FNUS71 KCAR 181126 FWSCAR SPOT FORECAST FOR 815...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 726 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON JUNE 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AS A WARM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUING DRYING OF FINE FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. FIRE DANGER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............7 10 14 18 18 18 17 WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................67 69 69 70 71 72 72 MIN HUMIDITY........66 63 61 60 57 55 55 EYE LVL WND DIR.....NW NW NW NW NW W W EYE LVL WND SPD.....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......5.3 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....17 18 18 18 18 17 17 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 3800-4700 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............17 16 17 19 21 22 WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................71 67 63 61 59 59 MIN HUMIDITY........58 68 76 83 85 84 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....W 4 W 2 W 2 W 1 W 1 SW 2 EYE LVL WND GST..... 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5800 5300 4700 4100 3800 4300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 16 NW 15 W 14 W 14 W 14 W 14 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............23 24 22 18 16 15 WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................63 70 71 73 75 76 MIN HUMIDITY........73 58 56 55 53 51 WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SW 2 SW 4 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 EYE LVL WND GST.....10 15 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........5100 5900 6200 6400 6500 6400 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 15 W 17 SW 21 SW 24 SW 28 SW 29 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...BLOOMER REQUESTED BY...JOHN MEISTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100618.0815_.01/CAR