FNUS71 KCAR 131301
FWSCAR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PILE BURNING...ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
901 AM EDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STEADIER LIGHT RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE BURN AREA BETWEEN
10 AM AND 11 AM...ALTHOUGH A FEW SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO 10 AM.
WINDS WILL BE EAST 12 TO 17 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 50
PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED PRIOR TO IGNITION TIME...AND THEN STEADILY INCREASE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 TO 32 MPH...INCREASING TO 33 TO 37
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............93  95  96  97  99  100 100 100
WEATHER TYPE........RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
TEMP................45  43  41  40  40  39  39  39
RH..................63  73  76  79  82  85  88  92
EYE LVL WND DIR.....E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
EYE LVL WND SPD.....8   9   10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND GST.....25  25  25  30  30  30  25  25
MIX HGT (KFT).......2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.....32  35  36  37  37  36  35  33
CHC OF PCPN (%).....60  70  80  90  100 90  90  90

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FORECASTER...DUDA
REQUESTED BY...FRED MASON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.PILEB.01/CAR