FNUS71 KBOX 231255 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARCONI HEATHLANDS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 855 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE INTERIOR...WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH ON THE COASTAL PLAIN. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 35 AND 50 PERCENT...ALTHOUGH THEY WILL BE A BIT HIGHER ON THE COAST. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING UNSEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID WEATHER TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 45 TO 55 PERCENT ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COOLER BUT MAINLY DRY WEATHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY AFFECT THE REGION SOMETIME IN THE NEXT MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME...BUT NOT EXPECTING A WASHOUT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............53 47 41 34 28 28 27 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................67 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 RH..................73 68 68 63 63 61 63 65 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N NE NE NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 5 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 15 15 15 15 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............26 26 25 31 36 42 48 53 59 65 70 75 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................66 64 62 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 RH..................68 75 81 81 81 81 84 84 87 87 87 87 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............80 86 91 85 78 72 66 59 53 48 43 39 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH PTY WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW FOG TEMP................62 62 61 62 63 64 66 67 67 67 67 67 RH..................93 97 100 100 93 90 87 84 87 87 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 CWR.................20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...WTB REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100923.MARCO.01/BOX