220  
FNUS71 KPHI 110852  
FWSPHI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JB MDL RANGE 65/JUMP CIRCLE...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
452 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MARCH 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES OUR AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY  
THURSDAY MORNING. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING TO OUR NORTH WILL BRING  
ANOTHER COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR REGION LATER FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE  
BRIEFLY BUILDS IN FOR SATURDAY, THEN LOW PRESSURE WITH A WARM FRONT  
ARRIVES LATER SUNDAY WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSING OUR AREA  
DURING MONDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (46800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................9 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 63 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 38 38 44 52 57 71 72 83 67 75 73  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............52 52 52 57 63 68 71 73 75 76 76 73  
RH..............83 83 86 77 67 61 57 55 52 50 52 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 13 16 18 21 24 24 24 24 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 14 18 18 22 23 22 23 20  
ADI.............9 14 14 14 17 33 39 54 63 55 43 32  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 6 9 11 22 27 38 47 39 37 25  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CWR.................20 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO  
50 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........SOUTH TO WEST OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (39500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (12500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
ADI.................14 TO 26.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........67 70 82 73 83 77 62 59 71 65 75 83  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............20 20 30 30 30 10 10 10 20 20 20 50  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 30 10 10 10 20 20 20 50  
TEMP............71 67 64 64 64 65 65 66 66 66 66 65  
RH..............59 70 78 78 81 78 78 75 75 73 73 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 22 21 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.0 1.9 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 16 18 20 20 21 18 20 18 18 18  
ADI.............25 14 14 21 22 22 23 25 26 25 21 25  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 13 16 22 25 31 35 34 38 32 31 40  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.  
CWR.................50 TO 60 PERCENT IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 22  
TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING  
TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................26 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 73 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........88 93 100 98 97 95 94 92 91 88 86 83  
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............50 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 30 30 30 30  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............63 60 56 54 51 49 48 46 45 45 45 45  
RH..............67 69 74 69 66 61 56 55 51 47 45 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 16 17 18 20 20 18 18 17 16 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 26 28 29 26 31 29 28 28 28 28 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.3 2.3 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.7 2.1 3.5 4.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 28 30 30 31 30 28 24 24 22 20  
ADI.............26 43 57 72 71 73 73 70 64 48 57 59  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..42 41 54 80 76 77 81 81 78 45 67 83  
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD FR GD GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...DESILVA  
REQUESTED BY...STEVE HOLMES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605387.0/PHI  
.DELDT 03/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL STEVEN_HOLMES@FWS.GOV  
 
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