000 FNUS51 KCAR 220932 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 530 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 ...COOL BUT DRY TODAY... ...RAIN OVERSPREADS THE AREA SATURDAY WITH DAMP AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION TODAY AS COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND BRING DAMP AND UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE AREA FROM SATURDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. MEZ001-003-004-231000- NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN...EAGLE LAKE... FORT KENT...MADAWASKA...SAINT PAMPHILE...DICKEY...FRENCHVILLE... NINE-MILE BRIDGE...BAXTER ST PARK...MOUNT KATAHDIN...RIPOGENUS... CAUCOMGOMOC LAKE...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHESUNCOOK... CHURCHILL DAM...TAMWAY...TELOS LAKE 530 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 80 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN MAX/MIN TEMP 52 32 46 AM WIND W 7 LGT/VAR PM WIND W 9 LGT/VAR E 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.33 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 6 PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING HUMIDITY % 34 71 56 HAINES 5 4 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 4440 3000 TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 19 E 10 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 103180 47330 DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 40 PERCENT BETWEEN 10 AM AND 8 PM TODAY. $$ MEZ002-231000- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARIBOU...FORT FAIRFIELD...LIMESTONE... PORTAGE...PRESQUE ISLE...ASHLAND...BRIDGEWATER...EASTON... LORING...MAPLETON...MARS HILL...MASARDIS...OXBOW... RUSSEL CROSSING...WASHBURN...WOODLAND 530 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 70 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN MAX/MIN TEMP 53 33 50 AM WIND W 8 LGT/VAR PM WIND W 11 LGT/VAR E 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.24 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 5 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING HUMIDITY % 32 78 53 HAINES 5 4 4 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 4610 2670 TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 23 E 7 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105840 24060 DISPERSION VERY GOOD MARGINAL REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 40 PERCENT BETWEEN 10 AM AND 8 PM TODAY. $$ MEZ011-016-017-032-231000- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- CENTRAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWLAND...LINCOLN...SPRINGFIELD... DEDHAM...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD...DEBLOIS... GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON 530 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 70 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN MAX/MIN TEMP 56 34 49 AM WIND W 5 SE 5 PM WIND W 9 SW 5 SE 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.14 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 6 PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING HUMIDITY % 31 84 61 HAINES 5 4 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 4840 2910 TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 15 S 10 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 81540 40050 DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 40 PERCENT BETWEEN 10 AM AND 8 PM TODAY. $$ MEZ029-030-231000- COASTAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHERRYFIELD...EASTPORT...MACHIAS... CENTERVILLE...COLUMBIA...COLUMBIA FALLS...HARRINGTON... JONESBORO...JONESPORT...MILLBRIDGE...STEUBEN...BAR HARBOR... BLUE HILL...ELLSWORTH...DEER ISLE 530 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2005 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 30 70 PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN MAX/MIN TEMP 54 36 49 AM WIND LGT/VAR SE 7 PM WIND SW 11 SW 9 SE 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.12 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 7 PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING HUMIDITY % 29 87 72 HAINES 5 5 3 LAL 1 1 1 MIXING HGT 4810 3260 TRANSPORT WIND (KTS) W 16 SE 12 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86690 45740 DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 40 PERCENT BETWEEN 10 AM AND 8 PM TODAY. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. AREAS OF FOG. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$