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FNUS71 KPHI 311749
FWSPHI
SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL THREE...MARYLAND FOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
149 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 01.
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 WILL REMAIN TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH MID-WEEK
BRINGING GENERALLY WARM WEATHER ON SOUTHWEST WINDS. A COLD FRONT
WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE LIFTING BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON
THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE
AREA WILL PUSH THE WARM FRONT NORTH OF THE REGION BY FRIDAY. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT THEN MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
ADI.................40 TO 62.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 14 17 16 18 21 31 40 30
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RN
TSTM COV........ SCH
CWR.............0 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 20
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 20
TEMP............70 72 76 78 80 82 83 84 82
RH..............63 61 56 52 49 46 44 43 46
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 14 14 13 13 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 22 21 20 18 17 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.8 2.0 2.9 4.0 4.4 5.1 4.3 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 22 21 20 18 17 15 15 15
ADI.............47 49 40 46 51 50 62 58 53
VRATE KT-FT/1K..32 34 37 50 63 66 66 57 47
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR FR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR................ 60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTH BACKING TO EASTERLY OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 13
TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
ADI.................41 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 0 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........51 62 74 74 75 77 77 77 68 66 66 65
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............30 40 60 60 60 60 60 60 20 20 20 20
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 60 60 60 60 60 60 20 20 20 20
TEMP............79 76 73 70 68 67 66 65 65 64 63 62
RH..............49 52 55 61 65 70 75 78 81 84 84 84
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 9 13 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 13 15 16 15 14 13 13 14 14
ADI.............41 14 8 9 10 11 10 9 8 0 0 0
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 17 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (29400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
ADI.................0 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 41 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........62 61 58 58 59 59 58 58 57 58 58 59
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............60 60 59 59 61 64 65 66 67 67 66 65
RH..............90 87 80 80 78 70 68 65 63 61 63 65
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 14 14
ADI.............0 0 11 22 32 41 39 38 36 35 33 32
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 9 9 15 22 29 28 27 26 25 23 22
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...FITZSIMMONS
REQUESTED BY...GILBERT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/31/26
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