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

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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1237 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

...RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
WETTING RAINFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MONDAY
WILL FEATURE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALIZED WETTING RAINFALL.

MEZ001-003-004-010-171645-
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...
BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...
MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
1237 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           90           50
MAX/MIN TEMP          65           48           71
MIN/MAX RH %          40           95           56
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.38         0.11
PRECIP DURATION       3            10           2
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4400                      4390
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   W  7                      W  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     58640                     40470
DISPERSION            GOOD                      FAIR
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3

REMARKS...LOW.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-171645-
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
1237 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           90           40
MAX/MIN TEMP          68           49           71
MIN/MAX RH %          30           95           59
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.40         0.08
PRECIP DURATION       2            10           2
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4540                      4490
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   W  7                      NW  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     50900                     29160
DISPERSION            GOOD                      MARGINAL
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            2            3

REMARKS...LOW.

$$

MEZ011-015>017-031-032-171645-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT...
MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD
1237 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           80           40
MAX/MIN TEMP          70           52           74
MIN/MAX RH %          40           93           54
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   N  5
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SW  5        LGT/VAR      N  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.27         0.05
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            2
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4850                      4810
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   W  8                      W  8
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     79210                     44350
DISPERSION            GOOD                      FAIR
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3

REMARKS...LOW.

$$

MEZ029-030-171645-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
1237 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS
PRECIP CHC (%)        40           60           30
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           51           71
MIN/MAX RH %          45           96           60
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   N  5
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SW  7        S  7         W  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.16         0.03
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4870                      4830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   SW 14                     SW  8
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     83360                     47130
DISPERSION            VERY GOOD                 FAIR
LAL                   1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            3            3

REMARKS...LOW.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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

$$

NORCROSS/VJN










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