FNUS71 KBOX 050755 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MASHPEE PINE BARRENS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 355 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REACH 25 TO 35 PERCENT RESULTING IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTLOOK /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... LOW PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND MAY BRING SOME SHOWERS TO THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (29600-71600 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............11 17 22 28 34 31 28 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 46 47 48 49 50 50 50 RH..................41 35 33 32 30 30 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR......N N NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......4.0 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................51 52 50 47 45 42 42 38 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....64 72 72 71 69 65 66 61 .TONIGHT... MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (600-41100 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM MIX HGT (KFT).......4.1 2.1 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 NW NW N N N N NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 10 10 12 13 14 16 17 18 17 17 16 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................43 26 8 9 10 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 VRATE KT-FT/1000....41 19 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300-5200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11900-51900 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 1.8 2.6 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 10 9 8 LVORI...............3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................7 10 9 9 47 51 47 48 36 43 38 33 VRATE KT-FT/1000....12 23 31 40 44 52 49 50 52 46 40 35 $$ FORECASTER...WTB REQUESTED BY...DAVE WALKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.MASHP.01/BOX