FNUS71 KBOX 051146 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIMFIELD SOUTH FIRE...DCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 746 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0738 EDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... VARIABLE WINDS CURRENTLY WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT HOUR OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE UP TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH. EXPECT MAX GUSTS TO OCCUR BY MID-DAY AS MAXIMUM MIXING OCCURS. RH VALUES WILL DROP BY THE LATE MORNING...DROPPING TO 22 PERCENT AS DRY AIR ALOFT MIXES DOWN. TONIGHT...WINDS WILL CALM DOWN AFTER SUNSET AS RH WILL INCREASE AS MIXING SUBSIDES. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AND BE AROUND 4 MPH. ON FRIDAY...AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE AS DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL UNDER SUNNY SKIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 20 PERCENT EXCEPT THE 35 TO 45 PERCENT OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS OUTLOOK /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL FRO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY KEEPING THE DRY WEATHER TREND. BOTH DAYS ARE SHOWING MARGINAL CONDITIONS. FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...LOW PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MAY BRING SOME SHOWERS TO THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (9400-51000 KNOT-FT)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (68500-92300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............8 9 15 21 27 22 18 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................34 36 39 41 44 46 49 51 51 51 51 RH..................72 67 52 44 35 31 26 23 23 24 24 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.....4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.1 1.6 2.8 4.0 5.2 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....20 21 21 20 20 18 18 17 16 15 15 LVORI...............3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................13 14 14 54 61 59 60 57 53 49 48 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....19 30 51 69 89 88 92 91 83 75 73 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (28600-65000 KNOT-FT)...DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (700-14100 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............14 14 14 11 9 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................49 47 44 42 40 39 37 36 35 33 31 30 RH..................28 30 35 39 44 48 52 56 59 63 69 72 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.....5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....25 20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......5.4 4.8 4.2 2.9 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 10 12 13 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................44 51 44 36 21 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....65 53 42 29 14 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4500-44600 KNOT-FT)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (60100-106700 KNOT-FT) EARLY. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 7 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................30 31 34 37 41 45 48 50 52 53 54 54 RH..................69 63 54 46 39 32 29 25 24 22 21 20 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 20 20 25 30 30 30 30 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.....3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 15 15 15 20 20 25 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.4 0.7 1.0 2.1 3.2 4.3 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.8 7.2 7.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 LVORI...............3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................6 7 11 11 53 46 49 52 58 55 57 58 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....5 9 14 29 45 60 70 79 95 95 101 107 $$ FORECASTER...DUNTEN REQUESTED BY...DAVE CELIO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120405.BRIMF.01/BOX