FNUS71 KBOX 131244 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR LP FIRE RESEARCH AREA 3...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 844 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL USHER IN DRIER AND COOLER AIR TO OUR REGION THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH LIGHT WINDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND BETWEEN 30 AND 40 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. OUTLOOK...HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO IDENTIFY ANY SPECIFIC AREAS...INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND STANDS A GREATER CHANCE FOR THIS HEAVIER RAINFALL THAN THE SOUTH COAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............19 14 9 5 6 6 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................70 71 71 71 71 71 70 MIN HUMIDITY........63 61 59 59 59 59 61 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 10 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............7 8 8 7 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................69 67 65 63 62 61 61 60 60 59 58 58 MIN HUMIDITY........63 70 75 78 81 84 84 87 87 90 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................58 59 61 64 66 68 70 71 72 72 72 72 MIN HUMIDITY........96 93 87 78 73 68 63 61 59 59 61 61 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 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 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...WJS REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100813.LPFIR.01/BOX