FNUS71 KGYX 171117
FWSGYX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WNERR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
717 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WITH WESTERLY FLOW EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR 70 IN MANY LOCATIONS YIELDING
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS...AND LOW FINE FUEL MOISTURE
VALUES...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A RED FLAG WARNING
FROM NOON UNTIL DUSK FOR THE FORECAST AREA. CONDITIONS IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BEGINS TO RECOVER AND WINDS DROP OFF. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
WILL MAKE IT'S WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MARKED BY CLOUDS...
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS...AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING
                    TO 16 TO 21 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000-5000
                    FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000-6700 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 36 MPH.                   MPH.


TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........12     19     25     34     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     59     64     67     65
RH..............46     25     21     19     23
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 13   W 16   W 20   W 21
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     20     25     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700-7500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 3100-3400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 31 TO 40 MPH...DECREASING TO 14 TO 20
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........51     62     61     60     59     70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     58     53     48     45     42
RH..............26     30     41     56     70     76
20 FT WIND......W 18   NW 15  NW 9   NW 6   NW 5   N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     10     10            5

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FORECASTER...SCHWIBS
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MEISTER  FMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.WNERR.01/GYX