FNUS71 KGYX 200821
FWSGYX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLIS PINE BARRENS...ME ARNGTNC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
421 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND SHIFTS OFFSHORE
TODAY...AND ALLOWS A WARM FRONT TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS MAINE AND
NEW HAMPSHIRE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. IT/LL BE MOSTLY TO PARTLY SUNNY
TODAY WITH MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 45
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME SOUTH AROUND MIDDAY AT 5 TO 10 MPH...AND COULD SHIFT
SOUTHEAST MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.  HUMID CONDITIONS BEGIN TO MOVE
BACK IN TONIGHT...WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDINIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 7
                    TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........15     24     34     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............78     82     84     83
RH..............58     53     45     53
20 FT WIND......E 3    S 6    S 7    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........50     61     67     74     80     80
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............81     76     73     71     69     67
RH..............58     74     81     87     93     100
20 FT WIND......S 6    SE 2   SE 2   SE 2   SE 2   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 21 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........80     78     76     77     80     88
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............68     71     77     81     83     83
RH..............100    97     82     74     72     70
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 2   S 3    S 6    S 8    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5             10     10

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FORECASTER...CEMPA
REQUESTED BY...T  PARKER SCHUERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090820.HOLLI.01/GYX