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Spot Forecast for Capt. Fitzgerald...Maine Forest Service
National Weather Service Gray ME
949 AM EDT Mon Apr 23 2018

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 EDT on April 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at (207) 688-3224, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...Lighter winds today with midday and afternoon sea
breezes as high pressure remains overhead.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds, becoming south 5 to 7
                    mph early in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 13 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........0   1   1   1   1   1   1   2
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO
Temp............51  54  57  57  58  58  57  55
RH..............39  31  24  24  23  23  24  27
20 FT wind dir..NW  W   W   W   SW  SW  S   S
20 FT wind spd..2   3   4   4   5   6   6   7
20 FT wind gust.4   6   6   6   8   10  11  13
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   SW  S
Transp wind spd.6   7   7   7   7   9   12  13
Haines index....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 32.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening, becoming
                    light and variable.
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 12 mph.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........2   2   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO
Temp............52  47  45  44  43  42  40  39  37  36  35  34
RH..............35  45  55  57  60  62  67  70  75  82  85  92
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   6   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
20 FT wind gust.11  11  11  10  8   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.12  10  9   9   9   9   9   8   8   7   6   6
Haines index....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds, becoming south 6 to
                    11 mph with gusts to around 18 mph.
Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 15 mph, becoming south 17 to 18
                    mph late.
Haines Index........3 to 4 OR or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth to or low potential for
                    large plume dominated fire growth.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........2   2   2   3   3   4   5   5   6   12  18  24
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO  NO
Temp............34  36  39  44  49  54  57  60  61  61  61  59
RH..............96  89  82  68  58  48  43  39  38  38  38  40
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..4   5   5   6   6   6   7   8   10  10  11  11
20 FT wind gust.6   8   8   10  10  10  13  14  17  17  18  18
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S
Transp wind spd.7   8   9   9   9   9   10  13  15  17  18  18
Haines index....4   4   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4

$$
Forecaster...CANNON
Requested by...Ranger Black
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1807459.0/GYX
.DELDT 04/23/18