FNUS71 KBOX 281334
FWSBOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLANDFORD MA...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
934 AM EDT WED JUL 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0930 EDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER HOT DAY IS IN STORE FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY
ALTHOUGH THE HUMIDITY WILL BE MANAGEABLE. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING
A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
-OUTLOOK...THE FRONT WILL SWING OFFSHORE BY THURSDAY EVENING
BRINGING COOLER AND DRIER AIR FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LOW
PRESSURE WELL TO OUR SOUTH COULD BRING A ROUND OF SHOWERS
SUNDAY...BUT THEY MAY REMAIN TO OUR SOUTH. FOR THE TIME
BEING...EARLY NEXT WEEK LOOKS MAINLY DRY AND SEASONABLE.

MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE 35 TO 45 PERCENT TODAY AND FRONT 50 TO
70 PERCENT THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
                    TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............5      15     30     38     39
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................74     81     85     81     84
                    MIN HUMIDITY........60     44     40     49     46
WIND (20 FT)........SW 4   SW 6   SW 8   SW 9   SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     20     20     20     15
CWR.................0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AROUND MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............43     54     57     59     61     63
WEATHER COV.........              S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................82     77     73     70     69     69
                    MIN HUMIDITY........51     64     76     84     90     87
WIND (20 FT)........SW 8   SW 6   SW 5   SW 5   SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10     10     5      5
CWR.................10     10     20     30     40     50

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FORECASTER...JWD
REQUESTED BY...BOB STRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100728.BLAND.01/BOX