FNUS71 KBOX 221228 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR HQ BROOM CROWBERRY RESEARCH PLOTS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 828 AM EDT FRI JUL 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY WITH GENERALLY RAIN-FREE WEATHER. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH PERHAPS A FEW SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES EARLY IN THE WEEK SHOULD RETURN TO MORE SUMMER LIKE WEATHER BY THU. MOST OF THE PERIOD WILL BE DRY...BUT A PERIOD OF RAIN SHOWERS APPEARS LIKELY SOMETIME LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY WITH A COLD FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. HAZY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............35 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........HAZ HAZ HAZ HAZ HAZ HAZ HAZ HAZ TSTM COV............ TEMP................82 84 86 87 88 88 88 86 RH..................74 70 65 63 61 61 59 63 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............5 3 0 13 26 28 30 31 33 38 44 49 WEATHER COV......... ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS WEATHER TYPE........ FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................83 81 78 77 76 75 74 74 73 72 72 72 RH..................72 77 88 87 85 84 84 84 87 87 87 84 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW W W W W W W S SE 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............54 60 65 62 58 55 51 48 45 41 37 33 WEATHER COV.........ARS ARS SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........FOG FOG RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH TEMP................74 76 78 80 82 83 84 85 85 85 85 84 RH..................82 76 74 69 65 65 63 61 61 61 61 63 20 FT WIND DIR......SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...RLG REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110722.HQBRO.01/BOX