Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND
ALL BUT SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
303 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

.DISCUSSION...
WITH WET WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AREAWIDE ALONG WITH
HIGH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GREEN UP...FIRE WEATHER
DANGER WILL REMAIN LOW.

MEZ007>009-240915-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...ROXBURY...UPTON...
WILSONS MILLS...COBURN GORE...RANGELEY...KINGFIELD...BINGHAM...
JACKMAN
303 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC(%)         100          100          100          80
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (+2)      56 (-14)     41           51
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+2)     75 (-1)      97           70
20FTWND AM(MPH)                    LGT/VAR                   N 12
20FTWND PM(MPH)       S  5         N  5         N  7         N 17
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.97         0.64         0.53         0.37
PRECIP DURATION       12           12           11           9
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
LAL                   5            1            1            1
HAINES                3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT                         4520                      5130
TRANSPORT WIND                     N 14                      N 30
VENTILATION RATE                   54240                     133380
CWR                   100          100          100          100

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

MEZ012>014-018>022-240915-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON...
LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...
WINTERPORT...UNITY
303 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC(%)         100          100          90           90
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND)      57 (+7)      60 (-9)      47           51
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+5)     81 (+8)      98           69
20FTWND AM(MPH)                    S  5                      N 14 G23
20FTWND PM(MPH)       S  6         N  5         N  8         N 18
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.59         0.25         0.39
PRECIP DURATION       12           12           12           10
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
LAL                   5            1            1            1
HAINES                3            3            2            2
MIXING HGT                         5330                      3770
TRANSPORT WIND                     NW  8                     N 36
VENTILATION RATE                   37310                     116870
CWR                   100          100          100          100

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

MEZ023>028-240915-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
KITTERY...PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...
TOPSHAM...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...WALDOBORO...CAMDEN...
ROCKLAND...THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE
303 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC(%)         100          100          90           80
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND)      55 (+6)      60 (-6)      49           52
RH % (24H TREND)      99 (+3)      83 (+2)      98           70
20FTWND AM(MPH)                    S  9 G20                  N 16 G27
20FTWND PM(MPH)       S 11 G23     SE  7        N  9 G19     N 17
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.60         0.15         0.41
PRECIP DURATION       10           12           12           10
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
LAL                   4            1            1            1
HAINES                3            3            2            2
MIXING HGT                         3510                      3990
TRANSPORT WIND                     SW 13                     N 36
VENTILATION RATE                   38610                     123690
CWR                   90           100          80           100

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NHZ001>004-240915-
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLEBROOK...BERLIN...LANCASTER...
LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY
303 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC(%)         100          100          90           100
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND)      51 (-2)      57 (-14)     41           52
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+3)     68 (-7)      98           65
20FTWND AM(MPH)                    LGT/VAR                   N  8 G18
20FTWND PM(MPH)       S  6 G18     LGT/VAR      N  5         N 14
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.10         0.62         0.54         0.37
PRECIP DURATION       12           12           11           9
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
LAL                   5            1            1            1
HAINES                3            3            3            3
MIXING HGT                         5300                      6080
TRANSPORT WIND                     N 13                      N 30
VENTILATION RATE                   58300                     158080
CWR                   100          90           100          100

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NHZ005-007-240915-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...
CLAREMONT...NEWPORT...CHARLESTOWN
303 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC(%)         100          100          100          100
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND)      57 (+2)      57 (-16)     45           53
RH % (24H TREND)      99 (+6)      72 (-4)      94           68
20FTWND AM(MPH)                    LGT/VAR                   N  6
20FTWND PM(MPH)       S  7         NW  5        LGT/VAR      N 10
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.00         0.43         0.46         0.41
PRECIP DURATION       12           12           11           9
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
LAL                   5            1            1            1
HAINES                3            3            2            3
MIXING HGT                         3210                      6070
TRANSPORT WIND                     N 15                      N 35
VENTILATION RATE                   41730                     182100
CWR                   100          90           100          100

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NHZ006-008>010-013-240915-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CONCORD...
HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM...
DERRY...EXETER
303 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC(%)         100          100          90           100
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND)      58 (+6)      60 (-13)     47           52
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (+1)      78 (+3)      99           69
20FTWND AM(MPH)                    LGT/VAR                   N 11 G18
20FTWND PM(MPH)       S  8         NW  5        N  9 G17     N 14
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.52         0.45         0.27         0.41
PRECIP DURATION       12           12           12           9
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
LAL                   5            1            1            1
HAINES                3            3            2            3
MIXING HGT                         5030                      4790
TRANSPORT WIND                     NW  7                     N 35
VENTILATION RATE                   30180                     143700
CWR                   100          100          100          100

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NHZ014-240915-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
303 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC(%)         100          100          100          100
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        RAIN         RAIN         RAIN
TEMP (24H TREND)      57 (+5)      61 (-12)     49           53
RH % (24H TREND)      100 (+2)     92 (+13)     100          77
20FTWND AM(MPH)                    S  8                      N 18
20FTWND PM(MPH)       S 11 G20     E  6         N 10 G17     N 20
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.41         0.14         0.40
PRECIP DURATION       12           12           12           10
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
LAL                   4            1            1            1
HAINES                3            3            2            2
MIXING HGT                         3420                      4040
TRANSPORT WIND                     S  9                      N 36
VENTILATION RATE                   27360                     125240
CWR                   100          100          80           100

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.

$$






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