FNUS71 KGYX 031328
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SPOT FORECAST FOR THOMAS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
928 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEAR THE CANADIAN
BORDER THROUGH TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST FROM THE
OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING TO THE NORTHWEST MAINE BORDER BY DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN AND THE HIGHEST RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...UP TO HALF AN INCH...WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WITH MORE RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. UNSETTLED WEATHER
WILL THEN LINGER AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MEANDERS OVER THE AREA FROM
THURSDAY INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

DUE TO CLOUDS AND SOME PRECIPITATION MOVING IN TODAY ALONG WITH
LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW AND FAIRLY HIGH RH VALUES...EXPECT THE FIRE
DANGER TO BE MINIMAL. THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RAIN...FAIRLY
COOL SPRING TEMPERATURES AND FAIRLY HIGH RH VALUES THROUGH MUCH OF
THE WEEK WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE FIRE DANGER LOW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY
                    (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 15
                    TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........84     90     89
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............60     62     61
RH..............62     58     60
20 FT WIND......E 8    E 9    E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........88     87     86     84     83     90
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  AREAS  AREAS  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   FOG    FOG    RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............60     57     55     53     51     50
RH..............62     69     74     83     89     96
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 10   E 10   SE 10  SE 10  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15     15     10

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FORECASTER...MARINE
REQUESTED BY...DAVE WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.THOMAS.01/GYX