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FNUS71 KBOX 241221
FWSBOX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WASQUE...MASS DCR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
821 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1409 EDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS WHICH WILL
ALLOW FOR AN ONSHORE SEA BREEZE TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............33.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...39.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 8
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (53200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................20 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 61 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CEILING (KFT).......5.0.
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 35 34 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 46 46 47
DEWPOINT........31 31 31 32
RH..............55 55 55 56
HEAT INDEX (F)..41 42 42 43
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 9
SURFACE WND DIR.E E E E
SURFACE WND SPD.9 8 8 8
SURFACE WND GST.12 12 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 2.9 2.6 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8 8
LVORI...........1 1 2 2
ADI.............39 33 26 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..33 23 18 16
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR
CEILING (KFT)...5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............33.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...44.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
7 MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT
BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6
TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 TO 17.
CEILING (KFT).......5.0.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........29 26 23 34 45 37 29 37 44 37 30 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 46 45 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 44 44
DEWPOINT........32 32 32 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34
RH..............58 58 60 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 68 68
HEAT INDEX (F)..42 42 42 41 41 41 41 44 44 43 41 41
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
SURFACE WND DIR.SE S S SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE
SURFACE WND SPD.7 7 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 5 5 6
SURFACE WND GST.9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E S SE E E NE NE N N N NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 12
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............17 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 11 8 5 5 5 5 8 9 12 13 14
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
CEILING (KFT)...5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............36.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...39.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (37300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................29 TO 52.
CEILING (KFT).......11 INCREASING TO 15 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 25 EARLY DECREASING TO 20 LATE IN
THE MORNING DECREASING TO 15 DECREASING TO 12
EARLY.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 26 27 32 36 41 48 55 62 69 75 82
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
DEWPOINT........35 35 36 36 37 37 37 37 37 36 36 35
RH..............70 70 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 70 70 68
HEAT INDEX (F)..41 40 40 39 41 40 40 40 40 40 41 41
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
SURFACE WND SPD.6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
SURFACE WND GST.8 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 14 14 13 12 12 10 10 10 10
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............29 37 46 47 52 43 39 38 34 33 33 32
VRATE KT-FT/1K..19 25 31 33 37 37 33 32 28 27 26 26
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
CEILING (KFT)...11 15 25 20 15 12 12 13 13 13 13 13
FORECASTER...JWD
REQUESTED BY...JOSH NIGRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610750.2/BOX
.DELDT 04/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOSH.NIGRO@MASS.GOV
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