FNUS71 KBOX 031353 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTOVER...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 953 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER THE REGION TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 25 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE WESTOVER AREA THIS AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY TO BRING A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRY WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY WHILE LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THURSDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............10 15 20 22 24 24 23 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................46 47 49 51 53 53 52 51 RH..................37 37 34 32 29 29 32 33 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......13 15 16 17 17 15 15 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 24 25 26 27 25 23 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE...THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............23 22 22 34 46 59 71 83 95 96 96 97 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY WEATHER TYPE........ RN RN RN RN RN SN TEMP................49 47 44 43 41 39 37 36 35 35 35 35 RH..................37 42 49 51 55 59 67 72 82 82 85 89 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW W SW S S SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......8 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 40 50 70 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN. PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................70 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT...THEN INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 80 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 70 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 60 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............98 98 99 98 98 98 98 98 98 97 96 95 WEATHER COV.........LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........SN RS RS RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP................35 35 35 36 37 39 40 41 42 44 46 47 RH..................89 92 96 96 96 92 92 92 96 89 86 83 20 FT WIND DIR......W S SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................70 70 80 80 80 80 90 90 90 80 70 60 $$ FORECASTER...EVT REQUESTED BY...TEAL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110403.WESTO.01/BOX