FNUS71 KBOX 251355 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 955 AM EDT WED JUL 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON JULY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FORCE BEGINS TO LAX. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE GUSTY NW WINDS TO SLOWLY DIE DOWN...TIMING WILL BE IN LATE AFTERNOON FOR THE CAPE. OTHERWISE CLEAR SKIES AND A DRY FORECAST IS ON TAP WITH MIN RH VALUES WILL DROP AROUND 40 TO 50 PERCENT. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH THURSDAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. .OUTLOOK...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL STALL ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS WEEK. WEAK WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ALONG THIS FRONT...BRINGING ROUNDS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY LINGER ON SUNDAY...THEN CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (31000-69100 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................69 70 72 73 74 75 75 74 RH..................66 63 59 57 57 55 55 57 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......13 13 11 10 9 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 25 25 20 20 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.7 3.3 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N N N N N N NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....24 23 22 21 20 16 14 10 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................M M M M M M M M CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....57 66 68 69 69 54 44 31 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (300-16200 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............5 6 7 15 22 30 37 45 52 50 49 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................72 69 67 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 66 66 RH..................61 70 78 81 84 84 84 81 81 84 87 90 20 FT WIND DIR......NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD......4 3 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.3 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....NW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 7 5 8 10 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 LVORI...............2 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 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 0 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....16 7 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1500-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (300-27600 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............54 61 68 70 72 74 74 75 75 78 80 83 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO CHC CHC TEMP................67 69 71 74 77 78 78 78 78 78 77 76 RH..................90 84 81 74 69 67 67 69 69 69 74 76 20 FT WIND DIR......W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......4 4 4 3 3 2 3 5 5 7 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 2.1 3.1 2.3 1.5 0.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W SW SW S S SW SW SW S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 6 5 7 9 12 12 10 10 12 14 15 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 CWR.................10 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 40 40 40 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 0 0 1 1 1 11 19 28 23 18 9 $$ FORECASTER...DUNTEN REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120725.HUNTE.01/BOX