534  
FNUS71 KBOX 120731  
FWSBOX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT HILL...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
331 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TODAY'S WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN CAPE ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE  
NORTH, SUSTAINED AT AROUND 10-15 MPH AND GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH.  
THESE SHOULD EASE A BIT GOING INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND SHIFT  
MORE TO THE NORTHEAST. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED GOING  
INTO TOMORROW MORNING AND PERSIST DURING THE DAY.  
 
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL BE IN THE HIGH 50  
PERCENT RANGE, EVEN REACHING 60 PERCENT. TOMORROW'S WILL BE HIGHER  
WITH ONSHORE FLOW AT 70 PERCENT.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............27.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...28.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH  
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (47000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................40 TO 46 INCREASING TO 44 TO 53 IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CEILING (KFT).......13 INCREASING TO 25 EARLY, THEN DECREASING TO  
20 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 14 LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........48 55 59 31 19 10 13 12 28 42  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 39 39 39 40 40 40 39 38 35  
DEWPOINT........29 28 28 27 27 26 26 26 25 25  
RH..............70 64 64 62 59 57 57 59 59 66  
HEAT INDEX (F)..30 31 31 31 32 32 33 32 32 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 14 14 14 14 13 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 26 26 24 23 21 20 20 18  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N N N N N NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.13 13 14 14 14 14 13 10 9 8  
SURFACE WND GST.28 28 26 26 24 23 21 20 20 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 25 25 24 22 21 20 18 17  
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............40 46 50 51 47 44 53 48 45 45  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..27 39 47 47 44 41 38 35 32 30  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR  
CEILING (KFT)...13 15 15 25 20 20 20 20 15 14  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............25 INCREASING TO 28 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...26.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 13  
TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17600 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................10 TO 19 DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 AROUND MIDNIGHT.  
CEILING (KFT).......11 DECREASING TO 9.0 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 8.0 EARLY DECREASING TO 5.0  
INCREASING TO 6.0 DECREASING TO 5.0 AFTER  
MIDNIGHT DECREASING TO 3.5 DECREASING TO 2.5  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........60 71 82 85 89 94 93 91 90 89 89 88  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 32 33 32 33  
DEWPOINT........24 24 23 23 24 25 25 25 26 26 27 28  
RH..............66 72 69 69 72 75 75 72 78 75 81 82  
HEAT INDEX (F)..27 26 26 26 26 26 26 28 26 28 26 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14  
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
SURFACE WND GST.16 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 16 17 14 13 13 13 13 14 13 13  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4  
ADI.............19 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 9  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..27 25 23 24 21 18 18 18 19 22 21 22  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
CEILING (KFT)...11 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.5 2.5  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.  
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............30 INCREASING TO 33 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...27.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (36000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................9 INCREASING TO 30 TO 36.  
CEILING (KFT).......3.0 INCREASING TO 6.0.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........86 84 82 83 83 84 82 81 79 79 79 79  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 33 34 35 37 39 40 41 41 41 40 39  
DEWPOINT........28 29 30 30 31 32 32 33 33 33 33 33  
RH..............82 85 85 82 79 76 73 73 73 73 76 79  
HEAT INDEX (F)..27 27 28 28 31 33 35 36 35 36 35 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 15 15 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 16  
SURFACE WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 7  
SURFACE WND GST.14 15 15 15 17 18 18 18 18 17 17 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18  
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............9 30 34 34 36 35 36 36 36 34 33 31  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..22 27 31 32 36 33 35 34 33 30 28 26  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
CEILING (KFT)...3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0  
 

 
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.TAG 2505979.0/BOX  
.DELDT 03/12/25  
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.EMAIL JORDAN_COLLIER@NPS.GOV  
 
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