FNUS71 KBOX 011639 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR RX NEW BOSTON...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1239 PM EDT SAT MAY 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1250 EDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... IT WILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ABOUT THE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. ALTHOUGH IT WILL STILL BE DRY...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE INTERIOR...WINDS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER THAN THE PAST TWO DAYS. SUNDAY WILL FEATURE INCREASING HUMIDITY...AS WELL AS SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN MA...SOUTHWEST NH AND NORTHERN CT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD RANGE FROM 45 TO 55 PERCENT. -OUTLOOK... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MONDAY. DRY WEATHER RETURNS TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS WELL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............39 33 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................72 76 77 MIN HUMIDITY........30 30 31 WIND (20 FT)........SE 2 S 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 CWR.................0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...WJS REQUESTED BY...BOB AMIDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100501.RXNEW.01/BOX