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FNUS71 KBOX 170724
FWSBOX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY BROOK WMA/WCE RX FIRE...MASSWILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
324 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY CONDITIONS TO START TODAY WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO
20MPH. WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH GUSTS COMING
DOWN TO UNDER 15MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, AND BECOMING CALM SHORTLY
AFTER SUNSET. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR SATURDAY WITH LIGHT
NORTHERLY IN THE MORNING, TURNING LIGHT SOUTHERLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............33 INCREASING TO 37 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...30.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (60300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................8 TO 48.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........10 5 1 2 4 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 38 47 53 57 57
DEWPOINT........31 33 36 38 39 38
RH..............79 82 65 57 51 49
HEAT INDEX (F)..30 32 42 53 57 57
20 FT WIND......N 8 N 8 N 9 N 10 N 10 N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 18 17 16 15
SURFACE WIND....N 8 N 8 N 9 N 10 N 10 N 9
SURFACE WND GST.14 16 18 17 16 15
MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 1600 2900 4000 4300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 13 N 14 N 16 N 17 N 16
LVORI...........4 4 3 1 1 1
ADI.............8 14 23 38 48 46
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 8 19 41 60 60
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............36.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...30.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................4 TO 7.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........5 14 12 7 6 2
WEATHER COV..... PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 44 41 40 37 35
DEWPOINT........38 38 36 35 35 34
RH..............57 79 82 82 92 96
HEAT INDEX (F)..53 41 37 37 33 31
20 FT WIND......N 7 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 8 8 7 7
SURFACE WIND....N 7 N 6 N 6 N 5 N 5 N 5
SURFACE WND GST.10 9 8 8 7 7
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 500 500 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 N 10 N 9 N 9 N 8 N 9
LVORI...........3 3 4 5 5 6
ADI.............7 5 4 4 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 5 4 4 4 4
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............35 INCREASING TO 39 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...30.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................3 TO 20.
CEILING (KFT).......23 DECREASING TO 16.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........12 8 20
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
TEMP............33 48 60
DEWPOINT........33 39 39
RH..............100 70 46
HEAT INDEX (F)..30 48 60
20 FT WIND......N 3G7 NW 3G7 W 3G5
SURFACE WIND....N 3G7 NW 3G7 W 3G5
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1600 2900
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 N 7 NW 5
LVORI...........6 3 2
ADI.............3 14 17
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 9 12
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...24 20 16
FORECASTER...KP
REQUESTED BY...ALEX ENTRUP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/17/25
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