000 FNUS51 KBOX 131116 FWFBOS FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 715 AM EDT SAT APR 13 2002 .DISCUSSION... A FEW SPRINKLES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT MORE SHOWERS ARE LIKELY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRACK ALONG THIS FRONT TONIGHT. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN SUNDAY MORNING...BUT ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE SUNDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE SOUTH OF THE REGION DURING MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL BRING MORE WARM WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011-012-132214- EASTERN HAMPDEN-HARTFORD-SOUTHERN WORCESTER-TOLLAND-WESTERN HAMPDEN- WINDHAM- 715 AM EDT SAT APR 13 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLDY CLDY MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 50 60 60 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 67 54 68 AM WIND S 15 SW 10 PM WIND S 20 S 15 SW 15 PRECIP AMOUNT .25-.49 .25-.49 .01-.10 PRECIP DURATION 5 3 4 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING 11 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 AM CONTINUING HUMIDITY (%) 68 100 64 HAINES 3 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3500 3000 5500 TRANSPORT WIND SW 18 -- -- SW 14 VENTILATION RATE 63000 -- 77000 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ002>004-008-010-132214- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE-EASTERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN WORCESTER-WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE- 715 AM EDT SAT APR 13 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY CLDY MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 70 80 50 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 66 54 68 AM WIND SW 15 SW 10 PM WIND SW 15 S 15 SW 10 PRECIP AMOUNT .50-.99 .25-.49 0 PRECIP DURATION 4 3 4 PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING NOON PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 AM CONTINUING HUMIDITY (%) 73 100 60 HAINES 3 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3000 2500 5000 TRANSPORT WIND SW 20 -- -- SW 15 VENTILATION RATE 60000 -- 75000 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ005>007-014>016-132214- EASTERN NORFOLK-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX-SUFFOLK-WESTERN ESSEX-WESTERN MIDDLESEX- 715 AM EDT SAT APR 13 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLDY CLDY MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 40 60 50 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 66 52 65 AM WIND SW 15 SW 15 PM WIND SW 20 S 15 SW 15 PRECIP AMOUNT .25-.49 .50-.99 0 PRECIP DURATION 4 5 4 PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING NOON PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 AM CONTINUING HUMIDITY (%) 68 100 64 HAINES 3 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3500 3000 6000 TRANSPORT WIND SW 24 -- -- SW 17 VENTILATION RATE 84000 -- 102000 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ013-017>019-RIZ001>005-132214- BRISTOL-EASTERN KENT-EASTERN PLYMOUTH-NORTHERN BRISTOL-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE-WESTERN KENT-WESTERN NORFOLK- WESTERN PLYMOUTH- 715 AM EDT SAT APR 13 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLDY CLDY MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 30 50 60 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 66 52 65 AM WIND SW 15 SW 15 PM WIND SW 20 S 15 SW 15 PRECIP AMOUNT .10-.24 .25-.49 0 PRECIP DURATION 5 4 5 PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM CONTINUING NOON PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 AM CONTINUING HUMIDITY (%) 68 100 68 HAINES 3 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3500 3000 5500 TRANSPORT WIND SW 22 -- -- SW 18 VENTILATION RATE 77000 -- 99000 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ006-007-132214- NEWPORT-SOUTHERN BRISTOL-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH-WASHINGTON- 715 AM EDT SAT APR 13 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLDY CLDY MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 20 50 60 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 63 51 62 AM WIND SW 15 SW 15 PM WIND S 15 S 15 SW 20 PRECIP AMOUNT .01-.10 .25-.49 0 PRECIP DURATION 5 4 4 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING NOON PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 AM CONTINUING HUMIDITY (%) 68 100 72 HAINES 4 -- 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 1000 500 1000 TRANSPORT WIND SW 12 -- -- SW 16 VENTILATION RATE 12000 -- 16000 REMARKS...NONE $$ MAZ022>024-132214- BARNSTABLE-DUKES-NANTUCKET- 715 AM EDT SAT APR 13 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLDY CLDY CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 20 40 50 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 60 50 60 AM WIND SW 15 SW 20 PM WIND SW 15 S 20 SW 20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 .25-.49 0 PRECIP DURATION 5 4 5 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING 1 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM CONTINUING HUMIDITY (%) 67 96 72 HAINES 4 -- 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 1000 500 1000 TRANSPORT WIND S 15 -- -- SW 20 VENTILATION RATE 15000 -- 20000 REMARKS...NONE $$ NHZ011-012-132214- CHESHIRE-HILLSBOROUGH- 715 AM EDT SAT APR 13 2002 TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY CLDY MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 70 80 40 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 66 53 67 AM WIND SW 15 W 5 PM WIND SW 15 S 15 SW 10 PRECIP AMOUNT .50-.99 .50-.99 0 PRECIP DURATION 5 3 4 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING NOON PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 AM CONTINUING HUMIDITY (%) 73 100 60 HAINES 3 -- 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 4000 3500 6000 TRANSPORT WIND SW 20 -- -- SW 12 VENTILATION RATE 80000 -- 72000 REMARKS...NONE $$ .FORECAST EXTENDED... .SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AROUND MIDNIGHT. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. .MONDAY...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...OTHERWISE PARTLY SUNNY. WARM. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO NEAR 80. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 50 TO 55. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND CONTINUED WARM. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO NEAR 80. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CONTINUED WARM. LOWS 50 TO 55 AND HIGHS 75 TO 80...EXCEPT 69 TO 73 ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S AND HIGHS IN THE 60S TO NEAR 70. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO NEAR 50 AND HIGHS IN THE 50S TO NEAR 60. NORTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING EAST. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAY... TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.