790
FNUS71 KPHI 171112
FWSPHI
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS KEYS...DE FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
612 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE
MOVING OFFSHORE. AFTER, AN UNSETTLED PATTERN SETS UP WITH SEVERAL
SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH, BRINGING MULTIPLE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION,
MAINLY ON WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, AND SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (22500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
ADI.................9 TO 29.
TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 73 63 55 50 66 52 58 52 46 45
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CWR.............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
TEMP............32 35 38 42 45 48 51 51 52 53 50
RH..............96 92 89 79 76 71 66 66 66 64 71
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 6 6 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 12 14 15 15 14 13 9 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 16 15 15 15 13 10 9 8
ADI.............9 12 20 24 29 26 27 27 22 17 11
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 10 14 17 19 22 23 18 15 11 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3
AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).
ADI.................3 TO 6.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........59 65 71 75 85 73 78 90 84 92 93 95
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
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
TEMP............47 45 43 43 42 42 41 42 42 40 42 42
RH..............76 82 86 89 89 89 92 89 89 96 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 3 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9
ADI.............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (47800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
ADI.................10 TO 49.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........94 90 85 89 93 90 87 84 80 76 72 68
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............43 44 45 48 52 55 56 58 59 60 60 59
RH..............89 86 89 86 77 74 74 72 69 67 67 69
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 10 12 12 13 13 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 15 17 20 21 23 24 24 23 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 15 20 22 23 23 23 23 23 22
ADI.............10 11 11 23 42 40 44 45 41 45 49 41
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 6 8 15 29 35 39 40 34 41 48 37
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR FR FR PR
FORECASTER...OHARA
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602882.0/PHI
.DELDT 02/17/26
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