FNUS71 KBOX 041247 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR PLOT RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 847 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SLOWLY MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH OUR REGION TODAY. EXPECTING MINIMUM DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY AROUND 90 PERCENT AND ABOUT 50 PERCENT THURSDAY. DRIER...COOLER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY. ...OUTLOOK... LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT...AND NOT ENOUGH TO SIGNIFICANT WET FINE FUELS. THERE IS ALSO A REMOTE POSSIBILITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............94 94 95 95 96 97 98 WEATHER COV.........PTY SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........FOG RNF RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................53 52 52 51 51 51 51 RH..................93 96 93 96 96 96 93 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD......11 11 11 11 11 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 20 20 20 20 20 CWR.................10 20 30 30 40 50 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY THEN DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT...THEN DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT AROUND MIDNIGHT...DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............96 95 93 93 93 93 93 93 93 89 85 82 WEATHER COV.........CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................51 51 51 53 52 51 50 48 47 47 47 47 RH..................93 93 93 83 83 83 86 89 89 89 86 86 20 FT WIND DIR......SW W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......10 9 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................50 60 60 60 50 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............78 74 70 70 70 71 72 74 75 76 77 77 WEATHER COV.........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................47 48 48 48 47 47 48 48 49 49 49 49 RH..................83 80 80 77 79 76 74 74 71 71 71 68 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......6 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...RLG REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110504.PLOTR.01/BOX