FNUS71 KBOX 151359 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR KUHN RX-2...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 959 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING ACROSS NEW ENGLAND WILL BRING MAINLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY. THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY TONIGHT...THEN LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE REGION. AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION...MAINLY AS RAIN...WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN HEAD INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN... SLEET AND/OR SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY WELL INLAND. THE RAIN WILL HEAD OUT OF WESTERN AREAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK...THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN WITH DRY CONDITIONS AGAIN THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND DURING FRIDAY...WHICH MAY BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE INTO WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING THE THREAT OF SHOWERS FOR THE REGION. DRY WEATHER RETURNS FOR SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............2 0 1 2 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................40 41 41 40 39 RH..................52 50 52 57 59 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......3 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............3 4 4 8 12 16 19 23 27 36 46 56 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................38 38 38 37 37 37 37 37 38 38 38 38 RH..................62 67 67 70 72 72 72 75 76 79 79 82 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 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 0 0 0 10 $$ FORECASTER...NOCERA REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110315.KUHNR.01/BOX