FNUS71 KGYX 211342 FWSGYX SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN TREE KNOLL...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 942 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ...CONTINUED RECORD HEAT MAY RESULT IN FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TOWARDS THE END OF THE WORK WEEK... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN TO OUR SOUTHEAST THROUGH THURSDAY...ALLOWING FOR CONTINUED MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE WARMTH. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY... BUT WILL INCREASE THURSDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND 80S. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND THURSDAY NIGHT. A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE DAY FRIDAY RESULTING IN SUNNY SKIES...GUSTY NW WINDS...AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. FIRE WEATHER MAY BE A CONCERN BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6200-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................61 71 77 80 79 RH..................62 44 35 33 35 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 SURFACE WIND........W 6 W 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 8 SURFACE WND GST.....10 10 10 10 10 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...CANNON REQUESTED BY...PAULA VAUGHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.GREEN.03/GYX