FNUS51 KCAR 031056 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 523 AM EST WED APR 03 2002 ...SNOW AND RAIN EXPECTED TODAY... .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC TODAY BRINGING MORE PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER DOWNEAST MAINE THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN ACROSS THE NORTH WITH ALL RAIN OVER THE DOWNEAST AREAS. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS AS COLDER AIR GETS PULLED INTO THE REGION. A CHILLY AND WINDY DAY IS ON TAP FOR THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES EXPECTED. MEZ001-002-041200- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- 523 AM EST WED APR 03 2002 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY CLDY MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 100 70 40 PRECIP TYPE SNOW/RAIN SHOWERS NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 39 29 36 AM WIND SE 10 W 25 PM WIND S 10 W 15 W 25 PRECIP AMOUNT .25-.49 .01-.10 .01-.10 PRECIP DURATION 9 3 0 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 PM -- PRECIP END 4 PM 10 PM -- HUMIDITY (%) 76 86 55 HAINES 3 -- 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 500 1500 3500 TRANSPORT WIND SE 12 SW 20 W 25 VENTILATION RATE 6000 -- 87500 POOR VERY GOOD REMARKS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED THIS MORNING. $$ MEZ003>006-010-041200- NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT- SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- 523 AM EST WED APR 03 2002 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY MO CLDY MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 100 70 20 PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 42 30 40 AM WIND S 10 W 20 PM WIND S 10 W 15 W 25 PRECIP AMOUNT .25-.49 .01-.10 0 PRECIP DURATION 8 3 0 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 PM -- PRECIP END 3 PM 10 PM -- HUMIDITY (%) 79 86 45 HAINES 3 -- 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 1000 6500 5000 TRANSPORT WIND S 12 SW 20 W 30 VENTILATION RATE 12000 -- 150000 POOR EXCELLENT REMARKS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED THIS MORNING. $$ MEZ011-031-032-041200- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- 523 AM EST WED APR 03 2002 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY CLDY PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 100 70 10 PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 46 32 45 AM WIND S 15 W 20 PM WIND S 15 W 15 W 25 PRECIP AMOUNT .50-.99 .01-.10 0 PRECIP DURATION 8 2 0 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 PM -- PRECIP END 3 PM 9 PM -- HUMIDITY (%) 83 86 36 HAINES 3 -- 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 2000 6500 6500 TRANSPORT WIND S 12 SW 20 W 30 VENTILATION RATE 24000 -- 195000 POOR EXCELLENT REMARKS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. $$ MEZ015>017-029-030-041200- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- COASTAL WASHINGTON- 523 AM EST WED APR 03 2002 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD AMOUNT CLDY MO CLDY PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 100 70 10 PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 50 34 48 AM WIND S 20 W 20 PM WIND S 20 W 15 W 25 PRECIP AMOUNT .50-.99 .01-.10 0 PRECIP DURATION 8 2 0 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 PM -- PRECIP END 3 PM 9 PM -- HUMIDITY (%) 76 93 34 HAINES 3 -- 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 2000 6500 6500 TRANSPORT WIND S 12 SW 20 W 30 VENTILATION RATE 24000 -- 195000 POOR EXCELLENT REMARKS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. $$ .FORECAST EXTENDED... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. .MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EXPECT LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUIDITIES ON FRIDAY...OTHERWISE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE MODERATE THROUGH THE PERIOD. WINDS OF 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...OTHERWISE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 15 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAY... TEMPERATURE NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. JAH