000 FNUS51 KBOX 160954 FWFBOS FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 453 AM EST SAT MAR 16 2002 .DISCUSSION... AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRES EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TO PENNSYLVANIA WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TODAY. ITS ATTENDING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PERIOD OF RAIN THIS MORNING...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS GENERALLY AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. SLIGHTLY HIGHER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE AMOUNTS WILL RANGE UP TO A QUARTER INCH. AS THE COLD FRONT CLEARS THE REGION...INTERVALS OF SUNSHINE WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE 50S...WHICH IS ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO WILL BUILD EAST INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT...PROVIDING DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER SUNDAY. CTZ002>004-MAZ011-012-RIZ001-003-162050- EASTERN HAMPDEN-HARTFORD-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE-SOUTHERN WORCESTER- TOLLAND-WESTERN KENT-WINDHAM- 453 AM EST SAT MAR 16 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY MO CLR PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 70 10 10 PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 53 24 43 AM WIND N 10 NE 10 PM WIND N 15 N 15 NE 10 PRECIP AMOUNT .10-.24 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING -- -- PRECIP END 10 AM -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 50 79 45 HAINES 4 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3000 5000 4000 TRANSPORT WIND N 15 -- -- NE 10 VENTILATION RATE 45000 -- 40000 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ002>004-008>010-162050- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE-NORTHERN WORCESTER-WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN HAMPDEN-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE- 453 AM EST SAT MAR 16 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLDY MO CLR PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 70 10 10 PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 50 21 41 AM WIND N 10 NE 10 PM WIND NW 15 N 10 E 10 PRECIP AMOUNT .10-.24 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING -- -- PRECIP END 10 AM -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 46 79 42 HAINES 4 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 4000 5000 4000 TRANSPORT WIND N 10 -- -- NE 10 VENTILATION RATE 40000 -- 40000 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ005-006-162050- WESTERN MIDDLESEX-WESTERN ESSEX- 453 AM EST SAT MAR 16 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY MO CLR MO CLR PRECIP CHC (%) 70 10 10 PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 48 23 40 AM WIND N 10 NE 10 PM WIND N 15 N 15 NE 10 PRECIP AMOUNT .10-.24 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING -- -- PRECIP END 10 AM -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 57 79 45 HAINES 4 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3000 5000 3000 TRANSPORT WIND N 15 -- -- NE 10 VENTILATION RATE 45000 -- 30000 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ007-013>016-162050- EASTERN NORFOLK-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX-SUFFOLK-WESTERN NORFOLK- 453 AM EST SAT MAR 16 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY MO CLR MO CLR PRECIP CHC (%) 60 10 10 PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 50 26 41 AM WIND N 10 NE 15 PM WIND N 10 N 15 NE 15 PRECIP AMOUNT .10-.24 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING -- -- PRECIP END 10 AM -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 54 74 42 HAINES 4 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3000 5000 3000 TRANSPORT WIND N 15 -- -- NE 10 VENTILATION RATE 45000 -- 30000 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ017>019-RIZ002-004-005-162050- BRISTOL-EASTERN KENT-EASTERN PLYMOUTH-NORTHERN BRISTOL-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE-WESTERN PLYMOUTH- 453 AM EST SAT MAR 16 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY MO CLR PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 70 20 10 PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 53 24 43 AM WIND N 10 NE 15 PM WIND N 15 N 15 NE 15 PRECIP AMOUNT .10-.24 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING -- -- PRECIP END 10 AM -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 54 93 45 HAINES 4 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3000 5500 3500 TRANSPORT WIND N 15 -- -- NE 13 VENTILATION RATE 45000 -- 45500 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ006-007-162050- NEWPORT-SOUTHERN BRISTOL-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH-WASHINGTON- 453 AM EST SAT MAR 16 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY PT CLDY PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 70 20 10 PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 52 27 42 AM WIND NW 10 NE 15 PM WIND N 10 N 20 NE 15 PRECIP AMOUNT .10-.24 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING -- -- PRECIP END 10 AM -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 58 93 48 HAINES 3 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 1000 4500 2500 TRANSPORT WIND NE 10 -- -- NE 20 VENTILATION RATE 10000 -- 50000 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ022>024-162050- BARNSTABLE-DUKES-NANTUCKET- 453 AM EST SAT MAR 16 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY PT CLDY MO CLR PRECIP CHC (%) 70 20 10 PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 52 29 42 AM WIND W 15 NE 20 PM WIND N 15 N 25 NE 15 PRECIP AMOUNT .10-.24 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING -- -- PRECIP END 10 AM -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 62 93 48 HAINES 3 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 1000 3000 2500 TRANSPORT WIND NE 15 -- -- NE 20 VENTILATION RATE 15000 -- 50000 REMARKS...NONE $$ NHZ011-012-162050- CHESHIRE-HILLSBOROUGH- 453 AM EST SAT MAR 16 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLDY MO CLR MO CLR PRECIP CHC (%) 70 10 10 PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 45 19 40 AM WIND N 10 NE 5 PM WIND N 15 N 10 E 5 PRECIP AMOUNT .10-.24 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 3 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN CONTINUING -- -- PRECIP END 10 AM -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 53 86 41 HAINES 4 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3000 5000 3500 TRANSPORT WIND N 12 -- -- NE 10 VENTILATION RATE 36000 -- 35000 REMARKS...NONE $$ .FORECAST EXTENDED... .SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. .MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES STEADY IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...CLOUDY DURING THE DAY...THEN RAIN LIKELY DURING THE NIGHT. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. .WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S AND HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAY... TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.