FNUS71 KPHI 121340 FWSPHI SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEWELL FIRE...DCNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 940 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0927 EDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE MID AFTERNOON FOR AN HOUR OR TWO WITH GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FINE FUELS. HOWEVER...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WE MAY NEED TO LOWER OUR HUMIDITY BY 5 PERCENT FOR THE 3-5 PM PERIOD IN OUR NOON UPDATE. HUMIDITY TOMORROW IS LOWER THAN TODAY BUT WITH LESS NORTHWEST WIND. SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY TO 30 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TODAY, WHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OUT OF CANADA AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HIGH WILL BUILD OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND INTO EASTERN CANADA OVER THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT MAY STALL NEAR OUR AREA LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE SEVERAL WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE FORM ALONG THE BOUNDARY AND MOVE TOWARD OUR AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. WIND SHIFT.......... SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............20 30 38 44 55 61 57 50 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 48 50 52 52 53 53 54 54 RH..................67 51 48 44 44 43 41 38 36 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......13 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 SURFACE WND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SURFACE WND SPD.....13 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 SURFACE WND GST.....15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 CWR.................0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. WIND SHIFT.......... SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............36 25 21 15 10 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................53 52 49 46 43 41 RH..................38 39 46 53 57 62 20 FT WIND..........NW 13 NW 7 N 6 N 6 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 SURFACE WIND........NW 13 NW 7 N 6 N 6 NW 6 NW 5 SURFACE WND GST.....15 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. WIND SHIFT.......... SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............10 10 9 7 5 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 41 49 55 59 60 RH..................62 62 46 35 29 28 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 10 15 SURFACE WIND........NW 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 9 SURFACE WND GST..... 10 10 10 10 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...DRAG REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROHRBACH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120412.HOPEW.01/PHI