2003-02-08: ALB upper air data from FSL's server at NOAA in Boulder, CO. Forecast max temp from AVN MOS for Fitchburg MA from nws.noaa.gov. === Interpolations from ALB data - temps:deg. F, altitudes:feet MSL === MSL *TI* Wdir@kts trig VirT 2.1 degrees/division ("`": Dry Adiabatic) ----- ---- -------- ---- . ---- ----------------------------------------- 12000 18.6 320 36 63 | 1.1 ` : 11500 17.7 62 | 2.2 ` : 11000 16.8 60 | 3.2 ` : 10500 15.9 58 | 4.3 ` : 10000 14.6 315 31 56 | 4.6 ` : 9500 13.2 315 29 54 | 4.9 ` : 9000 11.9 315 27 51 | 5.1 ` : 8500 10.4 49 | 5.2 ` : 8000 9.0 310 25 46 | 5.3 ` : 7500 7.6 44 | 5.4 ` : 7000 6.2 305 26 41 | 5.6 ` : 6500 4.8 38 | 5.7 ` : 6000 -1.4 305 30 28 | -2.8 (High: 30) :` 5500 -2.6 26 | -2.2 : ` 5000 -3.1 25 | -0.4 (CB: 5400) : ` 4500 -3.5 300 32 25 | 1.5 : ` 4000 -4.0 295 33 24 | 3.3 : ` 3500 -4.4 23 | 5.1 : ` 3000 -5.0 295 35 22 | 6.9 : ` 2500 -5.6 290 29 21 | 8.4 : ` 2000 -6.3 290 23 20 | 9.9 : ` 1500 -7.0 18 | 11.3 : ` 1000 -7.7 290 14 17 | 12.7 : ` 500 -9.2 155 1 14 | 12.6 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 405 AM EST SAT FEB 8 2003 === The last of the snow moved offshore during the night, and skies cleared as high pressure moved into New England. The winds were light over interior southern New England early this morning, while some coastal sections still had gusts to around 30 mph. Early morning temperatures ranged from the single numbers in the west to around 20 along the coast. With high pressure in control of our weather today, expect mostly sunny skies and a cool west to northwest wind. Even with the sunshine, temperatures will be cool, ranging from the mid 20s to the lower 30s. Although some clouds will approach from the northwest tonight, our weather will continue to be fair and dry. Low temperatures will once again range from the single numbers in parts of the interior to around 20 along the coast. A weak cold front will approach from the Great Lakes Sunday. This front will bring us some clouds for Sunday, but no precipitation is expected. Another storm will move through New England on Monday, bringing our next chance of accumulating snow. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were clear. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 9F (-13C) Dewpoint: 1F (-17C) Relative Humidity: 72% Winds from the W (260 degs) at 16 mph. Pressure: 1015.5 millibars. Altimeter:29.93 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast not available. ===