FNUS71 KPHI 131250
FWSPHI

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEWELL FIRE...DCNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
850 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0837 EDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FINE FUELS
COULD RESULT IN ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TODAY. WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH TODAY. NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY WITH STRONGER WINDS GUSTS AND CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OUT OF CANADA AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE
EAST TODAY AND WILL BUILD OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THIS WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION AND INTO EASTERN CANADA OVER THE
WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL JUST NORTH OF THE AREA
OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO FORM
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MOVE ALONG THE BOUNDARY TOWARD
OUR AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
WIND SHIFT..........

TIME (EDT)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............3      3      4      5      8
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................41     51     55     59     61
RH..................62     43     35     29     26
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0
LAL.................1      1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
WIND SHIFT..........

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............9      5      9      9      5      9
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................61     60     54     51     49     47
RH..................27     31     40     46     52     56
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.................1      1      1      1      1      1

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
WIND SHIFT..........

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............15     15     20     28     33     46
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................47     48     57     64     69     70
RH..................58     58     42     32     27     27
CWR.................0      10     10     10     10     10
LAL.................1      1      1      1      1      1

$$
FORECASTER...KLINE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROHRBACH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120413.HOPEW.01/PHI