FXUS61 KPBZ 170530
AFDPBZ

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
130 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
The Freeze Watch was upgraded to a Freeze Warning. Otherwise, no
major changes to the forecast.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Clearing today with diminishing wind. Freeze conditions 
tonight.

2) Dry and warmer next week

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1... 
Cold advection continues behind an exiting cold front. A band 
of showers in the vicinity of a secondary trough will continue 
to shift south before ending by early morning. There could be a
few showers with lake enhancement early this morning, though 
current satellite imagery and model soundings indicate moisture
should become shallow by morning, with little support for 
precip. 

Clearing should occur through the afternoon under building high
pressure. The high is expected to be overhead tonight, with 
clear skies and light wind. Efficient radiational cooling 
should result in below freezing temperatures for most of the 
area. Nudged guidance toward the colder solutions with these 
favorable conditions. Upgraded the Freeze Watch to a Freeze 
Warning for the area tonight into Sunday morning. 

KEY MESSAGE 2...
Model ensembles indicate a closed low should remain off of the
Mid Atlantic/Carolina coast through much of the upcoming week,
with a trough along the western CONUS. A ridge is progged to
build in between these two systems across the Central CONUS to 
the Upper Ohio Valley/Great Lakes region, and persist through
the week. Dry weather is expected through this period, with
gradually warming temperatures through mid week as 500 mb
heights rise. Readings by mid to late week should be around 5
degrees above average.

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.AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Showers should continue to taper off from N-S by early morning 
as a reinforcing trough moves across the area. MVFR cigs with
low level moisture are expected to continue, before lifting to
VFR by morning as moisture becomes more shallow and dry
advection occurs. Stratocu cigs are still expected through early
afternoon with cold nrly flow across the lakes, though this
layer should scatter out through the afternoon under building
high pressure. Gusty N wind should persist into the afternoon
with mixing and a sufficient pressure gradient, before gradually
diminishing under the building high later this afternoon and
evening. 

Clear skies and calm winds are expected tonight under the high.

Outlook... 
Outside of any morning river valley fog, VFR is expected through
much of next week under high pressure. 

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.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...Freeze Warning from 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday for PAZ007>009-
     013>016-020>022-029-031-073>078.
OH...Freeze Warning from 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday for OHZ039>041-
     048>050-057>059-068-069.
WV...Freeze Warning from 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday for WVZ001>004-012-
     021-509>514.

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DISCUSSION...WM
AVIATION...WM