FNUS71 KBOX 051315
FWSBOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT POND VC...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
915 AM EDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE IS AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FIRE SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT ALONG WITH A FEW HOURS OF AT
LEAST 25 MPH WIND GUSTS. HOWEVER...AFTER COORDINATING WITH OUR FIRE
WEATHER CONTACTS WE WILL NOT ISSUE FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES AT THIS
-TIME AS CONDITIONS APPEAR TOO MARGINAL.

-OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE INTERIOR WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE HIGHEST CONCERN
-FOR FIRE SPREAD WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY WHEN HIGHS REACH INTO THE 80S
AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE FORECAST. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL DROP BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6
                    TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............21     21     19     15
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................55     55     61     57
                    MIN HUMIDITY........61     64     51     57
WIND (20 FT)........SE 5   S 6    SW 7   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............25     44     51     47     30     25
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................56     54     53     51     51     50
                    MIN HUMIDITY........62     69     74     80     77     77
WIND (20 FT)........SW 8   SW 6   SW 7   SW 7   SW 8   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...EVT
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.SALTP.01/BOX