys. Any fog will burn off in the morning. Short term 6 am Tuesday morning through Thursday night Zonal flow around the periphery of a south-central CONUS ridge will direct a low-amplitude shortwave trough through the upper oh valley on tue. The atmosphere will become increasingly primed for thunderstorms on tue, with near-70f dewpoint air, strong heating into the upper 80s and steepening lapse rates yielding moderate to strong instability by Tue afternoon. Although shear is a limiting factor for updraft organization, the primary expected threat on Tue afternoon will be from damaging downburst wind and perhaps hail. Thunderstorms are expected to develop by mid-afternoon. Farther west, a MCS is forecasted to advance through the midwest during the afternoon. There is model uncertainty as to the eventual track of the system, with some model output suggesting it maintains a nly track while others (the more likely outcome given the instability axis) suggest it develops a sely movement with time.

Instability remains on wed, but lapse rates potentially weaken (either from being worked over by Tue storms or from advection of warmer air aloft). So although thunderstorms can be expected ahead of a swd-advancing cold front, potential for strong updrafts is correspondingly diminished by Wed afternoon. A cold front advances through the region on Thu morning, and rain chances shift sewd with the boundary. As high pressure builds in behind the front, and dry air erodes any low-level moisture, a seasonal end to the week is anticipated. Long term Friday through Monday Surface high pressure building under upper-level troughing in the nern CONUS should return dry, cooler and less-humid weather to end the week. Aviation 19z Monday through Saturday Diurnal heating will yield a growing CU field this aftn, becoming sct bkn for most places. A weak cap between 850mb and 700mb and a lack of a lifting mechanism will limit storm generation, though an isolated TSTM can't be ruled out this aftn eve. The best chances will be mainly north of i-80 where more extensive CU growth is occurring. With isold sct showers tstms developing mainly north of i-80. Some hi-res models hint at storm generation overnight from kzzv to kmgw in association with a weak sfc trough, but a fairly stable environment and lack of model consensus leaves confidence too low for mention of this feature. The lack of moisture evacuation plus enough clearing of clouds will combine with light winds for patchy fog developing through radiational cooling Tuesday morning. Confidence highest for valley areas around and north of kpit where cloud coverage is expected to be thinnest. Outlook With a number of disturbances passing through the region, periods of flight restrictions due to tstms and patchy morning fog are likely through Friday morning. Pbz watches warnings advisories Md... None. Oh... None. Pa... None. Wv... None. Kramar

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh International Airport, PA	9 mi	31 min	Var 5	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	86°F	62°F	45%	1017.4 hPa
Pittsburgh - Allegheny County Airport, PA	10 mi	29 min	Var 6	10.00 mi	Fair	86°F	64°F	49%	1017.1 hPa

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Wind Forecast for Pittsburgh, PA (16,3,4,5)

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