FNUS71 KCAR 162043 FWSCAR SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLETON FIRE...MAINE FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 443 PM EDT SUN MAY 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1627 EDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN MARITIMES AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES PRODUCES A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD EAST WARD TONIGHT AND REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER SUNSET. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 36 TO 44 MPH...DECREASING TO 25 TO 32 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...DECREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN...THEN 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............57 61 57 53 50 43 WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................60 54 50 45 41 37 MIN HUMIDITY........33 41 48 58 71 85 20 FT WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD......14 9 6 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....40 15 15 15 20 20 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NW 10 NW 7 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 N 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....40 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........4500 4400 4000 3600 3400 3500 TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 41 N 44 N 40 N 36 N 30 N 26 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 0 0 0 0 0 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............34 27 31 34 35 33 WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................43 48 56 61 65 67 MIN HUMIDITY........71 58 49 40 34 31 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD......7 8 9 9 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 15 15 10 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....N 5 N 6 N 7 N 7 N 6 N 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....20 20 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3800 4100 4200 4300 4400 4500 TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 24 N 22 N 20 N 17 N 16 N 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...KHW REQUESTED BY...KEVIN DRAKE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100516.LITTL.01/CAR