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SPOT FORECAST FOR PETIT MANAN ISLAND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
313 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEDNESDAY WILL BE CLOUDIER AND LESS BREEZY OVER THE BURN SITE WITH
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH IN THE 40 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE. CANNOT NOT RULE
OUT ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS FROM LATE MORNING ONWARD...BUT ANY MEASURABLE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE QUITE ISOLATED AND VERY LIGHT...
THAT IS WELL LESS THAN A WETTING RAINFALL. PLEASE TRY TO GET AN UPDATE
PRIOR TO IGNITION WEDNESDAY MORNING IF POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............0      5      19     38     61     59
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................44     42     40     39     37     36
RH..................39     49     54     55     56     59
EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 7   NW 5   NW 5   NW 4   NW 4   NW 5
EYE LVL WND GST.....20     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........4500   4100   3800   3600   3500   3400
TRANSPORT WIND......N 25   N 25   N 23   NW 21  NW 18  NW 17
CHC OF PCPN (%).....0      0      0      0      0      10
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....2      2      2      2      2      2

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-6100 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............52     44     41     41     46     58
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................34     36     39     42     45     46
RH..................65     64     58     51     44     43
EYE LEVEL WIND......NW 5   NW 5   W 4    W 4    W 5    W 5
EYE LVL WND GST.....15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........3500   3900   4600   5400   6000   6100
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 17  NW 17  NW 20  NW 21  NW 23  NW 23
CHC OF PCPN (%).....10     10     10     10     10     10
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....2      2      2      2      2      2

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FORECASTER...VJN
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MEISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.PETIT.01/CAR