887
FNUS71 KPHI 031848
FWSPHI
SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAIL...MARYLAND SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
248 PM 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.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 25
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 66 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........79 85 73 83 80 60 53 8 17 19 11
WEATHER COV.....ARS WID WID PTY
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............48 49 51 55 63 71 75 75 76 76 77
RH..............96 96 96 96 90 73 64 63 61 60 56
20 FT WIND DIR..NE SE W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 3 6 8 12 10 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 13 17 17 22 24 25 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.7 2.3 2.6 3.2 3.5 3.5 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 10 15 17 21 21 24 24 25 23
ADI.............6 8 13 23 39 44 55 60 62 66 53
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 8 18 26 42 47 68 73 78 57
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
ADI.................10 TO 28.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 23 33 30 41 43 56 64 69 60 57 56
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG
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 67 65 65 64 64 63 64 63 62
RH..............60 64 70 73 75 75 78 78 81 81 84 87
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.22 18 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 16 16 15
ADI.............28 11 12 12 15 15 15 16 16 14 14 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND SHIFT..........
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (44100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
ADI.................9 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 51 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 50 45 38 33 32 19 20 26 26 26 26
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
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............62 62 64 68 71 74 76 78 80 81 81 81
RH..............87 87 87 78 73 69 64 60 56 54 53 51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 15 15 15 14 15 15 16 17 17 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W SW SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 15 16 14 9 9 9 10 13 14 15
ADI.............9 13 16 25 29 23 25 28 36 46 49 51
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 8 17 19 16 19 22 31 41 44 43
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR
FORECASTER...MPS
REQUESTED BY...GILBERT WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/03/26
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