FNUS71 KBOX 241402 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MITRE SITE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1002 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON AUGUST 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFF THE COAST WILL KEEP THE WEATHER DRY TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A ROUND OR TWO OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. SHOWERS WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD THE REGION SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...WELL IN ADVANCE OF IRENE. IRENE WILL LIKELY BRING HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIAL FLOODING ON SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS AND COASTAL FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK. DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER WILL LIKELY FOLLOW FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............7 8 8 9 9 13 17 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................74 75 76 76 76 75 75 75 RH..................64 64 62 60 60 60 55 54 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 9 10 10 10 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 25 25 25 30 30 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............8 7 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 32 34 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................75 74 73 68 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 RH..................55 62 68 81 84 87 87 84 87 87 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............37 39 40 39 38 38 37 36 35 41 47 53 WEATHER COV......... PTY SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC WEATHER TYPE........ FOG RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC TEMP................68 69 69 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 RH..................90 87 90 84 87 87 87 87 90 90 90 90 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 $$ FORECASTER...EVT REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110824.MITRE.01/BOX