202  
FNUS71 KPHI 301039  
FWSPHI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR SWAMP WILDLIFE AREA...DELAWARE FISH AND WILDLIFE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
539 AM EST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EST ON JANUARY 30.  
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 BRIEFLY SLIDES ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY. AN AREA OF  
LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVING  
DURING SATURDAY. A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD LATE SUNDAY INTO  
EARLY MONDAY BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT ARRIVES LATE MONDAY.  
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS BRIEFLY TO OUR REGION TUESDAY BEFORE  
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO ENCROACH WEDNESDAY.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........WNW IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME S/SW BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO  
10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (24100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................8 TO 35.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 9 8 4 4 3 8 14 33 34 52 46  
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............29 29 30 33 36 38 40 42 43 44 44 41  
RH..............63 63 60 51 45 42 41 39 39 39 43 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 13 13 14 15 15 10 12 10 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.1 0.8 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 12 9 10 9 9 10 10 8 9  
ADI.............11 10 8 28 26 32 31 34 35 27 9 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 3 3 19 17 22 21 24 24 19 6 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95 TO 100 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........NONE EXPECTED.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4300 KNOT-FT).  
ADI.................8 TO 18.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........62 79 88 86 92 96 97 99 98 98 99 98  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH LKY DEF DEF LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 70 80 80 70  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 70 80 80 70  
TEMP............39 38 38 38 38 38 39 38 37 38 39 39  
RH..............54 59 59 62 64 64 64 70 79 85 89 92  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 13 14 14 14 15 16 15 15 16 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 20 20 16  
ADI.............8 8 10 11 14 14 15 15 16 18 18 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 7  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...HOEFLICH  
REQUESTED BY...ERIC LUDWIG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2501784.0/PHI  
.DELDT 01/30/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIC.LUDWIG@DELAWARE.GOV  
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