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FNUS71 KBOX 280850  
FWSBOX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR QUABOAG WMA RX BURN 5/28/2025...MASSWILDLIFE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
450 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MAY 28.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WARM AND DRY TODAY, THEN LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A PERIOD OF  
SHOWERS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS TODAY WILL BE OUT OF THE SSW  
5-10 KTS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 40 PERCENT  
TODAY AND 80 PERCENT ON THURSDAY.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............51 DECREASING TO 47 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...73.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10  
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (59100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................6 TO 11 INCREASING TO 26, THEN INCREASING TO 56  
TO 59 EARLY INCREASING TO 74 EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 61 TO 67.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........74 76 65 63 63 66 75 75 83 82 81 85  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 57 61 66 69 72 72 73 73 73 73 71  
DEWPOINT........49 51 52 53 53 52 52 51 50 48 47 46  
RH..............83 80 72 63 57 49 49 46 44 41 40 41  
HEAT INDEX (F)..54 57 61 66 69 72 72 73 73 73 73 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 6 6 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 14  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8  
SURFACE WND GST.6 5 6 6 8 10 12 13 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.2 4.9 5.5 6.6 5.2 4.8 4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 10 12 13  
LVORI...........5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............6 6 6 11 26 59 56 57 74 61 65 67  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 5 8 17 42 39 44 59 47 48 50  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR PR FR FR FR FR FR  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............48 INCREASING TO 52 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7  
MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (4100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................34 DECREASING TO 3 TO 12.  
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 0.8.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........85 89 88 95 96 96  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 10 10 10 80 80  
TEMP............69 63 59 58 56 55  
DEWPOINT........46 46 47 49 51 52  
RH..............44 54 64 72 83 90  
HEAT INDEX (F)..69 63 59 58 56 55  
20 FT WIND......S 8 S 6 S 6 S 3 SE 3 SE 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 10 8 8 9  
SURFACE WIND....S 8 S 6 S 6 S 3 SE 3 SE 3  
SURFACE WND GST.14 13 10 8 8 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....2100 1100 800 800 800 900  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 12 SW 10 S 8 S 6 S 9  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 5 6  
ADI.............34 8 7 4 3 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 11 8 6 4 7  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
CEILING (KFT)...25 20 10 5.0 2.0 1.0  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT DECREASING TO 6 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............55.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...61.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10  
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (23900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............6.  
ADI.................10 TO 17 INCREASING TO 25 TO 34 THROUGH EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 20 TO 23 LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CEILING (KFT).......0.8.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........97 95 94 93 91 88  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............80 20 20 20 10 10  
TEMP............54 56 57 59 60 61  
DEWPOINT........54 54 55 56 56 56  
RH..............100 93 93 90 87 84  
HEAT INDEX (F)..54 56 57 59 60 61  
20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 E 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 15 16 17 14  
SURFACE WIND....SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 9 E 8  
SURFACE WND GST.12 13 15 16 17 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1500 1500 1800 1800 1600  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SE 14 SE 13 SE 15 E 13 E 12  
LVORI...........8 4 5 4 4 4  
ADI.............10 26 25 34 28 23  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 18 17 24 19 16  
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR  
CEILING (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRW  
REQUESTED BY...ALEX ENTRUP  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2514743.0/BOX  
.DELDT 05/28/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ALEX.ENTRUP@MASS.GOV  
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