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FNUS71 KBOX 042017
FWSBOX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPKINS HILL FIRE...RI DEM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
417 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 EDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY
DISCUSSION
SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST 35 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON,
DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET, THEN PICKING UP EVEN STRONG ON TUESDAY,
GUSTING 40 TO 45 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, THOUGH, WILL
IMPROVE FROM TODAY'S 28-35 PERCENT TO 40-50 PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
TUESDAY NIGHT WINDS DIMINISH BUT REMAIN BREEZY. RAIN CHANCES MOVE
IN TUESDAY NIGHT BUT THE WIDESPREAD, HEAVIER RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............38.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...66.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 39 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 39 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (67000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................82 TO 105.
CEILING (KFT).......11 DECREASING TO 7.0 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0
TEMP............66 65
DEWPOINT........37 39
RH..............34 38
HEAT INDEX (F)..66 65
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..20 18
20 FT WIND GUST.38 39
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.12 11
EYE LVL WND GST.23 23
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.20 18
SURFACE WND GST.38 39
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.4 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 25
LVORI...........1 1
ADI.............105 82
VRATE KT-FT/1K..129 67
VENTRATE CAT....VGD GD
CEILING (KFT)...11 7.0
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............41 INCREASING TO 46 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...62.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32
MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 15
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................58 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 10 LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
CEILING (KFT).......13 INCREASING TO 20 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
INCREASING TO 25 EARLY DECREASING TO 20
INCREASING TO 25 DECREASING TO 20 EARLY IN THE
MORNING DECREASING TO 12 DECREASING TO 7.0
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 32
MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 6 8 10 15 10 11 6 7 17 33 38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 59 56 54 52 51 51 51 51 51 50 50
DEWPOINT........40 40 41 42 42 43 45 45 45 46 46 47
RH..............44 49 57 64 69 74 80 80 80 83 86 89
HEAT INDEX (F)..62 59 56 54 52 51 51 51 51 51 46 46
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.32 21 15 14 15 14 14 13 13 14 14 15
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
EYE LVL WND GST.19 13 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
SURFACE WND SPD.16 15 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9
SURFACE WND GST.32 21 15 14 15 14 14 13 13 14 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 18 16 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
ADI.............58 14 14 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..40 11 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
CEILING (KFT)...13 20 25 25 20 20 20 25 25 20 12 7.0
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............49.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...70.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 36 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 46 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 46 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (45300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 64 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......12 INCREASING TO 20 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 25 EARLY DECREASING TO 20 LATE IN
THE MORNING DECREASING TO 15 INCREASING TO 20
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 25.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 22 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 36 33 26 19 12 11 11 10 14 17 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 53 57 61 65 68 69 70 70 69 68 66
DEWPOINT........48 49 50 50 49 49 49 49 49 49 48 48
RH..............89 86 77 67 56 51 49 47 47 49 49 52
HEAT INDEX (F)..51 53 57 61 65 68 69 70 70 69 68 66
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 13 14 15 17 18 21 21 22 22
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 18 21 22 25 30 36 40 43 44 46
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 13 13 13 13
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 11 13 13 15 18 22 24 26 26 28
SURFACE WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.10 12 12 13 14 15 17 18 21 21 22 22
SURFACE WND GST.16 17 18 21 22 25 30 36 40 43 44 46
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 20 22 24 25 26 26 26 28 29 30
LVORI...........5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............14 11 28 38 46 58 64 64 60 61 57 56
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 9 19 25 31 41 45 45 41 42 38 38
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR PR
CEILING (KFT)...12 20 25 20 20 15 20 20 25 25 25 25
FORECASTER...BRW
REQUESTED BY...GREG RATHBUN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2612672.0/BOX
.DELDT 05/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GREGORY.RATHBUN@DEM.RI.GOV
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