FNUS71 KBOX 091154
FWSBOX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ATKINS FLATS...DCR FOREST FIRE CONTROL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
754 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND MOVES OFFSHORE BY EVENING. THIS
MEANS A DRY DAY WITH LIGHT WIND AND A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF
20 TO 35 PERCENT. A WARM FRONT APPROACHES NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY.
THIS WILL MEAN CLOUDS AND SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 50 PERCENT.

...OUTLOOK...
A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY
COLD FRONTS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL
BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............12  15  21  27  33  35  38  40
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................47  52  56  58  60  61  62  61
RH..................45  36  31  28  26  25  24  25
20 FT WIND DIR......SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD......2   4   4   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10
CWR.................0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................10 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
CWR.................0   0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

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FORECASTER...WJS
REQUESTED BY...GREG WHITTIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110409.ATKIN.02/BOX