FNUS71 KGYX 281451 FWSGYX SPOT FORECAST FOR BERM RX BURN...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 1051 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 EDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH WITH UP TO 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 37 TO 44 MPH...DECREASING TO 31 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........19 25 43 73 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............82 83 66 65 RH..............30 33 46 53 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 12 W 15 W 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 35 35 35 $$ FORECASTER...HAYES REQUESTED BY...MARCIA SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.BERMR.01/GYX