108 FNUS51 KCAR 191851 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 251 PM EDT THU APR 19 2012 .DISCUSSION... DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST FRIDAY WITH RAIN REACHING NORTHERN AREAS BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...DOWNEAST MAINE SHOULD REMAIN DRY THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. DOWNEAST AREAS WILL ONLY SEE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. SHOWERS ARE THE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL AREAS SATURDAY AS A FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. MEZ001-003-004-010-201900- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 251 PM EDT THU APR 19 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 0 50 90 80 MIN/MAX TEMP 36 57 37 54 MAX/MIN RH % 68 40 93 59 20FTWND/AM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.25 0.22 PRECIP DURATION 3 11 9 PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4500 3070 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 10 SE 17 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64890 73950 DISPERSION GOOD GOOD LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 2 3 REMARKS...HIGH TO VERY HIGH. $$ MEZ002-005-006-201900- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 251 PM EDT THU APR 19 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 0 30 80 60 MIN/MAX TEMP 33 63 39 55 MAX/MIN RH % 85 35 92 60 20FTWND/AM(MPH) N 5 SE 5 20FTWND/PM(MPH) S 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 6 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.16 0.14 PRECIP DURATION 0 9 8 PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4680 3240 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 8 SE 18 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45510 74380 DISPERSION FAIR GOOD LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 2 2 REMARKS...VERY HIGH. $$ MEZ011-015>017-031-032-201900- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT... MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 251 PM EDT THU APR 19 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 30 40 MIN/MAX TEMP 34 67 44 58 MAX/MIN RH % 89 34 87 57 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 20FTWND/PM(MPH) S 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.05 PRECIP DURATION 2 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5120 3420 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 13 S 17 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 97000 107760 DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 2 REMARKS...VERY HIGH. $$ MEZ029-030-201900- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 251 PM EDT THU APR 19 2012 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 30 MIN/MAX TEMP 37 62 44 55 MAX/MIN RH % 90 43 88 62 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 20FTWND/PM(MPH) S 6 S 7 S 7 S 11 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5000 3410 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 17 S 18 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 108960 82370 DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD LAL 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 3 3 2 REMARKS...HIGH TO VERY HIGH. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...BREEZY. RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$