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Fire Weather Discussion
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southern New England
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
406 PM EDT Sun Jun 4 2023

.DISCUSSION...

Low pressure will meander off the eastern Massachusetts coast
Sunday. Occasional rain or drizzle is expected, mainly near the
coast, where rainfall totals may be as high as 0.25 to 0.50 inch.
Farther inland, some light rain is possible in the Worcester
Hills with up to 0.10 inch of rain, while it remains dry farther
west. Gusty northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph will persist.

Minimum RH values Sunday will range from 50 to 60 percent near
the Berkshires and Connecticut River Valley to as high as 70 to
80 percent near the eastern Massachusetts coast.

.OUTLOOK...Monday through Friday...

A pesky low lingers east of our region into early next week. This
may keep us unsettled with shots for scattered showers. the best
chance for showers and thunderstorms looks to be Tuesday.


050900-
Southeast Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Lexington, Newton, Waltham, 
and Woburn
406 PM EDT Sun Jun 4 2023

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     90           60           20           60           
Temp (24h trend)      47 (+1)      61 (+8)      51           73           
RH % (24h trend)      96 (-4)      67 (-4)      89           44           
20ft Wnd AM(mph)                   N  8                      NW  6        
20ft Wnd PM(mph)      N 10 G20     N  9         Lgt/Var      NW  8        
Precip Amount         0.18         0.03         0.00         0.06         
Precip Duration       12           3                         2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt (ft-AGL)   620          2430         160          7260         
Transport Wnd (kts)   N 14         N 13         W  6         NW 16        
Vent Rate (kt-ft)     8680         31590        960          116160       
Max ADI Early         44 Gen Good  39 Fair      29 Fair      82 Good      
Max ADI Late          16 Gen Poor  38 Fair      7 Poor       84 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            4            6            1            
Max LVORI Late        5            4            6            1            
Min Vsby Early                                                            
Min Vsby Late                                                             
Sunshine Hours        N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A          
CWR                   80           10                        50           
LAL                   No Tstms     No Tstms     No Tstms     1-8 Strikes  
Haines Index          3            3            4            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest
after midnight. 
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.