000 FNUS51 KBOX 051001 CCA FWFBOS FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 600 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003 ...RAIN IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS OVER NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY IS MOVING OFFSHORE. A WARM FRONT WELL SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND WILL START TO MOVE NORTH. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND ALONG THAT WARM FRONT TONIGHT...PASSING SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL LIKELY STAY SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND AS OTHER WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERS MOVE ALONG IT. THIS WILL BRING A RISK OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TOWARD NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY. CTZ002>004-MAZ009-011-061000- EASTERN HAMPDEN-HARTFORD-TOLLAND-WESTERN HAMPDEN-WINDHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLANFORD...HARTFORD...SPRINGFIELD... STAFFORD...WILLIMANTIC 600 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003 .RED FLAG...NONE TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 69 70 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAINSHOWERS RAINSHOWERS TEMP 64 43 55 RH % 28 80 73 20FT WND AM(MPH) SW 5 E 11 20FT WND PM(MPH) S 9 S 8 E 12 PRECIP DURATION 7 12 PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM 6 AM PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.23 0.12 LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS HAINES INDEX 5 3 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3740 2940 2190 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 8 S 15 SE 20 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 4652 6919 7040 CWR (%) 19 85 69 REMARKS...NONE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH. $$ MAZ002>004-008-010-061000- EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE-NORTHERN WORCESTER- WESTERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTERFIELD...FITCHBURG...GREENFIELD... NORTHAMPTON...SHELBURNE 600 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003 .RED FLAG...NONE TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLOUDY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 69 64 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAINSHOWERS RAINSHOWERS TEMP 62 42 55 RH % 33 71 62 20FT WND AM(MPH) SW 5 SE 9 20FT WND PM(MPH) SE 9 S 8 E 11 PRECIP DURATION 7 12 PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM 6 AM PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.27 0.11 LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS HAINES INDEX 5 3 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400 3600 2430 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 9 S 17 SE 21 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 5997 9625 8138 CWR (%) 18 71 55 REMARKS...NONE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS 20 MPH. $$ MAZ005-006-026-NHZ011-012-015-061000- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY-CHESHIRE-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH- NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH- WESTERN ESSEX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEENE...LAWRENCE...LOWELL...MANCHESTER... PEPPERELL...PETERBOROUGH 600 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003 .RED FLAG...NONE TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLOUDY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 44 62 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAINSHOWERS RAINSHOWERS TEMP 64 41 51 RH % 30 72 59 20FT WND AM(MPH) SW 4 SE 8 20FT WND PM(MPH) SE 8 S 8 E 11 PRECIP DURATION 6 12 PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM 6 AM PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.13 0.13 LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS HAINES INDEX 5 4 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3540 2540 2410 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 7 S 13 SE 17 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 3806 5123 6446 CWR (%) 0 64 59 REMARKS...NONE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH. $$ MAZ007-014>016-061000- EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN NORFOLK-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX-SUFFOLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOSTON...GLOUCESTER...QUINCY...WALTHAM 600 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003 .RED FLAG...NONE TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLOUDY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 33 62 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAINSHOWERS RAINSHOWERS TEMP 60 43 51 RH % 31 65 57 20FT WND AM(MPH) SW 4 SE 8 20FT WND PM(MPH) SE 7 S 8 E 11 PRECIP DURATION 3 12 PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM 6 AM PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.13 LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS HAINES INDEX 5 4 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2960 2230 2530 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 7 S 13 SE 18 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 3291 4381 7176 CWR (%) 0 56 55 REMARKS...NONE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF EARLY MORNING SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH. $$ MAZ012-013-RIZ001-061000- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE-SOUTHERN WORCESTER-WESTERN NORFOLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKLIN...WOONSOCKET...WORCESTER 600 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003 .RED FLAG...NONE TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLOUDY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 58 65 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAINSHOWERS RAINSHOWERS TEMP 63 41 52 RH % 27 77 68 20FT WND AM(MPH) SW 5 E 10 20FT WND PM(MPH) SE 8 S 8 E 12 PRECIP DURATION 7 12 PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM 6 AM PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.15 0.15 LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS HAINES INDEX 5 4 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3130 2530 2180 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 7 S 15 SE 22 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 3648 5773 7465 CWR (%) 0 84 71 REMARKS...NONE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH. $$ MAZ017-018-RIZ002>004-061000- EASTERN KENT-NORTHERN BRISTOL-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE-WESTERN KENT- WESTERN PLYMOUTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROCKTON...PROVIDENCE...TAUNTON... WARWICK...WEST GREENWICH 600 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003 .RED FLAG...NONE TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLOUDY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 44 69 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAINSHOWERS RAINSHOWERS TEMP 63 41 52 RH % 25 78 69 20FT WND AM(MPH) SW 4 E 11 20FT WND PM(MPH) SE 6 SE 7 E 12 PRECIP DURATION 5 12 PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM 6 AM PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.10 0.18 LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS HAINES INDEX 5 4 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2550 2140 2040 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 7 S 13 SE 22 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 2634 4449 7037 CWR (%) 0 88 74 REMARKS...NONE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MORNING RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH. $$ MAZ019-061000- EASTERN PLYMOUTH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PLYMOUTH 600 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003 .RED FLAG...NONE TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLOUDY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 33 70 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAINSHOWERS RAINSHOWERS TEMP 59 42 51 RH % 25 71 64 20FT WND AM(MPH) SW 4 E 9 20FT WND PM(MPH) SE 6 SE 7 E 12 PRECIP DURATION 2 12 PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM 6 AM PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.16 LAL NO TSTMS NO TSTMS NO TSTMS HAINES INDEX 5 4 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2330 2040 2220 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 7 S 13 SE 22 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 2381 4141 7744 CWR (%) 0 69 73 REMARKS...NONE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MORNING RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 30 MPH. $$ MAZ020-021-RIZ005>008-061000- BLOCK ISLAND-BRISTOL-NEWPORT-SOUTHERN BRISTOL-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARRINGTON...BLOCK ISLAND...NEW BEDFORD... NEWPORT...WAREHAM...WESTERLY 600 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003 .RED FLAG...NONE TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLOUDY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 48 70 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAINSHOWERS RAINSHOWERS TEMP 60 42 52 RH % 24 81 76 20FT WND AM(MPH) SW 4 E 12 20FT WND PM(MPH) SE 6 SE 6 E 13 PRECIP DURATION 6 12 PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM 6 AM PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.22 LAL NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES 1-8 STRIKES HAINES INDEX 5 3 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2250 2040 1950 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 6 S 13 SE 23 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 2213 4176 6976 CWR (%) 0 98 84 REMARKS...NONE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF EARLY MORNING RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 25 MPH. $$ MAZ022>024-061000- BARNSTABLE-DUKES-NANTUCKET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...NANTUCKET...VINEYARD HAVEN 600 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003 .RED FLAG...NONE TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLOUDY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 26 77 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAINSHOWERS RAINSHOWERS TEMP 56 42 52 RH % 24 76 60 20FT WND AM(MPH) SE 4 E 12 20FT WND PM(MPH) E 5 SE 6 E 15 PRECIP DURATION 1 12 PRECIP BEGIN 5 AM 6 AM PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.20 LAL NO TSTMS 1-8 STRIKES 1-8 STRIKES HAINES INDEX 4 4 2 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1940 1840 2170 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 8 SE 14 SE 25 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 2363 3970 8574 CWR (%) 0 96 100 REMARKS...NONE .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MORNING RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 30 MPH. $$