952  
FNUS71 KPHI 070820  
FWSPHI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRIGGSTOWN RXB...NEW JERSEY FOREST FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
420 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
FOLLOWING A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING, STRONG CANADIAN HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY AND REMAIN IN  
CONTROL THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY PASS THROUGH ON  
SATURDAY, BUT OVERALL DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS  
WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 28 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68800 KNOT-FT).  
ADI.................83 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 125 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 12 23 21 23 21 11 9 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
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............47 48 50 51 51 51 51 50 50  
RH..............53 46 37 32 29 27 26 27 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 26 29 31 31 31 30 29  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 4.7 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 26 26 28 28 28 28 26  
ADI.............83 102 118 118 124 125 125 125 116  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..69 104 138 137 145 149 149 148 133  
VENTRATE CAT....GD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD VGD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.  
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10  
TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (113600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
ADI.................109 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 LATE  
IN THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 4 5 4 7 4 3 4 4 3 3 4  
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............48 44 39 37 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 27  
RH..............27 32 39 40 43 47 49 51 53 53 53 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 23 18 15 15 14 14 13 12 10 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 3.8 1.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 20 18 16 15 14 13 14 12 10 10  
ADI.............109 34 13 12 11 10 6 6 6 5 5 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..114 83 29 12 11 10 9 7 7 5 4 4  
VENTRATE CAT....VGD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5  
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (27000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................4 TO 40.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
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............28 28 30 33 37 41 44 46 48 49 50 49  
RH..............55 55 49 43 37 31 28 27 26 25 25 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE E E E E SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 15 14 12 8 8 6 6 5 6 6  
ADI.............4 9 40 39 37 30 33 26 27 23 24 26  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 27 26 25 20 22 18 19 16 17 17  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...DESILVA  
REQUESTED BY...ERIC KELLY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608978.0/PHI  
.DELDT 04/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIC.KELLY@DEP.NJ.GOV  
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