879  
FNUS71 KBOX 290649  
FWSBOX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP EDWARDS GRASSLAND 2026...MASSWILDLIFE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
249 AM EDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON APRIL 29.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
FOR TODAY, EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A CHANCE FOR RAIN  
SHOWERS, DRIZZLE, AND FOG IN THE MORNING. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN  
SHOWERS DECREASES DURING THE AFTERNOON, BUT IT WILL REMAIN CLOUDY.  
RAIN CHANCES INCREASE AFTER 4PM, RAIN BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD AND  
PERHAPS MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER SUNSET. WINDS WILL BE  
FROM THE NNE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
MORE TO THE ENE AT 8-12 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST GUSTS  
THROUGH THE DAY WILL BE BETWEEN 18 AND 20 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES DECREASE TO 70 TO 75 PERCENT BY THE AFTERNOON.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............44 INCREASING TO 47 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...37.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (25600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................11 TO 31.  
CEILING (KFT).......0.4 INCREASING TO 0.5 EARLY, THEN INCREASING TO  
0.7 INCREASING TO 1.0 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO 0.8 DECREASING TO 0.7 LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 0.6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 88 78 74 67 64 58 53 69 74 81 85  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............42 43 45 47 48 50 53 54 54 54 53 54  
DEWPOINT........42 42 43 44 45 45 45 46 46 46 46 47  
RH..............100 96 93 89 89 83 74 74 74 74 77 77  
HEAT INDEX (F)..37 38 40 43 44 46 53 54 54 54 53 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 12  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 7  
SURFACE WND GST.16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 18 18 17 16 15 12 9 9 8  
LVORI...........5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4  
ADI.............25 25 25 30 31 30 28 31 19 15 13 11  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 18 18 24 26 25 23 21 16 12 10 7  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
CEILING (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
CWR.................12 PERCENT INCREASING TO 48 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............46.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...51.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND MIDNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8 TO  
14 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............7.  
ADI.................5 TO 10.  
CEILING (KFT).......0.5 DECREASING TO 0.4 EARLY, THEN DECREASING TO  
0.3 INCREASING TO 0.4 INCREASING TO 0.5  
DECREASING TO 0.4 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........85 90 92 94 92 95  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 30 50  
TEMP............51 48 48 47 47 47  
DEWPOINT........46 46 46 47 47 47  
RH..............83 93 93 100 100 100  
HEAT INDEX (F)..51 46 46 45 44 44  
20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 AND 10 12 12 12  
SURFACE WIND....NE 6 NE 5 E 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6  
SURFACE WND GST.10 10 10 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....900 400 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 E 7 E 9 SE 9 SE 13 SE 14  
LVORI...........4 6 6 9 8 8  
ADI.............10 5 6 6 8 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 3 3 3 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
CEILING (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4  
 

 
FORECASTER...FT  
REQUESTED BY...ALEX ENTRUP  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611907.0/BOX  
.DELDT 04/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ALEX.ENTRUP@MASS.GOV  
 
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