FNUS71 KCAR 211950
FWSCAR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PREPAREDNESS...MAINE FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
350 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 EDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWER
                    POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 38 TO 47 MPH...DECREASING TO 26 TO 35 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........2      2      2      2      2      26
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............83     74     67     62     59     57
RH..............15     32     41     52     63     68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     SW     SW     W
20 FT WIND SPD..15     9      9      8      8      7
20 FT WIND GUST.35     25     20     20     15     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 7    SW 7   SW 7   SW 6   SW 6   W 5
EYE LEVEL GUST..30     25     20     20     15     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      10

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 26 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........50     74     57     39     22     17
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     59     62     64     65     65
RH..............70     66     55     42     33     28
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6      6      8      10     10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4    W 4    W 5    W 6    NW 7   NW 8
EYE LEVEL GUST..10     10     10     15     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).20     10     10     10     0      0

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FORECASTER...DUDA
REQUESTED BY...BILL GREAVES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090521.PREPA.01/CAR