FNUS71 KBOX 160023 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR NICKERSON STATE PARK...MA DCR FIRE CONTROL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 823 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2017 EDT ON JULY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL BRING HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 50 PERCENT MONDAY AND 30 TO 40 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. ...OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... WEDNESDAY WILL CONTINUE THE TREND OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES FROM CANADA. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT...THEN INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (600-2100 KNOT-FT). EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............97 97 98 99 99 100 97 94 91 WEATHER COV.........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC TEMP................75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 RH..................82 82 84 84 82 82 82 87 87 20 FT WIND DIR......S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD......8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.....S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W EYE LVL WND SPD.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 15 15 14 12 10 10 12 12 LVORI...............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 ADI.................M M M M M M M M M CWR.................20 30 40 40 50 40 40 30 30 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. CWR.................20 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1200-2900 FT AGL EARLY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4000-41900 KNOT-FT). EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............88 85 82 74 67 59 46 34 21 20 20 19 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RNF RW TSTM COV............SCH SCH TEMP................74 74 76 78 80 84 84 84 84 84 84 83 RH..................87 84 79 74 69 61 61 63 63 63 61 63 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W NW NW NW NW W SW S 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 12 12 10 10 9 8 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.....W W W W W NW NW NW NW W SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.....6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW W W W W NW NW NW NW W SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.....14 17 20 20 18 18 14 9 5 5 6 6 LVORI...............4 4 3 3 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M CWR.................20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....4 7 10 22 31 42 33 23 12 10 9 6 $$ FORECASTER...JWD REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA NIGRO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120715.NICKE.01/BOX