000 FNUS51 KCAR 211010 CCA FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 615 AM EDT WED AUG 21 2002 ...DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS NEW ENGLAND TODAY...DRIFTING OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH NORTHWEST MAINE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY. MEZ001>004-010-221100- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS 615 AM EDT WED AUG 21 2002 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLR MO CLR MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 60 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 77 53 73 AM WIND NW 8 SW 15 PM WIND W 8 SW 5 SW 15 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 0 0.25-0.49 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 4 PRECIP BEGIN -- -- 2 PRECIP END -- -- 8 HUMIDITY (%) 41 82 55 HAINES 5 -- 5 LAL 1 1 2 MIXING HGT/DISP 5000 500 4000 TRANSPORT WIND NW 10 -- -- SW 20 VENTILATION RATE 50000 -- 80000 GOOD VERY GOOD REMARKS...NONE $$ MEZ005-006-011-031-032-221100- NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON 615 AM EDT WED AUG 21 2002 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLR MO CLR MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 60 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 82 50 75 AM WIND NW 8 SW 15 PM WIND W 8 SW 5 SW 15 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 0 0.10-0.24 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 4 PRECIP BEGIN -- -- 2 PRECIP END -- -- 8 HUMIDITY (%) 40 88 55 HAINES 5 -- 5 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 5000 500 4000 TRANSPORT WIND NW 10 -- -- SW 20 VENTILATION RATE 50000 -- 80000 GOOD VERY GOOD REMARKS...NONE $$ MEZ015>017-221100- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- 615 AM EDT WED AUG 21 2002 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLR MO CLR PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 50 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 83 51 78 AM WIND NW 8 SW 10 PM WIND W 8 SW 2 S 15 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 0 0.01-0.10 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN -- -- 4 PRECIP END -- -- 8 HUMIDITY (%) 36 88 43 HAINES 5 -- 5 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 6000 500 3500 TRANSPORT WIND NW 10 -- -- S 20 VENTILATION RATE 60000 -- 70000 GOOD GOOD REMARKS...RH BELOW 40 PERCENT BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM TODAY. $$ MEZ029-030-221100- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- 615 AM EDT WED AUG 21 2002 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD AMOUNT MO CLR MO CLR PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 50 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 81 53 76 AM WIND NW 8 SW 10 PM WIND W 8 SW 2 S 15 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 0 0.01-0.10 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2 PRECIP BEGIN -- -- 4 PRECIP END -- -- 8 HUMIDITY (%) 39 88 47 HAINES 5 -- 5 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT/DISP 6000 500 3500 TRANSPORT WIND NW 10 -- -- S 20 VENTILATION RATE 60000 -- 70000 GOOD GOOD REMARKS...RH BELOW 40 PERCENT BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM TODAY. $$ .FORECAST EXTENDED... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY DURING THE NIGHT. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. .SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY DURING THE DAY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE MODERATE EXCEPT ON FRIDAY WHEN THEY WILL BE LOW. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAY... TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. APFFEL