FNUS71 KBOX 031251 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR MARCONI HEATHLANDS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 851 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DAYTIME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS. DURATION OF ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL BE BRIEF. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 45 PERCENT. .OUTLOOK...SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY EXITING OFFSHORE BY TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT MILD AND MUGGY CONDITIONS. THEREAFTER HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER AIR FOR TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (700-11000 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............34 32 31 29 30 32 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................79 79 79 79 79 79 79 RH..................74 74 74 77 74 74 74 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 9 9 10 10 10 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 20 20 20 25 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 12 13 13 14 15 16 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................M M M M M M M VRATE KT-FT/1000....9 9 10 11 11 11 11 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AROUND MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (600-8100 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............42 52 61 58 54 51 59 67 74 70 66 62 WEATHER COV......... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE........ FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................79 78 77 76 74 74 73 73 73 72 71 72 RH..................74 74 76 79 84 87 90 90 90 93 97 93 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 15 15 15 15 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.....S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 17 18 20 20 21 18 16 14 13 12 10 LVORI...............3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M VRATE KT-FT/1000....8 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (300-500 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............58 54 50 50 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 WEATHER COV.........PTY PTY PTY WEATHER TYPE........FOG FOG FOG TSTM COV............ TEMP................72 74 75 76 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 RH..................93 90 90 85 79 74 74 74 76 76 76 76 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NOCERA REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120803.MARCO.02/BOX