000 FNUS51 KCAR 071002 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 600 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2002 ...SHOWERS TODAY WITH COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION... A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THIS BOUNDARY...BRINGING SHOWERS TO MUCH OF THE REGION THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. ANOTHER LOW WILL APPROACH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY ON THURSDAY. MEZ001>004-081000- NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK- 600 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2002 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLDY MO CLR MO CLR PRECIP CHC (%) 80 40 10 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 63 34 57 AM WIND S 15 NW 15 PM WIND S 15 NW 15 NW 15 PRECIP AMOUNT .25-.49 .01-.10 0 PRECIP DURATION 12 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 PM -- PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM -- HUMIDITY (%) 68 100 28 HAINES 3 -- 3 LAL 2 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 5000 1500 5000 TRANSPORT WIND SW 25 -- -- NW 20 VENTILATION RATE 125000 -- 100000 EXCELLENT VERY GOOD REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 40 PERCENT BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM ON WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. $$ MEZ005-006-010-081000- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- 600 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2002 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLDY MO CLR MO CLR PRECIP CHC (%) 70 40 10 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 69 37 60 AM WIND S 15 NW 15 PM WIND S 15 NW 15 NW 15 PRECIP AMOUNT .10-.24 .01-.10 0 PRECIP DURATION 12 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM 7 PM -- PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM -- HUMIDITY (%) 56 100 27 HAINES 3 -- 3 LAL 2 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 4000 1500 5000 TRANSPORT WIND SW 30 -- -- NW 20 VENTILATION RATE 120000 -- 100000 EXCELLENT VERY GOOD REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 40 PERCENT BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM ON WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. $$ MEZ011-015>017-031-032-081000- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-INTERIOR HANCOCK-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS- TOPSFIELD...VANCEBORO...DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...HOWLAND...LINCOLN... 600 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2002 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLDY MO CLR MO CLR PRECIP CHC (%) 40 40 10 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 69 40 64 AM WIND S 15 NW 15 PM WIND S 15 NW 15 NW 15 PRECIP AMOUNT .01-.10 .01-.10 0 PRECIP DURATION 7 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM 7 PM -- PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM -- HUMIDITY (%) 53 100 27 HAINES 3 -- 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 3000 1500 5000 TRANSPORT WIND SW 25 -- -- NW 20 VENTILATION RATE 75000 -- 100000 GOOD VERY GOOD REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 40 PERCENT BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM ON WEDNESDAY. $$ MEZ029-030-081000- COASTAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- 600 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2002 TODAY TONIGHT WED CLOUD AMOUNT PT CLDY PT CLDY MO CLR PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 10 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 54 44 63 AM WIND S 15 N 15 PM WIND S 20 W 10 N 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 4 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM 7 PM -- PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM -- HUMIDITY (%) 77 100 34 HAINES 3 -- 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 2000 1500 5000 TRANSPORT WIND SW 25 -- -- NW 20 VENTILATION RATE 50000 -- 100000 GOOD VERY GOOD REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 40 PERCENT BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM ON WEDNESDAY. $$ .FORECAST EXTENDED... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. .THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S AND HIGHS NEAR 60. WINDS MAY EXCEED 15 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGH ON THURSDAY...LOW FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN MODERATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAY... TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. APFFEL