177  
FNUS71 KPHI 091024  
FWSPHI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JB MDL RANGE 86...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
624 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE THIS MORNING BUT REMAINS IN  
CONTROL OF THE OVERALL PATTERN. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY MOVE THROUGH  
ON SATURDAY, HOWEVER DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER  
OF THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. A WARMING TREND TAKES OVER TO  
END THE WEEKEND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
INCREASING RHS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WILL LIMIT WIDESPREAD FIRE SPREAD  
CONCERNS. HOWEVER, A COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY WILL RESULT  
IN ANOTHER PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER AND INCREASE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE EXPECTED.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (23000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................16 TO 43.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 48 44 45 41 31 19 14 16  
WEATHER COV.....ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FST  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 43 47 49 50 52 53 53 52  
RH..............73 67 58 54 54 48 42 45 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 6 6 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 7 9 12 12 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 8  
ADI.............18 16 20 26 31 38 43 41 36  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 13 19 21 22 23 20 20 20  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG  
AND FROST AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE EXPECTED.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
ADI.................3 TO 31.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........14 19 21 17 34 40 27 29 49 39 37 52  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG  
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............51 48 44 42 40 39 38 37 36 36 36 34  
RH..............52 56 68 76 85 89 89 92 96 92 96 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 6 5 3 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7  
ADI.............31 12 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 11 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30 TO 40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AND FROST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE EXPECTED.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (39600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................0 TO 7.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........56 55 65 23 21 19 15 12 8 11 15 18  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG  
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............36 36 38 45 51 55 59 63 66 68 69 68  
RH..............96 96 96 76 63 57 51 46 42 36 32 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST. 2 2 3 5 6 8 10 12 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 14 15  
ADI.............3 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 4 8 12 18 23 28 34 36 38 40  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...HOEFLICH  
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HOLMES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609724.0/PHI  
.DELDT 04/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL STEVEN_HOLMES@FWS.GOV  
 
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