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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLIS PINE BARRENS...ME ARNG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1147 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED IN NATURE...WITH
ONLY 20 PERCENT OR LESS CHANCE OF A CELL ACTUALLY AFFECTING THE BURN AREA.
GRADIENT WINDS WILL BE SW...BUT SHOULD SHIFT TO MORE OF A S-SE EARLY TO
MID-AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). HAZY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-6500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........22        33
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE    DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....HAZE      HAZE
TEMP............90        94
RH..............47        41
20 FT WIND......SW 8G10   S 8G10

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). HAZY EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 16 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........35        35        55        65
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....HAZE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............89        77        72        68
RH..............48        71        81        90
20 FT WIND......S 7G10    S 6       SW 5      SW 3G5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 7 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 17 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........53        45        49        47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............69        77        84        88
RH..............90        71        55        47
20 FT WIND......W 3G5     W 5       W 9G10    W 10G15

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FORECASTER...APFFEL
REQUESTED BY...T  PARKER SCHUERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090818.HOLLI.01/GYX