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
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...MOIST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE COAST WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM
FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.  LOW PRESSURE LIFTING WEST OF
THE AREA WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING
ADDITIONAL RAIN INTO THE WEEKEND.

MEZ001-003-004-010-231945-
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
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        RAIN
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           80           100          90
MIN/MAX TEMP          49           72           47           55
MAX/MIN RH %          100          64           98           70
20FTWND/AM(MPH)                    S 10 G19                  N  5
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SE  6        S  8         LGT/VAR      N  7
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.24         0.53         0.40
PRECIP DURATION       6            7            12           10
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4520                      4250
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                SW 28                     N 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  132850                    67840
DISPERSION                         EXCELLENT                 GOOD
LAL                   1            4            3            1
HAINES INDEX          2            3            3            3

REMARKS...LOW.

$$

MEZ002-005-006-231945-
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
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        RAIN
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           70           90           90
MIN/MAX TEMP          49           71           52           59
MAX/MIN RH %          99           65           90           73
20FTWND/AM(MPH)                    S 10 G19                  LGT/VAR
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SE  6        S  9         S  5         N  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.11         0.47         0.56
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            12           12
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4670                      4460
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                SW 24                     N 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  131410                    103860
DISPERSION                         EXCELLENT                 VERY GOOD
LAL                   1            4            3            1
HAINES INDEX          2            3            3            2

REMARKS...LOW.

$$

MEZ011-015>017-031-032-231945-
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
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        RAIN
PRECIP CHC (%)        50           40           80           90
MIN/MAX TEMP          49           70           56           61
MAX/MIN RH %          100          71           95           81
20FTWND/AM(MPH)                    S  6                      S  5
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       LGT/VAR      S  7         S  6         LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.03         0.27         0.60
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            7            12
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4840                      4750
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                SW 24                     NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  138830                    156140
DISPERSION                         EXCELLENT                 EXCELLENT
LAL                   1            4            3            1
HAINES INDEX          2            3            3            2

REMARKS...LOW.

$$

MEZ029-030-231945-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
341 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        RAIN
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           40           80           100
MIN/MAX TEMP          50           62           54           58
MAX/MIN RH %          100          80           96           82
20FTWND/AM(MPH)                    S  7 G17                  S  9
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       E  5         S 10 G20     S 11 G19     S  8
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.03         0.25         0.66
PRECIP DURATION       5            4            5            12
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4410                      4750
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                SW 28                     SW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  144240                    151630
DISPERSION                         EXCELLENT                 EXCELLENT
LAL                   1            3            3            1
HAINES INDEX          2            3            3            2

REMARKS...LOW.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. PATCHY FOG. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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

$$






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