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FNUS71 KBOX 251156
FWSBOX
SPOT FORECAST FOR UPDATE FRANCES CRANE WMA SOUTH 3/25/2026...MASSWILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
756 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
W WINDS OF 7 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING BECOME SW AT THE SAME SPEEDS
THIS AFTERNOON. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE EXPECTED BUT EXPECT INCREASING
AND THICKENING HIGH CLOUDS AS THE DAY WEARS ALONG. MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BETWEEN 30 AND 40
PERCENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD QUICKLY RECOVER AFTER
SUNSET.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............29 DECREASING TO 25 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...28.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH BECOMING 7 TO 10 MPH THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO
13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
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.................11 TO 35.
CEILING (KFT).......14.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 19 15 25 49 60 69 66 60 50 46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 37 39 42 45 46 47 47 47 46 45
DEWPOINT........31 30 28 25 23 23 23 23 24 26 27
RH..............85 75 64 50 41 40 38 38 40 45 49
HEAT INDEX (F)..28 32 33 37 41 41 42 42 42 41 39
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 13
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 16 15 13 12 12 13 15 16 16
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.9 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 13
SURFACE WND GST.21 20 16 15 13 12 12 13 15 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.3 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 13 12 10 12 13 13 15 15 16
LVORI...........4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2
ADI.............11 12 22 28 29 32 35 34 29 31 29
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 5 14 19 20 24 26 25 26 21 20
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
CEILING (KFT)...14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............31 INCREASING TO 41.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...33.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 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.................11 TO 15.
CEILING (KFT).......10 DECREASING TO 9.0 LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 8.0 INCREASING TO 9.0 INCREASING
TO 10 DECREASING TO 8.0 EARLY IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 6.0 DECREASING TO 4.5 EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........55 73 88 90 95 94
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 40 40 41 42 43
DEWPOINT........29 33 34 35 37 40
RH..............57 76 79 79 82 89
HEAT INDEX (F)..37 33 33 34 35 36
20 FT WIND......SW 12 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 18 21 22 20
SURFACE WIND....SW 12 S 10 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 14
SURFACE WND GST.15 14 18 21 22 20
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 700 700 600 800 700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 15 SW 15 S 15 S 16 S 16 S 17
LVORI...........2 4 4 4 4 5
ADI.............13 13 13 14 14 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..15 9 10 8 11 11
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...12 10 9.0 9.0 10 6.0
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............42.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...38.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33
MPH INCREASING TO 37 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33
MPH INCREASING TO 37 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 35
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (54900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................16 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 62 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......5.0 INCREASING TO 6.0 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO 7.0 EARLY INCREASING TO 8.0
DECREASING TO 7.0 DECREASING TO 6.0 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........93 74 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
TEMP............45 50 54
DEWPOINT........42 42 41
RH..............89 74 61
HEAT INDEX (F)..38 44 54
20 FT WIND......SW 15G24 SW 20G30 SW 23G37
SURFACE WIND....SW 15G24 SW 20G30 SW 23G37
MIX HGT (FT)....800 2200 1700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 18 SW 24 SW 35
LVORI...........5 3 1
ADI.............16 49 60
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 46 51
VENTRATE CAT....POOR FAIR FAIR
CEILING (KFT)...5.0 8.0 7.0
FORECASTER...FRANK
REQUESTED BY...ALEX ENTRUP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607735.0/BOX
.DELDT 03/25/26
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