FNUS71 KBOX 191309
FWSBOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MSSF UNIT 1...DCR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
909 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER WITH INCREASING TEMPERATURES
INTO THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK.

MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED 30 TO 40 PERCENT WEDNESDAY...25
TO 35 PERCENT THURSDAY AND 35 TO 45 PERCENT FRIDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY SHOULD BE ABOUT 20 PERCENT HIGHER TOWARD THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH
COAST COAST...INCLUDING CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.

AT TODAYS 4PM ISSUANCE WE WILL BE LOOKING AT POSSILY FORECAST HIGHER
TEMPERATURES...LOWER HUMIDITY AND HIGHER GUSTS EACH AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.

85 TO 90 DEGREE WARMTH IS POSSIBLE JUST A FEW MILES NORTHWEST OF
THIS BURN SITE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


WE WILL SEND FORECASTS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BY 915 AM.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............3      1      1      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................54     61     69     74     77     77
RH..................83     70     51     43     37     39
20 FT WIND..........SW 5   SW 6   SW 8   SW 10  SW 11  SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     15     20     25     20
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...DRAG
REQUESTED BY...MARK K  TEIXEIRA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090520.MSSFU.01/BOX