FNUS71 KBOX 251332 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR WELLFLEET B WELL...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 932 AM EDT TUE SEP 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TODAY... BRINGING MILDER AND SOMEWHAT MORE HUMID AIR INTO THE REGION ON SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH FOR MOST OF THE DAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE FROM 40 TO 55 PERCENT TODAY. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR WESTERN AREAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE THREAT OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE 60 TO 70 PERCENT. OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...KEEPING THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN ON THURSDAY AS ANOTHER HIGH BUILDS OVER NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS MAY RETURN BY THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 900-2600 FT AGL EARLY...THEN DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1000-46500 KNOT-FT)...INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD (20300-52900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) LATE. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 1 3 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................65 67 67 67 67 66 64 RH..................54 50 50 50 50 54 63 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......8 9 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 25 25 25 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 1.7 0.9 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....20 21 23 24 25 26 28 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................M M M M M M M CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....44 47 51 53 37 20 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (1300-1600 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............5 7 8 14 19 25 30 36 41 44 47 51 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................63 61 60 64 63 62 61 61 62 61 60 60 RH..................70 78 87 78 81 87 90 90 87 90 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......10 9 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 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 SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....28 28 28 26 26 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 LVORI...............3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 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 0 VRATE KT-FT/1000....2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...AED REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120925.WELLF.01/BOX