2008-02-08: ALB upper air data from Kevin Ford's server at Texas A&M. 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 20.3 235 35 73 | 9.9 ` : 11500 20.0 73 | 12.0 ` : 11000 19.6 72 | 14.0 ` : 10500 18.0 69 | 13.7 ` : 10000 16.5 67 | 13.7 ` : 9500 15.2 64 | 14.0 ` : 9000 13.4 255 27 61 | 13.4 ` : 8500 11.8 58 | 13.2 ` : 8000 10.0 260 20 55 | 12.7 ` : 7500 9.3 54 | 14.2 ` : 7000 8.3 255 17 52 | 15.1 ` : 6500 7.2 50 | 15.6 ` : 6000 6.0 245 17 48 | 16.2 ` : 5500 4.8 46 | 16.8 ` : 5000 3.6 240 14 43 | 17.3 ` : 4500 1.1 235 13 39 | 15.5 (CB: 4800) `: 4000 0.1 215 9 37 | 16.3 (High: 37) : 3500 -2.8 33 | 13.7 : ` 3000 -4.0 250 4 31 | 14.3 : ` 2500 -4.1 310 4 31 | 16.8 : ` 2000 -4.5 320 4 30 | 18.8 : ` 1500 -5.1 29 | 20.3 : ` 1000 -5.8 320 5 28 | 21.8 : ` 500 -6.4 26 | 23.2 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 645 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2008 === A weak disturbance will pass over the area Friday morning. This would keep clouds and flurries around during the morning. There will be some slippery spots early Friday across a good portion of the area, especially Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts during the morning commute. After the disturbance moves off to the east, our winds should come around to west and southwest and bring in drier air. Weak high pressure is forecast to move overhead Friday night. The next weather system will quickly move in from the west on Saturday bring a mixture of precipitation. Cold and gusty weather expected for Sunday and Monday in the wake of the low. Next system possibly bring more wintry precipitation to the region Tuesday and Wednesday. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The weather reported was fog. The skies were cloudy. The prevailing visibility was .5 miles. Temperature: 25F ( -4C) Dewpoint: 23F ( -5C) Relative Humidity: 93% Winds from the NE (050 degs) at 3 mph. Pressure: 1016.1 millibars. Altimeter:29.96 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 8-Feb-2008 06:33 EST === 7am: 05004kt 5sm Br Ovc005; Tempo 7-9am: 1sm -shsn Br Ovc002 10am: 08005kt 6sm Br Ovc015 1pm: 27006kt P6sm Ovc025 4pm: 31006kt P6sm Ovc050 10pm: 28006kt P6sm Sct250