2008-01-27: 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 16.1 225 17 60 | -3.7 ` : 11500 15.8 59 | -1.6 ` : 11000 14.8 58 | -0.7 ` : 10500 13.5 55 | -0.3 ` : 10000 13.1 54 | 1.5 ` : 9500 12.6 54 | 3.4 ` : 9000 12.3 245 12 53 | 5.5 ` : 8500 12.1 53 | 7.9 ` : 8000 11.7 230 11 52 | 9.8 ` : 7500 9.3 48 | 8.1 ` : 7000 6.8 215 8 43 | 6.3 ` : 6500 5.3 40 | 6.2 ` : 6000 4.5 205 7 39 | 7.4 ` : 5500 3.7 37 | 8.6 ` : 5000 2.8 36 | 9.9 ` : 4500 2.0 175 7 35 | 11.1 ` : 4000 0.6 165 11 32 | 11.1 `: 3500 -0.2 31 | 12.3 (High: 31, CB: 3500) : 3000 -0.8 145 16 30 | 14.0 :` 2500 -1.3 145 16 29 | 15.7 : ` 2000 -1.8 145 14 29 | 17.5 : ` 1500 -2.3 28 | 19.4 : ` 1000 -2.7 145 11 27 | 21.2 : ` 500 -3.1 26 | 23.3 : ` === NWS Regional Synopsis - 619 AM EST SUN JAN 27 2008 === Low pressure off the mid Atlantic coast early this morning will rapidly intensify into a strong storm today. Wind gusts up to 60 knots will occur north and west of the storm center as it pushes to about 150 nm s of Nantucket this evening. The storm center will drift slowly east northeast Monday, finally weakening as it pushes seaward during Tuesday. A cold front will cross the region Wednesday, followed by dry high pres Thursday and Thursday night. Low pressure will move out of the Ohio valley Friday, crossing New England on Saturday. === The weather observed at WORCESTER, MA at 07:54 AM EST was: === The skies were mostly cloudy. The prevailing visibility was 10 miles. Temperature: 21F ( -6C) Dewpoint: 19F ( -7C) Relative Humidity: 93% Winds from the N (010 degs) at 7 mph. Pressure: 1020.6 millibars. Altimeter:30.09 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 27-Jan-2008 06:47 EST === 7am: 02006kt 6sm -shsn Sct025 Ovc050; Tempo 7-9am: 4sm -sn Br Bkn025 9am: 04008kt 3sm -sn Ovc015; Tempo 9-12pm: 1 1/2sm -sn Ovc008 12pm: 04010kt 1sm -sn Br Ovc007 4pm: 03012g24kt 2sm -sn Br Ovc009 8pm: 02015g25kt 1sm -sn Br Ovc005 1am: 01015g28kt 4sm -shsn Br Ovc008 5am: 35015kt P6sm Sct008 Bkn050