373  
FNUS71 KPHI 181203  
FWSPHI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BELTZVILLE WMA...PA GAME COMMISSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
803 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON AUGUST 18.  
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 MOSTLY IN CONTROL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD  
FRONT WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE REGION ON THURSDAY CAUSING SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF LOWS PASS BY. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS BY EARLY  
NEXT WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (45500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 64 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 43 37 34 31 31 31 32 30 27  
WEATHER COV.....PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............67 71 74 77 80 82 82 84 82 82  
RH..............97 87 79 71 62 56 56 51 53 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.3 1.7 2.7 4.2 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 8 6 7 6 8 9 9 8  
ADI.............8 15 18 20 37 34 50 61 64 55  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 10 12 13 25 23 35 43 46 39  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
ADI.................3 TO 22.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........24 22 14 18 15 13 9 10 11 14 15 16  
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............81 78 73 70 68 67 65 64 63 62 61 60  
RH..............54 62 71 76 81 81 87 87 87 90 90 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N N N NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 6  
ADI.............22 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 4 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10  
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (62100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 88 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........13 10 8 5 5 8 15 21 32 35 38 44  
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............60 60 64 69 75 78 81 83 83 85 83 83  
RH..............93 96 90 78 66 60 54 51 51 48 51 53  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 1 2 3 7 9 10 12 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.5 3.8 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 12 13 12  
ADI.............3 6 6 10 26 50 57 61 66 77 88 75  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 2 7 18 34 39 42 46 54 62 53  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD FR  
 

 
FORECASTER...DESILVA  
REQUESTED BY...PHILIP KASPER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2619905.0/PHI  
.DELDT 08/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PKASPER@PA.GOV,RYGILDEA@PA.GOV  
 
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