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SPOT FORECAST FOR OSSIPEE PINE BARRENS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
644 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL DROP TEMPERATURES DRAMATICALLY FOR
THE NEXT 2 DAYS...WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS OF FROST POSSIBLE IN
THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM DANNY WILL BE THE
NEXT MAJOR WEATHER ISSUE TO CONTEND WITH. ALTHOUGH THE TRACK IS
STILL UNCERTAIN...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL MAY OCCUR THIS WEEKEND
BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    200-300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 16
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........4      6      7      8      8      9      20     28     33     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     69     73     72     68     60     55     51     48     46
RH..............48     33     27     29     34     47     59     68     74     77
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 6    NW 8   NW 6   NW 5   NW 2   NW 3   NW 3   NW 3   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10                   5      5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-5400 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........16     14     12     13     16     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     55     61     65     67     67
RH..............74     64     49     41     39     40
20 FT WIND......N 3    NW 5   N 5    NE 5   SE 5   S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5                                  10

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FORECASTER...CAPRIOLA
REQUESTED BY...JEFF LOUGEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090827.OSSIP.01/GYX