FNUS71 KBOX 161550 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR NICKERSON STATE PARK...DCR FIRE CONTROL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1150 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1145 EDT ON JULY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL BRING HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS FOR TODAY AND TUESDAY. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 60 PERCENT TODAY AND 35 TO 55 PERCENT 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 600-2400 FT AGL EARLY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 7 MPH LATE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4000-41900 KNOT-FT). EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............34 28 23 18 26 33 41 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................77 77 78 79 78 78 78 RH..................82 79 76 72 74 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW N N NW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......13 13 12 12 8 6 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 10 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW N N NW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.....8 8 7 7 5 4 1 EYE LVL WND GST.....20 15 15 15 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.4 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW N N E SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 14 12 8 7 5 3 LVORI...............1 1 2 2 2 2 3 ADI.................M M M M M M M CWR.................10 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....42 33 23 12 10 9 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (500-5100 KNOT-FT). EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............48 56 64 59 54 49 28 31 35 37 40 42 WEATHER COV......... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE........ FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................77 76 75 74 73 72 72 72 72 71 70 71 RH..................76 79 82 84 87 90 90 90 90 93 97 93 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW EYE LVL WND SPD.....2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W W NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 LVORI...............3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TUESDAY... MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (700-16600 KNOT-FT). SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............44 47 49 47 45 42 40 38 36 40 44 48 WEATHER COV.........PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE........FOG FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................71 73 75 77 79 81 83 84 84 84 84 83 RH..................93 90 84 74 72 67 63 61 61 61 63 65 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 9 9 9 8 8 10 12 14 14 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.....5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 13 14 10 8 5 7 9 12 15 17 21 LVORI...............M M M M M M M M M M M M ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 4 6 5 7 9 11 14 15 17 $$ FORECASTER...NOCERA REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA NIGRO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120716.NICKE.01/BOX