FNUS71 KBOX 071624 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR S-290...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1224 PM EDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT. A BACKDOOR FRONT WILL BRING EASTERLY WINDS AND COOLER CONDITIONS THURSDAY WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 40 TO 60 PERCENT. -OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. COOL AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 T0 35 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............8 8 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 76 71 MIN HUMIDITY........42 42 49 WIND (20 FT)........SW 12 SW 13 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 CWR.................0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...EVT REQUESTED BY...DAVID CRARY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.S290_.01/BOX