FNUS71 KPHI 032111 FWSPHI SPOT FORECAST FOR DARRONES 2...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 511 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER OUR AREA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY, THEN SHIFT OFFSHORE. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE GULF COAST WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD AND STRENGTHEN ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THURSDAY NIGHT, THEN SLIDE TO OUR EAST FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY, AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS BY TO OUR NORTHWEST LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WE WILL CONTINUE THE RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING BASED ON EXPECTED OCCURRING CONDITIONS. THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT FOR TALBOT AND CAROLINE IN MARYLAND, AND SUSSEX IN DELAWARE. WE ARE ANTICIPATING WIND SPEEDS MAINLY IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST ALONG WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH, MAINLY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LATE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WERE NEAR 20 PERCENT. THURSDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE ANOTHER VERY DRY DAY, WITH HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE INTERIOR. HOWEVER, BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD INCREASE SOMEWHAT. HOWEVER, WIND SPEEDS WILL BE MUCH LOWER THAN THOSE OF TODAY, GENERALLY IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. WIND SHIFT.......... SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............30 27 25 23 21 16 12 7 5 5 5 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 35 35 31 29 29 27 26 26 24 23 24 RH..................29 32 33 41 46 51 55 57 57 62 65 65 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD......21 20 12 10 8 7 6 5 3 2 2 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 15 15 10 10 5 5 SURFACE WND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SURFACE WND SPD.....21 20 12 10 8 7 6 5 3 2 2 1 SURFACE WND GST.....25 25 15 15 10 10 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. WIND SHIFT.......... SURFACE WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............6 6 6 7 9 12 14 16 17 18 19 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................23 23 29 32 37 43 45 47 53 51 51 56 RH..................68 68 55 49 38 30 27 25 19 20 20 17 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 SURFACE WND DIR.....W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SURFACE WND SPD.....1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 7 7 SURFACE WND GST..... 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...DRAG REQUESTED BY...MATT BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130404.DARRO.01/PHI