FNUS71 KBOX 121326 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR HEATHLANDS PLATFORM...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 926 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON AUGUST 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION OUT OF THE MID-ATLANTIC INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR. FOR TODAY...DECENT TRANSPORT WINDS COUPLED WITH MIXING HEIGHTS OF AROUND 6 KFT AGL WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD VENTILATION RATES. ALTHOUGH MIN RH VALUES WILL BE FAIRLY LOW INTO THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS WITH VALUES IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S. EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS FOR SATURDAY...YET TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE MUCH LESS RESULTING IN POOR VENTILATION RATES. OUTLOOK...SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY.. MORE RAIN IS ANTICIPATED FOR SUNDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION BY MIDWEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 RH..................73 73 73 71 68 71 71 71 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW N E SE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 15 15 10 10 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............2 3 3 4 5 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 69 68 68 67 67 66 66 66 66 66 67 RH..................71 76 78 78 81 84 87 87 90 90 90 87 20 FT WIND DIR......SE S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 1 3 4 5 6 8 8 9 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................67 67 67 68 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 RH..................90 90 93 87 84 81 78 78 76 76 73 73 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW W W W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...CF REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110812.HEATH.01/BOX