FNUS71 KPHI 181643 FWSPHI SPOT FORECAST FOR HIAWATHA ROAD...DCNR BUREAU OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1243 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1155 EDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA LATER TODAY, ALLOWING A WARM FRONT TO LIFT THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO EASTERN CANADA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE MAY DEVELOP OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND AFFECT THE AREA LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. WIND SHIFT.......... SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............73 78 88 93 95 98 100 WEATHER COV......... ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................54 55 57 58 59 59 59 RH..................61 61 59 59 57 55 57 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 12 10 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 20 20 20 SURFACE WND DIR.....S S S SE S S S SURFACE WND SPD.....12 12 12 10 12 13 13 SURFACE WND GST.....15 15 20 20 20 20 20 CWR.................10 20 30 30 40 40 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 20 30 30 40 40 30 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS. WIND SHIFT.......... SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............100 98 97 97 100 100 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RN/FG RN/FG TSTM COV............ TEMP................59 58 57 56 55 55 RH..................57 69 75 83 90 86 20 FT WIND..........S 12 SE 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 10 10 SURFACE WIND........S 12 SE 9 S 9 S 9 S 8 S 8 SURFACE WND GST.....20 15 15 15 10 10 CWR.................20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 20 20 20 20 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT. LAL.................NO TSTMS UNTIL 1400...THEN 16-25 STRIKES. WIND SHIFT.......... SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 90 89 88 87 86 85 87 90 93 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ LKY LKY LKY LKY TEMP................55 55 56 59 61 64 65 67 69 70 70 71 RH..................86 90 86 80 78 73 70 63 59 57 55 53 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 SURFACE WND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S SURFACE WND SPD.....10 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 17 17 SURFACE WND GST.....15 15 15 15 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 CWR.................20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 60 60 60 60 CHC OF PCPN (%).....20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 60 60 60 60 LAL.................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DRAG REQUESTED BY...SHAWN TURNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130418.HIAWA.07/PHI