FNUS71 KBOX 121152 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR LP SUMMER...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 752 AM EDT THU JUL 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MOSTLY DRY DAY WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS EXPECTED FOR THE OUTER CAPE TODAY. MIN RH VALUES WILL BE AROUND 40 TO 50 PERCENT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE INTERIOR. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM 60 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST TO AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT ACROSS WESTERN AREAS. ...OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD.....1 SECONDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (900-11200 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............49 45 40 39 37 36 31 26 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................72 74 76 77 79 80 79 78 76 RH..................66 62 58 56 50 49 50 52 56 20 FT WIND DIR......E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.7 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E E E E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 LVORI...............3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 ADI.................M M M M M M M M M CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....5 8 10 11 10 11 9 5 3 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD.....1 SECONDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (400-2700 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............16 11 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 5 8 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................74 72 70 69 68 67 66 66 66 67 67 69 RH..................59 66 71 73 76 81 84 84 84 84 84 78 20 FT WIND DIR......S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 8 9 10 10 12 10 10 9 8 8 7 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. DOMINANT PERIOD.....1 SECONDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (400-17600 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............14 18 21 18 15 12 9 6 4 4 5 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................70 72 73 75 78 80 82 83 84 84 82 81 RH..................78 73 71 66 58 54 49 47 44 44 47 51 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.4 1.8 1.4 1.1 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW S S S S S S S SE S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 LVORI...............4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....0 0 0 2 3 6 10 13 18 14 11 7 DOMINANT PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...DOODY REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120712.LPSUM.01/BOX