FNUS71 KGYX 190940 FWSGYX SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLIS PINE BARRENS...ME ARNGME TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 540 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON AUGUST 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE TODAY...BUT WILL COME THROUGH MAINLY DRY...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM...MAINLY NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. RH LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO DROP LATE TODAY...BUT GOOD RH RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BRIEFLY AND SKIES CLEAR OUT. THE COLD FRONT WILL LIFT BACK NORTHWARD ON THURSDAY...AND WILL STALL ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND...PROVIDING UNSETTLED CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AN ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........39 52 45 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............88 90 87 RH..............48 45 45 20 FT WIND......W 7 W 9 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 3000-3300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 8 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........35 24 9 4 7 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 77 71 69 64 61 RH..............53 64 73 76 84 93 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 5 W 3 N 2 N 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 26 36 43 50 61 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 66 74 79 82 81 RH..............90 81 62 52 49 53 20 FT WIND......NE 1 E 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 $$ FORECASTER...CEMPA REQUESTED BY...T PARKER SCHUERMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090819.HOLLI.01/GYX