FNUS71 KBOX 191321
FWSBOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MSSF UNIT 1...DCR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
921 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 POSSIBLY FORECAST HIGHER
TEMPERATURES...LOWER HUMIDITY AND HIGHER GUSTS EACH AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE FORECAST WIND DIRECTION FRIDAY MAY BE SOUTHWEST INSTEAD OF
NORTHEAST.

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

THIS IS THE FINAL VERSION OF 3 REQUESTED FORECASTS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............77  77  76  76  76  76  73  71  69  67  65  63
WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH     SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE........RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW      RW  RW  RW
TEMP................52  54  56  58  60  61  62  63  63  63  63  63
RH..................93  86  80  72  64  60  56  54  54  54  54  54
20 FT WIND DIR......N   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD......6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10
CWR.................30  30  30  20  20  20  20  20  10  20  20  20

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