FNUS71 KCAR 031538 FWSCAR SPOT FORECAST FOR DALTON HAZARD REDUCTION...MAINE FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1138 AM EDT SAT APR 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...WARM HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED TO OUR SOUTH TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGH BUT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THROUGH MIDDAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO UNSEASONABLY WARM LEVELS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH...BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY AS AIR FROM ALOFT MIXES DOWN... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........15 6 7 7 8 WEATHER TYPE....CLEAR TEMP............74 76 77 77 74 RH..............34 30 27 26 28 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........9 11 13 13 11 19 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 66 58 52 47 44 RH..............32 42 51 66 82 94 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 SW 3 EYE LEVEL GUST..10 10 10 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........26 38 41 45 48 47 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 46 52 58 64 66 RH..............94 85 68 54 43 39 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 W 4 W 5 W 4 EYE LEVEL GUST..5 5 10 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...BLOOMER REQUESTED BY...KEVIN DRAKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100403.DALTO.01/CAR