FNUS71 KPHI 082210
FWSPHI

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER LAKE VIEW...DCNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
610 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1746 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT.  PRIOR TO THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE, EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH ABOUT 8 PM.  WINDS COULD GUST
IN THE 20 TO 25 KT RANGE.  WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO 10 KTS OR LESS AFTER ABOUT
8 PM.  THERE WILL BE SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM AND POSSIBLY
SOME THUNDERSTORMS.  WHEN THE FRONT PASSES, BETWEEN 11 PM AND 1 AM, WINDS WILL
BECOME MORE WESTERLY (270-280).  WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE ON
FRIDAY AND COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 KT AGAIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 EARLY, THEN 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1200 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 28 TO 33 MPH...DECREASING TO 18 TO 23
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 8
                    TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING WEST 3 TO
                    12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...INCREASING TO AROUND 16
                    MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH IN THE EVENING..THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............61     77     87     93     100    92
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................77     70     63     59     56     54
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39     49     65     72     74     74
WIND (20 FT)........S 10   S 8    SW 6   SW 3   SW 2   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     15     15     5      5      10
CWR.................    0   50     70 90 50     30


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-6300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............82  77  74  71  66  60  54  49  46  44  41  42
WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RW  RW
TEMP................53  53  51  52  53  54  55  56  56  56  56  55
                    MIN HUMIDITY........71  69  71  63  57  52  47  42  38  37  37  37
20 FT WIND DIR......W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT WIND SPD......6   6   6   7   7   7   7   7   7   8   10  10
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  20  20


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FORECASTER...NIERENBERG
REQUESTED BY...TIMOTHY BALCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100408.UPPER.01/PHI