FNUS71 KBOX 131233 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARCONI MAIN RESEARCH- WCF...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 833 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 EDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH ONLY A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS. THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE INTERIOR. CLOUDS AND AN ISOLATED SHOWER MAY LINGER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...THOUGH MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 80 PERCENT ACROSS CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG WITH PERIODS OF WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OUTLOOK /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM EASTERN CANADA BRINGING COOLER AND BRISK CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST COAST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL APPROACH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BRINGING ANOTHER PERIOD OF LIGHT RAINFALL. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS WITH MORE DRY WEATHER SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (500-1200 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............92 89 86 83 81 78 76 71 66 62 WEATHER COV.........SCT SCT NUM NUM SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................47 48 48 49 50 51 51 51 50 50 RH..................89 89 93 93 89 86 86 86 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 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 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 10 12 13 15 17 20 20 21 21 LVORI...............5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 ADI.................10 11 13 14 16 19 21 21 23 23 CWR.................20 30 50 60 50 30 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (300-1100 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............68 74 80 79 79 78 77 76 75 72 68 65 WEATHER COV......... ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO PTY ISO ISO SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW FOG RNF RNF RNF TSTM COV............ TEMP................50 50 51 51 50 49 49 48 47 46 45 45 RH..................93 93 86 86 89 89 86 89 89 93 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 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.....20 20 18 16 15 13 10 9 7 6 6 5 LVORI...............4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 ADI.................21 21 20 18 13 11 9 8 6 5 5 4 CWR.................10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 16 TO 18 MPH EARLY. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (300-23400 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............62 59 56 54 53 51 49 47 46 47 48 49 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RNF RNF RNF RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................44 44 45 45 45 45 45 44 44 43 43 43 RH..................93 89 86 82 82 82 82 86 86 89 86 86 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W NW N N N NE NE N N N NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 5 5 8 13 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 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 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 VRATE KT-FT/1000....0 0 0 1 1 1 5 10 14 17 21 23 $$ FORECASTER...BELK REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120313.MARCO.01/BOX