FNUS71 KGYX 091417
FWSGYX

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEAKED HILL...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1017 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY AND TUESDAY ALONG WITH LOWERING
DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE AN INCREASED FIRE
DANGER ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MAINE AND NORTHERN...CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

FOR SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MAINE...THE HIGHEST FIRE DANGER WILL BE
TODAY DUE TO NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO
35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 30S...WITH VALUES IN THE 30S FROM THE CAPITAL REGION TO THE
MID COAST. THE DANGER WILL LOWER SOMEWHAT ON TUESDAY FOR WESTERN
AND SOUTHERN MAINE AS MORE CLOUDS MOVE IN FROM THE EAST AND SOME
LIGHT RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE CLOUDS WILL KEEP DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES A LITTLE COOLER AND HUMIDITY LEVELS A LITTLE HIGHER.

FOR NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE...THE HIGHEST
FIRE DANGER WILL BE ON TUESDAY. FOR TODAY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES RANGING FROM THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S WILL RAISE THE FIRE
DANGER CONSIDERABLY. HOWEVER...GROUND CONDITIONS ARE STILL WET
CREATING DAMP FUELS WHICH WILL COUNTERACT THE FIRE THREAT. THE
FUELS WILL BE DRYING OUT THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO SUNSHINE AND GUSTY
WINDS WHICH WILL LEAD TO A HIGHER DANGER ON TUESDAY AS GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS RETURN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 24 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........34     38     43     49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     59     63     63
RH..............44     34     29     30
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 14   N 15   N 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     15

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FORECASTER...CAPRIOLA
REQUESTED BY...R  AMIDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110509.PEAKE.01/GYX