FNUS71 KBOX 011646 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR DCR RX CORRELLUS SF UNIT NE...DCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1246 PM EDT SUN MAY 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...SLOWLY MOVING OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE MID 40S TO AROUND 50 PERCENT ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE FORECAST ALONG THE EAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON. AS SUCH...VENTILATION RATES HAVE INCREASED TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INFLUENCE THE REGION/S WEATHER BEGINNING LATE MONDAY. EXPECT MUCH OF MONDAY TO REMAIN FAIRLY DRY. THE GREATEST PROBABILITY OF WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE INTERIOR SLOWLY TRANSITIONING EASTWARD INTO WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT SLIDES THROUGH THE REGION AND SOUTHEAST WINDS BACK OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND GRADUALLY SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. EXPECT A MUCH COOLER AND DAMP SCENARIO INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND PERHAPS INTO THE WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (40200-65400 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............7 18 29 41 36 30 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................52 52 52 52 51 51 50 RH..................56 56 59 59 61 63 66 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......11 11 11 12 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 25 25 20 20 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....46 52 59 65 57 49 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (300-24500 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............19 12 5 9 12 15 16 18 19 17 15 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................48 45 44 42 41 41 40 40 40 40 40 41 RH..................71 76 79 86 85 85 89 92 92 92 92 85 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......8 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....25 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...EVT REQUESTED BY...DAVE CELINO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110501.DCRRX.01/BOX