FNUS71 KGYX 080940 FWSGYX SPOT FORECAST FOR OSSIPEE PINE BARRENS WEST BRANCH 8...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 540 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME...ONLY A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH FROM QUEBEC TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 32 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 75 76 RH..............49 45 45 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 $$ FORECASTER...HAYES REQUESTED BY...JEFF LOUGEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090908.OSSIP.01/GYX