FNUS71 KCAR 071455 FWSCAR SPOT FORECAST FOR MCNALLY BURN...MAINE FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 1055 AM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1106 EDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE WEST OF THE AREA...A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST OF NOVA SCOTIA THAT IS BACKING TO THE NORTHWEST TOWARDS NOVA SCOTIA ARE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES FOR TODAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE DAY. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO INFLUENCE THE CONDITIONS TONIGHT AS IT MOVES CLOSER TO NOVA SCOTIA. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............47 55 65 75 80 83 84 WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................36 38 40 42 43 43 42 RH..................41 38 34 32 31 32 34 EYE LVL WND DIR.....N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.....6 7 7 7 6 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 20 20 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.....18 18 18 18 18 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 10 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 22 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............83 79 79 78 80 85 WEATHER TYPE........ SNOW TEMP................41 38 33 31 30 28 RH..................37 46 58 68 74 81 EYE LEVEL WIND......N 4 N 3 N 2 N 2 N 3 N 4 EYE LVL WND GST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3900 3900 3800 3600 3500 3400 TRANSPORT WIND......N 20 N 21 N 21 N 21 N 21 N 22 CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 30 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...NORTON REQUESTED BY...RANGER JEREMIAH CROCKETTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120407.MCNAL.01/CAR