FNUS71 KBOX 271452 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR PILGRAM SPRINGS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 952 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WIND WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT DUE TO SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD USHER MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION RESULTING IN HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS FOR TUESDAY BRINGING FAIR AND DRY WEATHER. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 26 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 28 TO 31 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1800-12200 KNOT-FT). TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............22 24 26 34 42 50 66 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................41 43 44 44 45 45 44 RH..................46 45 45 49 51 53 60 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......9 10 11 11 11 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 25 25 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.0 1.3 1.7 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 22 26 28 30 31 31 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 1 3 3 ADI.................16 24 29 30 33 34 34 VRATE KT-FT/1000....12 10 6 5 3 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-2500 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 37 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1700-49900 KNOT-FT)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (77900-78800 KNOT-FT) LATE. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............83 99 97 94 92 77 63 48 37 25 14 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................43 42 43 43 44 43 42 41 40 40 39 38 RH..................70 79 75 75 72 73 73 74 73 69 68 69 20 FT WIND DIR......S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......12 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 17 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.7 2.5 2.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....30 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 33 35 37 37 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 ADI.................33 33 33 33 27 27 28 28 30 39 49 49 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 25 50 79 78 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 28 TO 37 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (73700-109900 KNOT-FT). TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............12 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 38 38 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 39 39 RH..................66 64 63 60 59 55 54 52 51 49 50 50 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......18 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 35 35 35 35 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.4 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....36 36 36 37 37 36 36 35 32 31 29 28 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................48 48 48 49 49 48 93 91 85 81 75 70 CWR.................10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....75 74 84 98 108 108 110 109 101 96 89 81 $$ FORECASTER...KJC REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.PILGR.01/BOX