FNUS71 KBOX 051304 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR LP FIRE RESEARCH AREA 2...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 904 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON AUGUST 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY BRINGING A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALIZED HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE LIKELY. HOWEVER WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AS THIS COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS. -OUTLOOK...DRIER...COOLER WEATHER WILL RETURN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............77 67 74 80 86 88 89 90 WEATHER COV......... CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW TEMP................75 75 75 75 76 76 76 75 MIN HUMIDITY........94 94 94 94 94 90 90 94 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 30 40 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR.................50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............90 90 90 78 67 55 44 33 22 21 21 20 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE........TSM TSM TSM RW RW RNF RNF FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP................75 73 72 71 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 MIN HUMIDITY........90 93 97 97 97 97 97 93 93 93 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......8 7 7 8 8 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 CWR.................50 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............15 10 5 9 14 18 27 35 44 50 56 62 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW TEMP................70 70 71 72 73 75 75 75 75 76 77 77 MIN HUMIDITY........90 87 84 79 76 71 71 69 69 66 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...BELK REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100805.LPFIR.03/BOX