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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE FIELD...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1002 AM EDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 EDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE
NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST AND MOVE NORTHEAST THURSDAY WELL SOUTHEAST OF NEW ENGLAND.
THE COLD FRONT WILL FINALLY MOVE OFF THE COAST LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........23     27     31     38
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............55     62     66     65
RH..............51     39     33     35
20 FT WIND......W 2    W 3    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........49     60     60     60     60     60
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............62     56     51     48     43     41
RH..............39     49     59     65     76     85
20 FT WIND......W 5    SW 3   SW 3   W 2    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5             5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........61     70     70     70     70     70
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............42     45     53     58     61     60
RH..............86     79     57     47     41     42
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 3    W 6    W 7    W 9    W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10     10     10

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FORECASTER...HAWLEY
REQUESTED BY...MARCIA SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.FIREF.03/GYX