FNUS71 KBOX 151252
FWSBOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANUAL CORRELLUS STATE FOREST...MA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
852 AM EDT WED APR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PUSH EAST
TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL QUEBEC WILL KEEP THIS LOW
FAR ENOUGH TO THE SOUTH TO PUSH  ANY PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTH OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE TO
THE SOUTH AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL CAUSE GUSTY WINDS TO
DEVELOP DURING TODAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY TO BRING DRY
BUT COOL CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY.

THURSDAY MORNINGS NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS AND SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE
SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THOSE OF TODAY-WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ALSO WILL BE
SLIGHTLY MORE TO THE NORTH AS COMPARED TO THAT OF TODAY.

THURSDAY AFTERNOONS WINDS WILL BE LESS AS COMPARED TO THE SPEEDS OF
THURSDAY MORNING.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
 MPH IN THE MORNING AND STILL 20 TO 25 MPH AT 2PM...THEREAFTER
 DECREASING.

TIME (EDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............12  14  16  14  13  12  10  8   6   4   3   2
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................39  41  43  44  46  48  50  51  51  51  50  48
RH..................67  62  60  55  49  46  41  39  37  37  39  42
20 FT WIND DIR......NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD......12  13  14  14  14  14  14  13  13  12  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.....30  30  30  30  30  30  25  25  20  20  20  15

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FORECASTER...DRAG
REQUESTED BY...BOB BALE ON BEHALF OF DCR CHIEF WARDEN CELINO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090416.MANUA.01/BOX