FNUS71 KBOX 071128 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR LOOP...DCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 728 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0715 EDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE DELIVERS DRY BUT GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY. INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE AND A STRENGTHENING COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. DRY AND COOLER AIR MOVES IN FOR THE START OF THE WEEK. RAINFALL SATURDAY SHOULD RANGE FROM LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH SOUTH COAST TO HALF INCH IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 20 TO 30 PERCENT TODAY WITH WEST WIND GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE TODAY. A WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH FIRE OFFICIALS THERE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............14 13 13 15 24 40 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................46 50 57 64 67 65 MIN HUMIDITY........65 48 33 28 26 29 WIND (20 FT)........NW 4 NW 6 NW 10 NW 9 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 25 25 20 20 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NW 3 NW 5 NW 8 NW 7 NW 5 NW 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 15 25 25 20 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...WTB REQUESTED BY...DAVE CELINO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100507.BEARL.01/BOX