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SPOT FORECAST FOR MASHPEE PINE BARRENS...MASHPEE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
311 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ON WEDNESDAY...DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS
NORTHWEST WINDS BLOW 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE 55 TO NEAR 60 DEGREES ON THE UPPER CAPE.

ON THURSDAY...A NORTHWEST WIND WILL BLOW 10 TO 15 MPH. IT WILL BE
DRY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 50 ON
THE UPPER CAPE.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000-2500 FT
                    AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-26000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................37.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-6100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (30800-114900 KNOT-FT).

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