FNUS71 KBOX 281130 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MYLES STANDISH STATE FOREST...DCR FOREST FIRE CONTROL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 630 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0650 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF MIXING ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30S THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (35900-74600 KNOT-FT)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (61000-93600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (38800 KNOT-FT) LATE. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............34 28 23 19 14 14 13 13 17 20 24 27 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................39 39 39 39 40 41 41 42 42 42 41 39 RH..................57 57 54 50 46 44 44 43 41 41 42 44 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.6 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.5 3.0 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 2.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....26 25 26 28 30 29 29 28 25 22 20 18 LVORI...............2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................30 28 36 37 40 39 74 75 68 58 51 52 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....36 38 46 54 66 75 86 94 84 70 61 39 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (400-18900 KNOT-FT). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............31 34 43 53 62 63 64 65 69 73 77 80 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 34 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 26 26 25 RH..................50 54 58 58 60 63 66 68 71 74 74 78 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.3 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.....NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 16 15 14 13 12 10 8 8 7 7 6 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 ADI.................28 12 16 11 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....19 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 $$ FORECASTER...DOODY REQUESTED BY...AARON WHIDDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120228.MYLES.01/BOX