FNUS71 KBOX 152208 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EVENT...MEMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 608 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON START TIME OF 1815 EDT ON AUGUST 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. .OUTLOOK...FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND... MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT SLOWLY CROSSES THE REGION. A BUBBLE OF HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRY WEATHER FOR SUNDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE REGION MOSTLY RAIN FREE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. CWR.................30 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (100-900 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............66 70 75 78 81 84 86 89 92 91 90 89 WEATHER COV.........SCT SCT CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............SCT SCT CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC TEMP................74 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 69 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 W W W W W W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 15 15 15 14 14 12 9 7 6 3 2 LVORI...............4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M CWR.................30 40 40 50 50 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. CWR.................50 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (300-700 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............87 86 84 80 77 73 70 66 63 58 53 48 WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV............SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH TEMP................69 69 69 70 71 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 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 W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....5 6 8 9 12 13 12 12 10 9 9 8 LVORI...............6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M CWR.................50 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 10 VRATE KT-FT/1000....0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...RLG REQUESTED BY...PAULA CUTTEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120815.PUBLI.01/BOX