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Spot Forecast for Petit Manan Island...USFWS
National Weather Service Caribou ME
642 PM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1900 EDT on April 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact NWS Caribou at 207-492-0166 with any further questions.

.DISCUSSION...
Winds will remain out of the north through Tuesday morning before
shifting west-southwest early Tuesday afternoon through the evening.
Wind speeds will remain moderate at around 10 to 20 mph. Dry conditions
will continue through Tuesday, followed by a chance of showers Tuesday
night.

Weather Coverage Abbreviations... SCH=Slight Chance, ISO=Isolated,
CHC=Chance, SCT=Scattered, LKY=Likely, NUM=Numerous,
DEF=Definite, WID=Widespread, OCL=Occasional, PDS=Periods,
ARS=Areas, PTY=Patchy

Weather Type Abbreviations... DYT=Dry Thunderstorms, TSM=Thunderstorms,
SN=Snow, RN=Rain, SW=Snow Showers, RW=Rain Showers,
DZL=Drizzle, FZR=Freezing Rain, FZD=Freezing Drizzle, SLT=Sleet,
FZF=Freezing Fog, IFG=Ice Fog, HAZ=Haze, BSN=Blowing Snow,
SMK=Smoke, FST=Frost, FZS=Freezing Spray, RS=Rain/Snow,
DZF=Drizzle/Fog, SNF=Snow/Fog, RNF=Rain/Fog,
ZRS=Freezing Rain/Snow

Other Abbreviations... NA=Not Available, M=Missing

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 41.
Max humidity........76 percent.
Wind chill..........34.
Eye level winds.....North winds 7 to 8 mph.
Wind shift..........
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 22 to 29 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (67300 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to good (32400 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................81 decreasing to 16 to 18 early in the evening,
                    then increasing to 37 late in the evening
                    decreasing to 17 overnight increasing to 23 to
                    31 decreasing to 15 to 24 after 3 am.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (EDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........8   6   5   6   5   5   6   6   7   10  14
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............50  49  48  46  45  44  45  44  43  42  41
RH..............68  68  74  76  73  73  68  68  67  67  67
Wind chill (F)..46  44  43  41  39  38  39  38  36  35  34
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Eye lvl wnd spd.7   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   8
Eye lvl wnd gst.10  10  10  10  11  11  11  11  11  11  11
Mix hgt (kft)...3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.24  24  25  28  29  29  28  26  25  23  22
LVORI...........1   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
ADI.............81  16  17  18  37  17  31  23  23  15  24
Vrate kt-ft/1K..65  63  64  67  67  63  57  51  45  37  32
Ventrate Cat....GD  GD  GD  GD  GD  GD  FR  FR  FR  PR  PR

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 47.
Min humidity........58 percent.
Wind chill..........33.
Eye level winds.....Northwest winds up to 8 mph shifting to the
                    southwest up to 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wind shift..........
Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 13 to 22 mph shifting to the northwest 7
                    to 9 mph late in the morning, then shifting to
                    the west 8 to 12 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (11000 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to fair (29600 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
LVORI...............2 in the morning and early afternoon.
ADI.................24 increasing to 34 to 40 early in the morning,
                    then decreasing to 25 to 28 in the late morning
                    and early afternoon.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........15  14  23  33  39  34  36  48  52  55  58  61
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  0   10
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............41  42  41  42  44  46  46  46  46  46  46  46
RH..............67  62  65  62  60  58  60  63  65  65  68  68
Wind chill (F)..34  35  33  35  38  41  43  43  42  41  42  41
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  W   SW  SW  SW  SW
Eye lvl wnd spd.8   8   8   8   7   5   4   4   4   5   4   5
Eye lvl wnd gst.12  12  13  11  10  9   6   6   8   9   8   9
Mix hgt (kft)...1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  W   W   W
Transp wind spd.22  21  20  16  13  9   7   7   7   8   10  12
LVORI...........3   1   3   1   2   2   2   2   M   M   M   M
ADI.............24  40  36  34  28  25  25  26  M   M   M   M
Vrate kt-ft/1K..30  26  24  20  17  14  11  12  12  15  19  20
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the late evening and overnight.
                    Chance of rain showers after 3 am.
CWR.................10 percent increasing to 20 percent in the late
                    evening and overnight, then increasing to 30
                    percent after 3 am increasing to 40 percent
                    after 3 am decreasing to 30 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Wind chill..........38.
Eye level winds.....West winds up to 7 mph in the evening and
                    overnight becoming light, then becoming
                    northeast around 4 mph early in the morning.
Wind shift..........
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 8 to 12 mph shifting to the northwest 3 to
                    6 mph after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (19600 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (6300 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
LVORI...............MISSING (beyond end of forecast).
ADI.................MISSING (beyond end of forecast).
Pcpn amount.........0.02 inches.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........66  72  77  81  84  88  90  92  93  90  87  85
Weather cov.....                SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....                RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10  10  10  10  20  20  20  20  20  30  40  30
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............47  45  45  44  44  44  44  44  43  43  43  42
RH..............65  73  76  82  82  82  82  82  86  86  86  89
Wind chill (F)..42  39  40  39  39  40  40  40  39  40  40  38
Eye lvl wnd dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   NW  NE  NE
Eye lvl wnd spd.6   7   6   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.9   9   9   8   8   7   7   7   6   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  N
Transp wind spd.12  12  12  12  12  12  10  9   8   6   5   3
LVORI...........M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
ADI.............M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Vrate kt-ft/1K..20  19  19  19  19  19  18  16  14  10  8   6
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers early in the morning, then slight
                    chance of rain showers early in the morning.
CWR.................30 percent decreasing to 10 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 46.
Min humidity........79 percent.
Wind chill..........38.
Eye level winds.....East winds around 4 mph shifting to the south
                    late in the afternoon.
Wind shift..........
Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 3 to 5 mph shifting to the northeast 1 to
                    3 mph late in the morning, then shifting to the
                    northwest 3 to 5 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2500 knot-ft).
LVORI...............MISSING (beyond end of forecast).
ADI.................MISSING (beyond end of forecast).
Pcpn amount.........0.01 inches.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
Sky (%).........78           61           48
Weather cov.....CHANCE       S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR       RNSHWR       NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............30           20           10
LAL.............1            1            1
Temp............42           44           45
RH..............89           82           79
Wind chill (F)..38           39           41
Eye level wind..E 4G7        E 4G8        E 4G7
Mix hgt (ft)....2100         2300         2600
Transport wind..N 3          NE 5         NE 1
LVORI...........M            M            M
ADI.............M            M            M
Vrate kt-ft/1K..6            9            3
Ventrate Cat....POOR         POOR         POOR

$$
Forecaster...MSTRAUSER
Requested by...Steven Holmes
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412725.0/CAR
.DELDT 04/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL steven_holmes@fws.gov