FNUS71 KGYX 291356 FWSGYX SPOT FORECAST FOR DISCOVERY TRAIL...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 956 AM EDT FRI APR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY AND WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE MARITIMES. LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER OVER THE MARITIMES ON SATURDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 18 MPH...BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 26 TO 32 MPH...DECREASING TO 21 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........29 43 57 72 86 87 87 88 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............45 48 50 53 55 55 54 54 RH..............73 65 63 57 51 51 54 54 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 12 12 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........89 90 90 88 85 83 81 78 76 76 75 75 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............52 50 48 46 44 42 41 41 38 38 36 36 RH..............59 63 71 73 76 79 82 79 85 85 92 89 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-3900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 17 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........74 74 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 29 26 24 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............38 39 42 46 50 53 55 57 58 58 57 57 RH..............82 76 70 58 48 39 35 31 29 30 31 33 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 14 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...STJEAN REQUESTED BY...MARCIA SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110429.DISCO.01/GYX