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FNUS71 KBOX 081146
FWSBOX
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANCES_CRANE_RX_20250508...MASSWILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
746 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY. TURNING UNSETTLED THIS
COMING WEEKEND, WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ARRIVES MID TO LATE SATURDAY
MORNING AND ENDS SATURDAY EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE
ON SUNDAY, ALTHOUGH DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A WIDESPREAD SOAKING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20
TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (90900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........50 33 15 17 19 23 28 36 43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 52 55 56 58 58 59 59 60
RH..............63 56 51 53 51 53 53 55 55
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 10 12 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 15 17 21 23 24 24 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 3.8 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.3 3.8 1.9 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 14 15 17 20 22 21 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 38 70 76 85 91 73 35 43
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR GD GD GD GD GD PR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........36 21 16 12 10 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 55 52 50 48 47
RH..............60 66 74 77 83 83
20 FT WIND......W 12 W 8 W 6 W 5 W 3 SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.22 15 13 9 7 6
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 700 500 500 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 13 W 10 W 9 W 8 W 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..29 8 4 4 3 2
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY,
THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING
BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
TO 22 MPH EARLY.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (45200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........53 74 62 80 87 90
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 100 100
TEMP............47 52 58 61 62 62
RH..............83 71 62 60 60 62
20 FT WIND......SW 3 S 5 S 5 S 9 S 12 S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 15 20 20
MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1900 1900 2400 700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 S 7 S 13 S 17 S 22 S 16
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 4 21 28 45 10
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR POOR
FORECASTER...FT
REQUESTED BY...ALEX ENTRUP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/08/26
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