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FWSGYX

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENTON FIELD 7A...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1135 AM EDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE
NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL GRADUALLY PUSH EAST OF
THE REGION ON THURSDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6900-7300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........38     46     54     68
WEATHER COV.....              CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............61     66     68     67
RH..............35     29     27     28
20 FT WIND......W 5    SW 6   SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-6900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 4400-4500 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........75     89     87     85     83     88
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............65     59     54     51     47     44
RH..............30     37     46     52     60     73
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 3   W 3    W 3    W 2    SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........93     97     96     94     92     93
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............46     49     55     59     62     61
RH..............73     71     59     53     50     51
20 FT WIND......S 2    SE 2   S 5    S 8    S 10   S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     15     10

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FORECASTER...POHL
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MEISTER  FMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.BENTO.01/GYX