FNUS71 KPHI 110740 FWSPHI SPOT FORECAST FOR BETHLEHEM AUTHORITY...PA GAME COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 340 AM EDT MON JUN 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JUNE 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL INFLUENCE OUR WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE ON A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE MARITIMES WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1400...THEN 1-8 STRIKES. WIND SHIFT.......... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............46 48 49 50 51 53 56 59 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP................67 69 70 71 72 72 73 73 RH..................77 72 68 65 62 61 60 59 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......8 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 LAL.................1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................1-8 STRIKES UNTIL 2300...THEN 9-15 STRIKES. WIND SHIFT.......... TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............62 65 67 68 70 72 74 77 78 79 81 83 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP................71 70 68 66 64 62 62 61 61 61 60 60 RH..................63 66 70 75 80 86 87 88 89 92 94 97 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 LAL.................2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR.................40 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1600...THEN 16-25 STRIKES. WIND SHIFT.......... TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............86 87 98 98 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 100 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ CHC CHC TEMP................61 61 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 68 68 67 RH..................97 97 97 93 90 87 87 84 84 84 87 90 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......13 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................40 40 50 60 60 70 80 80 90 90 100 100 CHC OF PCPN (%).....40 40 50 60 60 70 80 80 90 90 100 100 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...OHARA REQUESTED BY...PAT MCELHENNY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120611.BETHL.01/PHI