FNUS71 KBOX 251207 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR PILGRIM HEIGHTS BURN...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 807 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON AUGUST 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MAINLY DRY WEATHER FOR FRIDAY. OUTLOOK...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SHOWERS WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD THE REGION SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...WELL IN ADVANCE OF IRENE. IRENE WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY...BUT ITS TRACK AND EXACT HAZARDS REMAIN UNCERTAIN. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAIN AND INLAND FLOODING...DAMAGING WINDS...AS WELL AS A STORM SURGE WITH COASTAL FLOODING ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH COAST. PREPAREDNESS GUIDES... ALONG WITH THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION ON HURRICANE IRENE... ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON /ALL IN LOWERCASE/. DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER WILL LIKELY FOLLOW MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............52 57 61 65 69 73 77 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ SCH SCH CHC CHC TEMP................75 77 78 78 79 79 78 RH..................79 74 71 71 72 72 71 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 11 11 11 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 25 30 35 CWR.................0 10 10 20 20 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AROUND MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT...THEN INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 90 85 80 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC TEMP................77 75 73 73 71 70 69 69 70 69 69 69 RH..................74 79 84 84 90 97 100 100 97 100 97 97 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......11 10 9 9 6 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.................30 40 40 40 50 50 50 60 60 50 50 40 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............74 69 64 60 55 51 46 42 37 38 38 39 WEATHER COV.........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RNF RNF RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................69 70 70 71 72 74 76 78 79 78 76 74 RH..................97 90 90 87 84 82 76 71 69 71 76 82 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.................30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...EVT REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110825.PILGR.01/BOX