FNUS71 KBOX 211357 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR FT HILL RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 857 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH A FEW SHOWERS. A COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW EARLY ON WEDNESDAY...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE WEST WHICH WILL GUST TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 40 TO 50 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... MILD WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING A RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE WEATHER SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1000-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4300-30200 KNOT-FT). TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............27 31 34 37 44 50 57 64 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................37 39 40 41 41 41 41 41 RH..................54 52 52 52 52 50 50 55 20 FT WIND DIR......W SW SW SW SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.2 1.7 2.2 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.0 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 7 10 13 16 18 22 23 LVORI...............2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 ADI.................2 3 22 31 34 36 30 29 CWR.................0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....5 10 20 30 30 25 19 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT...THEN INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE EVENING...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 60 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1100-7800 KNOT-FT). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............70 77 81 85 89 92 96 100 100 100 100 99 WEATHER COV......... SCT SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM NUM SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 41 41 41 41 42 43 43 43 43 43 43 RH..................57 62 67 70 76 76 73 76 76 79 79 82 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 25 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....24 25 26 29 30 30 29 29 25 22 18 18 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................28 28 29 32 27 27 26 26 23 20 16 16 CWR.................10 10 30 40 50 60 60 70 60 50 40 30 VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1000-1500 KNOT-FT). TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............97 96 87 79 70 57 45 32 27 21 16 29 WEATHER COV.........ISO WEATHER TYPE........RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 49 49 48 47 RH..................79 82 79 76 74 71 66 66 66 66 68 71 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 17 18 18 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 LVORI...............M M M M M M M M M M M M ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M CWR.................20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 $$ FORECASTER...EVT REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120221.FTHIL.01/BOX