2008-03-16: 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 13.3 290 12 66 | 2.7 ` : 11500 12.7 65 | 4.3 ` : 11000 12.1 64 | 6.0 ` : 10500 11.5 63 | 7.6 ` : 10000 10.6 275 21 61 | 8.7 ` : 9500 9.2 59 | 8.8 ` : 9000 8.1 285 25 56 | 9.4 ` : 8500 7.2 55 | 10.5 ` : 8000 6.3 285 24 53 | 11.6 ` : 7500 5.5 52 | 12.7 ` : 7000 4.6 300 25 50 | 13.9 ` : 6500 3.7 49 | 15.0 ` : 6000 2.9 315 22 47 | 16.1 ` : 5500 2.1 46 | 17.4 ` : 5000 1.9 45 | 19.7 ` : 4500 1.7 335 11 45 | 22.0 `: 4000 1.4 345 8 44 | 24.1 ` : 3500 1.1 44 | 26.3 `: 3000 0.8 5 12 43 | 28.4 `: 2500 0.5 43 | 30.5 (CB: 2700) : 2000 -0.5 360 13 42 | 31.4 (High: 42) : 1500 -1.6 40 | 32.1 : ` 1000 -2.7 325 9 38 | 32.8 : ` 500 -3.3 37 | 34.4 : ` === NWS Regional Summary - 730 AM EST SUN MAR 16 2008 === Skies will remain mostly cloudy across southern New England throughout much of the day with partial sunshine possible across western areas during the afternoon. There will be a chance of some of light snow or rain showers, with southeast Massachusetts having the best chance. Todays temperatures will be similar as yesterdays only around 40. Tonight there will be a chance of evening snow showers with gradual clearing skies after midnight. Low temperatures should drop down into the lower 20s across western areas, while coastal areas will settle in the lower 30s. Monday skies will become mostly sunny with seasonable highs in the mid 40s. Low pressure has tracked off the mid Atlantic coast during the overnight. The system will strengthen rapidly, but track far enough to the south the the northeast will escape with light snow showers. High pressure builds into the region on Monday into Tuesday. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 06:54 AM EST was: === The skies were cloudy. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 32F ( 0C) Dewpoint: 28F ( -2C) Relative Humidity: 85% Winds from the NE (030 degs) at 5 mph. Pressure: 1012.4 millibars. Altimeter:29.86 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 16-Mar-2008 07:38 EDT === 8am: 01005kt P6sm Ovc011 9am: 36008kt P6sm Ovc012 12pm: 35010g17kt P6sm Vcsh Ovc015 7pm: 31012g22kt P6sm Sct025 Bkn035 0am: 32015g25kt P6sm Sct250