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Spot Forecast for WMA 414 Prescribed Fire...Game Commission
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
500 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 EDT on March 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...
Strong high pressure is centered across the Canadian Maritimes,
however it extends southwestward across our area. This will
remain in place through tonight. Light onshore flow will bring a layer of
low clouds, along with increased humidity compared to yesterday, but any
rain will hold off until at least after midnight tonight. Intermittent
light rain will be possible on Wednesday, potentially becoming steadier
for a time Wednesday night. Winds today will be fairly light out of the
E, tending toward SE this afternoon. Expect higher humidity of course
on Wednesday.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-100 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 48.
Min humidity........65 to 70 percent.
Wind shift..........None.
Wind (20 ft)........Light E winds tending ESE 4 to 6 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1200 ft to 1800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 7 to 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8300 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to fair (14500 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
ADI.................11 to 18.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........85  66  68  70  73  75  78  80
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............38  40  42  44  45  46  46  47
RH..............79  76  73  73  73  73  73  74
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE
20 FT wind spd..4   3   5   5   5   5   6   6
20 FT wind gust.            7   7   8   9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.7
Transp wind dir.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   SE
Transp wind spd.13  8   7   7   7   9   9   9
ADI.............18  13  11  11  14  17  17  16
Vrate kt-ft/1K..13  9   8   8   9   15  14  14
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain showers after
                    midnight. Patchy fog possible, mainly toward morning.
CWR.................Increasing to 20 percent by morning.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 39.
Max humidity........95 percent.
Wind shift..........None.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 6 to 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000 knot-ft).
ADI.................3 to 16.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........83  85  88  90  91  91  93  94  96  96  95  94
Weather cov.....                        SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....                        RW  RW  RNF RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  20
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   10  10  10  20  20  20  30  30  30
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............45  44  44  43  42  42  41  41  40  40  39  40
RH..............76  76  76  76  82  79  82  82  85  85  89  85
20 FT wind dir..SE  E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..6   6   5   5   6   5   5   5   3   3   3   2
20 FT wind gust.9   9   7   7   7   6   6   6   5   5   5   3
Mix hgt (kft)...1.4 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8
Transp wind dir.E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
Transp wind spd.10  10  12  10  10  10  9   9   7   6   6   6
ADI.............16  7   8   7   7   7   6   6   3   3   3   3
Vrate kt-ft/1K..12  10  10  7   9   9   7   6   4   4   4   4
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Overcast skies. Patchy fog early in the
                    morning. Chance of light rain showers through
                    the day, highest in the afternoon.
CWR.................40 percent increasing to 60 percent.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........75 percent.
Wind shift..........None.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 4 to 6 mph late in
                    the morning.
Mixing height.......600 ft rising to 1400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 5 to 7 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2900 knot-ft).
ADI.................3 to 9.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........94  93  96  91  91  93  90  87  85  83  82  80
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....RW  RW  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
Tstm cov........
CWR.............20  20  30  40  50  50  50  50  60  60  60  60
Chc of pcpn (%).40  40  50  50  50  50  50  50  60  60  60  60
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............39  40  40  41  43  45  47  49  51  51  52  53
RH..............89  85  96  96  93  89  86  83  77  77  77  74
20 FT wind dir..SE  E   E   SE  SE  S   SE  SE  S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..2   1   2   2   2   5   5   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.3       5   5   5   7   6   7   7   7   7   7
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  S   SE  S   S   S   SE  S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.6   6   7   6   6   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
ADI.............3   4   5   6   6   6   8   8   8   9   9   9
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3   3   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   7   7
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

$$
Forecaster...Dodd
Requested by...Gildea
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408428.0/PHI
.DELDT 03/26/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL rygildea@pa.gov


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