007  
FNUS71 KPHI 030917  
FWSPHI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL...MARYLAND SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
517 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A STATIONARY FRONT LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL BEGIN  
LIFTING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT THIS MORNING. ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL  
LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL  
TRACK THROUGH THE AREA ON SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO  
THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE  
FOG IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83200 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 68 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........79 85 73 67 66 50 66 51 41 31 23  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............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  
TEMP............52 53 56 60 66 70 73 75 76 76 76  
RH..............93 96 93 90 81 71 66 62 60 58 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 13 17 21 22 23 24 24 24 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 10 15 21 21 23 23 25 25 24  
ADI.............6 8 13 23 39 44 55 60 68 67 59  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 4 9 18 35 44 60 71 83 81 66  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (7700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
ADI.................11 TO 46.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........16 11 12 7 13 16 27 31 40 46 39 37  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............75 72 68 66 65 65 64 64 64 64 63 63  
RH..............58 64 73 73 75 73 78 81 81 81 84 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 18 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 17 17 16 17 17 18 18 17 17 16 16  
ADI.............46 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..31 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 9  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (53300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 59 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 29 38 23 27 30 27 25 22 19 15 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............64 63 65 68 72 75 78 79 81 82 82 81  
RH..............81 87 84 78 71 66 60 58 53 51 49 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 13 15 16  
ADI.............11 16 16 20 25 27 32 36 39 45 52 59  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 9 9 13 16 19 24 28 33 39 46 53  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...MJL  
REQUESTED BY...GILBERT WAGNER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608763.2/PHI  
.DELDT 04/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GILBERT.WAGNER@MARYLAND.GOV  
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