FNUS71 KBOX 172319 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR FT HILL UNIT 4 5...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 719 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST ACROSS THE REGION TO BRING DRY CONDITIONS FOR MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS OVER OR NEAR CAPE COD ON TUESDAY TO BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... COLD AND DRY WEATHER PREVAILS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH PREVAILING WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW AS LOW PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED TO OUR NORTH. .MONDAY... MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (11300-32300 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM MIX HGT (KFT).......3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.....N NE NE NE E E SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....8 7 6 5 6 8 9 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................M M M M M M M VRATE KT-FT/1000....21 18 14 11 14 19 22 .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 33 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (23900-41300 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............64 75 86 88 91 93 95 98 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV......... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........ SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 32 31 30 30 31 31 32 33 34 35 35 RH..................56 61 66 72 75 72 75 75 75 78 78 85 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E SE E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......9 10 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 20 20 20 25 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.4 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.....E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....12 15 17 18 21 22 24 25 26 29 31 33 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 ADI.................M M M M M M M M M M M M CWR.................0 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 VRATE KT-FT/1000....24 27 26 28 32 34 37 39 41 40 39 36 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW AND SLEET EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 23 TO 26 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CWR.................90 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT...THEN DECREASING TO 90 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 80 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 70 PERCENT...DECREASING TO 60 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 TO 40 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-29000 KNOT-FT). TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 93 86 79 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE........SN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TSTM COV............ TEMP................36 37 38 39 40 41 41 42 43 43 43 43 RH..................85 89 89 89 89 89 92 96 96 93 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD......23 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 24 20 FT WIND GUST.....35 35 40 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE S TRANSP WIND SPD.....36 38 40 40 39 38 37 36 35 35 35 35 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.................90 90 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 70 60 VRATE KT-FT/1000....29 21 11 8 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...NOCERA REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN DEFOREST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130318.FTHIL.02/BOX