FNUS71 KPHI 141041 FWSPHI SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPEWELL FIRE...DCNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 641 AM EDT SAT APR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0633 EDT ON APRIL 14. 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 AROUND 20 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT OUT TO SEA BUT IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE OUR REGION INTO MONDAY. A WARM FRONT FROM THE SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH OUR AREA FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE EARLY ON TUESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY DRIFTING OUT TO SEA DURING THE MID WEEK PERIOD. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND IT MAY STALL IN OUR VICINITY ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............18 23 27 32 36 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 49 58 65 69 69 RH..................57 46 36 30 26 26 20 FT WIND..........W 1 W 2 W 5 W 8 SW 12 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............70 84 87 92 96 89 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................69 69 63 59 56 54 RH..................28 29 44 55 66 74 20 FT WIND..........SW 12 SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 CWR.................10 20 40 50 50 50 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 20 40 50 50 50 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............80 73 70 66 64 55 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................55 57 66 73 76 78 RH..................77 77 58 49 46 43 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 W 6 W 9 W 12 W 14 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 20 15 CWR.................40 30 30 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).....40 30 30 10 10 10 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...IOVINO REQUESTED BY...CHRIS ROHRBACH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120414.HOPEW.01/PHI