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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTAGUE PLAINS WMA 6/16/2026...MASSWILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
310 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH JUST A
CHANCE FOR A LOCALIZED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SHOWER. LIGHT WESTERLY
WINDS TODAY BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT, THEN SOUTH AT 5 TO
15 MPH WEDNESDAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 30-35 PERCENT TODAY, INCREASING TO
45-50 PERCENT FOR WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............49.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...51.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................7.
CEILING (KFT).......25.
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
TEMP............51
DEWPOINT........49
RH..............93
HEAT INDEX (F)..51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1
20 FT WIND GUST.7
SURFACE WND DIR.SW
SURFACE WND SPD.1
SURFACE WND GST.7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7
LVORI...........6
ADI.............7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3
VENTRATE CAT....PR
CEILING (KFT)...25
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............48.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...78.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (61100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 85 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......24.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 11 7 4 1 1 2 3 11 6 10 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 54 57 61 66 70 72 74 76 77 78 78
DEWPOINT........49 49 50 50 50 49 48 47 47 47 47 47
RH..............89 83 77 67 56 47 43 38 36 35 34 34
HEAT INDEX (F)..52 54 57 61 66 70 72 74 76 77 78 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W NW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 8 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
SURFACE WND DIR.SW W NW W W W W W W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 5 5
SURFACE WND GST.7 9 8 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.2 1.7 3.4 4.7 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 9 9
LVORI...........6 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............6 12 21 40 47 54 59 62 75 85 75 74
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 8 14 27 33 38 42 45 54 61 55 54
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD FR FR
CEILING (KFT)...25 24 25 25 25 24 25 25 25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............49 INCREASING TO 52 UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 5
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................71 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
CEILING (KFT).......23 DECREASING TO 19, THEN DECREASING TO 17
AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 20 EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........8 5 1 11 25 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 71 64 59 56 54
DEWPOINT........48 54 53 52 51 51
RH..............36 55 67 78 83 90
HEAT INDEX (F)..77 71 64 59 56 54
20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 1 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 3 2 2 2 2
SURFACE WIND....W 3 SW 1 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0
SURFACE WND GST.9 3 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (FT)....6400 400 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 9 W 5 SW 5 SW 5 S 3 S 3
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 6 7
ADI.............71 2 2 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..51 2 2 2 1 1
VENTRATE CAT....FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 24 21 17 20
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............53.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...77.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 91 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......19 DECREASING TO 5.6.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........61 63 36 55
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 10
TEMP............53 64 75 77
DEWPOINT........52 55 54 54
RH..............96 73 48 45
HEAT INDEX (F)..53 64 75 77
20 FT WIND......N 0G2 S 1G3 S 5G12 S 6G14
SURFACE WIND....N 0G2 S 1G3 S 5G12 S 6G14
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1700 5800 3700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 3 S 8 S 13 S 14
LVORI...........8 3 1 1
ADI.............3 18 91 65
VRATE KT-FT/1K..1 12 64 44
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR GOOD FAIR
CEILING (KFT)...21 17 9.9 5.9
FORECASTER...BELK
REQUESTED BY...ALEX ENTRUP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 06/16/26
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