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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANCES CRANE WMA 3/29/2026...MASSWILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
417 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
NORTHWEST WINDS BECOME WEST THIS MORNING. WINDS THEN BECOME
GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON, WITH PEAK GUST SPEEDS OF
25-30 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON OF
40-45 PERCENT. DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............18 INCREASING TO 24 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...27.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 26 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 25
TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (76600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................1 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 72 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......24 DECREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 10 5 3 9 12 15 30 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 36 38 39 42 42 42 43 43
DEWPOINT........17 18 19 20 22 22 23 24 26
RH..............51 47 46 46 45 45 46 47 51
HEAT INDEX (F)..27 30 32 31 35 34 34 36 36
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 9 13 14 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 16 22 24 26 26 26 26
SURFACE WND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.7 7 9 13 14 15 15 15 15
SURFACE WND GST.13 15 16 22 24 26 26 26 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 16 20 23 25 26 28 28
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
ADI.............45 54 72 53 61 1 1 66 64
VRATE KT-FT/1K..32 38 52 65 72 75 77 72 67
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 24 24 24 21 19 19
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............29 INCREASING TO 34 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...31.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (13500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................19 TO 56.
CEILING (KFT).......19 INCREASING TO 24 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 21 EARLY DECREASING TO 16 AROUND
MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO 12 DECREASING TO 10
EARLY IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 8.3.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........54 56 64 79 86 92
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 40 39 38 39 41
DEWPOINT........27 30 32 33 33 35
RH..............53 67 76 82 79 79
HEAT INDEX (F)..36 34 32 31 32 35
20 FT WIND......SW 14 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25 21 22 22 23 25
SURFACE WIND....SW 14 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10
SURFACE WND GST.25 21 22 22 23 25
MIX HGT (FT)....2200 900 800 900 1000 800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 28 SW 21 SW 22 SW 24 SW 25 SW 22
LVORI...........1 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............56 19 20 22 23 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..53 17 16 18 21 14
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...19 21 23 17 15 10
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............39 INCREASING TO 42 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...36.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (58000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................1.
CEILING (KFT).......7.6 DECREASING TO 6.7 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 4.8 DECREASING TO 3.5 EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 5.2.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........83 66 72 75
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 46 50 50
DEWPOINT........37 41 43 43
RH..............82 83 77 77
HEAT INDEX (F)..36 40 44 44
20 FT WIND......SW 12G26 SW 14G26 SW 17G29 SW 16G29
SURFACE WIND....SW 12G26 SW 14G26 SW 17G29 SW 16G29
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1900 1900 1600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 SW 30 SW 32 SW 32
LVORI...........6 6 4 4
ADI.............1 1 1 1
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 50 54 45
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR
CEILING (KFT)...8.1 6.7 4.4 4.3
FORECASTER...BELK
REQUESTED BY...ALEX ENTRUP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608192.1/BOX
.DELDT 03/29/26
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.EMAIL ALEX.ENTRUP@MASS.GOV
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