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Spot Forecast for MFS Wildfire Aircraft...Maine Forest Service
National Weather Service Caribou ME
449 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 EDT on May 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...
Mostly sunny the remainder of the afternoon with some fair weather
clouds at times. An east wind of 5 to 10 mph with a few higher gusts
late this afternoon will become light this evening. Excellent relative
humidity recovery is expected tonight.

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 TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........64 percent.
Max apparent temp...47.
Eye level winds.....East winds 7 to 12 mph with a few gusts of 15 to 20 mph
Wind shift..........None
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (59000 knot-ft).
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................72.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 12 mph.

TIME (EDT)      5PM
Sky (%).........40-45
CWR.............0
LAL.............1
Temp............50
RH..............50
Aparnt tmp (F)..47
20 FT wind dir..E
20 FT wind spd..10
20 FT wind gust.15
Eye lvl wnd dir.E
Eye lvl wnd spd.8
Eye lvl wnd gst.8
Mix hgt (kft)...5.4
Transp wind dir.NE
Transp wind spd.13
LVORI...........1
ADI.............72
Vrate kt-ft/1K..59
Ventrate Cat....FR

$$
Forecaster...BOGEL
Requested by...ECS Daniel Russell
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/11/24
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.EMAIL daniel.j.russell@maine.gov