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FNUS71 KBOX 250816
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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANCES CRANE WMA SOUTH 3/25/2026...MASSWILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
416 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY
BECOME MORE SOUTH TONIGHT. SLIGHT RISK FOR SHOWERS AS EARLY AS
DAYBREAK THURSDAY, BUT A WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED FROM ANY
SHOWERS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............29.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...28.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12100 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................18.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
TEMP............35
DEWPOINT........29
RH..............78
HEAT INDEX (F)..28
20 FT WIND DIR..W
20 FT WIND SPD..8
20 FT WIND GUST.17
SURFACE WND DIR.W
SURFACE WND SPD.8
SURFACE WND GST.17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20
LVORI...........3
ADI.............18
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12
VENTRATE CAT....PR
CEILING (KFT)...25
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............30.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...29.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (26000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................7 TO 38.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 20 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........38 25 35 58 62 59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 37 42 46 47 46
DEWPOINT........30 31 30 31 31 31
RH..............82 79 62 56 53 56
HEAT INDEX (F)..29 32 38 42 43 42
20 FT WIND......W 7 W 6 W 6 W 7 SW 8 SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 13 10 12 13 14
SURFACE WIND....W 7 W 6 W 6 W 7 SW 8 SW 8
SURFACE WND GST.16 13 10 12 13 14
MIX HGT (FT)....800 500 1900 2400 2200 1600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 12 W 12 W 12 W 13 SW 15
LVORI...........4 4 2 1 1 1
ADI.............7 12 28 34 36 31
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 5 19 24 25 21
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 20 20 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............35 INCREASING TO 38 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...35.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................8 TO 15.
CEILING (KFT).......20 DECREASING TO 5.0.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........72 83 94 94
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 39 40 41
DEWPOINT........33 34 35 37
RH..............63 82 82 86
HEAT INDEX (F)..42 35 36 36
20 FT WIND......SW 6G14 S 6G14 S 6G15 S 7G16
SURFACE WIND....SW 6G14 S 6G14 S 6G15 S 7G16
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 700 600 700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 13 S 16 S 17
LVORI...........3 4 5 5
ADI.............10 8 11 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 7 8 11
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...20 20 10 7.0
FORECASTER...BELK
REQUESTED BY...ALEX ENTRUP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607619.0/BOX
.DELDT 03/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ALEX.ENTRUP@MASS.GOV
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