FNUS71 KBOX 212056 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR NORWOOD AIRPORT...DCR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 456 PM EDT SAT APR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1647 EDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...MIXING HEIGHTS OF 2-3 KFT WILL DIMINISH WITH SUNDOWN FALLING TO AROUND 1 KFT BY DUSK. ANTICIPATING SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AROUND 15 MPH TO SUBSEQUENTLY DIMINISH AS WELL. SOUTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AROUND THE NORWOOD AIRPORT TOWARDS EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. AS THE EVENING COOLS...ANTICIPATE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO INCREASE TO ABOUT 80 PERCENT AROUND MIDNIGHT. BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE AT OR AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE AFFECTED REGION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2300-30900 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............44 46 47 55 64 72 81 89 98 98 99 99 WEATHER COV......... ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT NUM WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................68 67 65 63 62 61 60 59 59 58 58 57 RH..................59 63 68 72 75 78 78 80 80 80 80 83 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD......8 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.....S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W EYE LVL WND SPD.....6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.1 1.6 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 LVORI...............1 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................34 33 21 18 15 12 9 9 9 9 9 8 CWR.................10 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 VRATE KT-FT/1000....31 22 15 13 11 10 8 6 4 3 3 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................60 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT...THEN DECREASING TO 60 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6300-20700 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............99 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ TEMP................56 56 56 56 56 56 55 54 53 51 49 48 RH..................83 80 80 77 74 72 72 74 77 83 89 93 20 FT WIND DIR......W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.....W W NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.....3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD.....13 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 18 20 LVORI...............4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 ADI.................8 11 13 14 21 23 24 24 25 26 27 27 CWR.................60 60 70 60 50 40 50 50 60 70 80 90 VRATE KT-FT/1000....6 10 13 15 17 19 19 20 21 21 20 19 $$ FORECASTER...SIPPRELL REQUESTED BY...TOM MUISE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120421.NORWO.01/BOX