FNUS71 KBOX 071105 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MSSF UNIT F...DCR FOREST FIRE CONTROL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 605 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OFFSHORE WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND MILDER AIR TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD BE 35 AND 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 20 TO 25 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. WINDS AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THURSDAY ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. OUTLOOK /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BRINGS COLDER AND DRIER AIR FOR SATURDAY. MILDER TEMPERATURES RETURN FOR SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 33 MPH EARLY. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-38200 KNOT-FT). TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............19 13 8 2 2 3 3 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 47 48 49 50 50 50 49 RH..................65 60 60 61 58 61 61 66 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 25 30 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.2 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....23 26 30 33 31 30 29 28 LVORI...............3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 ADI.................21 24 37 51 42 34 32 30 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....4 13 25 38 29 22 15 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (2900-11700 KNOT-FT). TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............4 4 9 14 19 24 29 34 34 35 36 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 48 48 47 47 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 RH..................66 71 74 76 79 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 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.....26 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 28 28 29 30 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................29 28 28 28 29 24 24 24 25 25 26 27 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....12 10 8 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 .THURSDAY... MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 38 MPH...INCREASING TO 39 TO 45 MPH EARLY. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4300-36900 KNOT-FT)...INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53700-78500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM MIX HGT (KFT).......0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....30 31 33 36 38 40 43 45 43 41 40 39 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................27 28 30 32 34 36 71 87 81 77 74 66 VRATE KT-FT/1000....4 5 9 14 19 37 57 79 72 68 64 54 $$ FORECASTER... REQUESTED BY...AARON WHIDDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120307.MSSFU.01/BOX