FNUS71 KPHI 300742
FWSPHI

SPOT FORECAST FOR BETHLEHEM AUTH UNIT  4...PA GAME COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
342 AM EDT THU AUG 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER OUR AREA TODAY AND SLOWLY MOVE
OFFSHORE TO OUR SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. A WEAK BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH THROUGH ON SATURDAY AND STALL TO OUR SOUTH. A BRIEF STINT OF
HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECASTED FOR SUNDAY BEFORE IT MOVES TO THE
NORTHEAST ON MONDAY. THE STALLED BOUNDARY TO OUR SOUTH WILL BE
PUNCHED BACK TO THE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON TUESDAY BY THE REMNANTS
OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP THROUGH
ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE ONCE AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........

TIME (EDT)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............9   7   6   3   2   2   0   0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TSTM COV............
TEMP................64  69  71  73  75  76  76  77
RH..................54  45  42  40  37  36  36  35
20 FT WIND DIR......NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD......6   7   8   9   9   9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  10  10  15  15  15  15  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      0      2      4      4      7
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................74     68     65     62     61     59
RH..................40     52     58     67     70     75
20 FT WIND..........W 7    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............10     13     13     12     12     14
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................59     62     71     78     82     82
RH..................78     75     55     43     40     41
20 FT WIND..........W 5    W 6    W 9    W 12   W 14   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.....              10     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...HAYES
REQUESTED BY...PAT MCELHENNY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120830.BETHL.01/PHI