FNUS71 KCAR 121100 FWSCAR SPOT FORECAST FOR 0806 HIGGINS RD...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 700 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAKENING SHORTWAVE OVER THE AREA WILL BRING A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........48 48 48 49 48 46 45 WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 71 73 75 76 75 73 RH..............82 78 74 69 65 69 72 EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 3 3 2 EYE LVL WND GST. 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........43 41 39 37 36 40 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG FOG TEMP............72 69 65 62 59 56 RH..............73 76 85 96 100 100 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 10 $$ FORECASTER...BLOOMER REQUESTED BY...JOHN MEISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090812.0806H.01/CAR