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FNUS71 KBOX 250823
FWSBOX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTAGUE PLAINS WMA 3/25/2026...MASSWILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
423 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. SLIGHT RISK FOR RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS AS EARLY AS 3 AM EDT THURSDAY, BUT A WETTING RAIN IS NOT
EXPECTED FROM ANY SHOWERS. LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SHIFT TO
SOUTH BY THIS EVENING.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............23.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...30.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5400 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................3.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
TEMP............30
DEWPOINT........23
RH..............75
HEAT INDEX (F)..30
20 FT WIND DIR..S
20 FT WIND SPD..2
20 FT WIND GUST.8
SURFACE WND DIR.S
SURFACE WND SPD.2
SURFACE WND GST.8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7
LVORI...........4
ADI.............3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5
VENTRATE CAT....PR
CEILING (KFT)...25
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............23.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...29.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (55900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 73 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 20, THEN INCREASING TO 25
EARLY DECREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........25 38 56 53 54 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 31 37 45 49 51
DEWPOINT........23 24 24 23 22 22
RH..............75 75 59 41 34 32
HEAT INDEX (F)..30 31 37 44 47 51
20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 W 2 W 3 W 6 SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 8 9 12
SURFACE WIND....S 2 S 2 W 2 W 3 W 6 SW 6
SURFACE WND GST.7 6 7 8 9 12
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1200 3000 4000 5100 5600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 W 8 W 10 W 13 W 12 SW 12
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 13 38 60 67 73
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 9 27 44 51 56
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 20 25 20 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............27 INCREASING TO 31 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...33.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (9400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................5 TO 12.
CEILING (KFT).......20 DECREASING TO 10 EARLY, THEN DECREASING TO
9.0 DECREASING TO 8.0 DECREASING TO 7.0
DECREASING TO 6.0 AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO
7.0.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........60 89 94 90
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 44 40 39
DEWPOINT........25 29 30 31
RH..............36 55 67 73
HEAT INDEX (F)..51 41 35 34
20 FT WIND......S 6G13 S 6G15 S 7G16 S 7G16
SURFACE WIND....S 6G13 S 6G15 S 7G16 S 7G16
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1100 1500 1600
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 S 13 S 16 S 18
LVORI...........2 3 3 3
ADI.............7 8 11 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 12 21 25
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...20 10 7.0 7.0
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 11 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............37 INCREASING TO 46.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...34.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................12 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 105 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......6.0 DECREASING TO 4.5 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 6.0 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 7.0 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 9.0.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........89 71 65
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 10
TEMP............39 46 59
DEWPOINT........35 39 44
RH..............85 76 57
HEAT INDEX (F)..34 42 59
20 FT WIND......S 7G17 S 8G17 SW 10G20
SURFACE WIND....S 7G17 S 8G17 SW 10G20
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 2400 4400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 SW 24 SW 26
LVORI...........4 3 1
ADI.............12 51 103
VRATE KT-FT/1K..21 50 100
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR VYGD
CEILING (KFT)...6.0 5.0 9.0
FORECASTER...BELK
REQUESTED BY...BEN MAZZEI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607620.0/BOX
.DELDT 03/25/26
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