FNUS71 KBOX 051139 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MASHPEE PINE BARRENS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 739 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... UPDATED FORECAST... EXPECTING SLIGHTLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED. TODAY...DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE UP TO 25 MPH. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 20 PERCENT...EXCEPT FOR THE CAPE AND THE ISLANDS WHICH WILL SEE MIN RH VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT. 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 51. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14900-48600 KNOT-FT)...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (61800-81500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............11 17 23 28 34 31 28 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 46 47 48 49 50 50 50 RH..................43 35 34 31 30 30 30 31 20 FT WIND DIR......N N NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD......8 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......4.1 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 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.................52 55 52 50 47 43 42 38 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....66 82 80 79 76 69 69 62 .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...DOODY REQUESTED BY...DAVE WALKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120405.MASHP.01/BOX