FNUS71 KGYX 121838 FWSGYX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE TARLETON...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 238 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AS LOW PRESSURE PULLS AWAY FROM NEW ENGLAND...DRYING WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY. LOW DEWPOINTS AND HIGHER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE LOWER RH VALUES. WINDS WILL BE MARGINAL...BUT MAY GUST AT TIMES TO NEAR 20 MPH. SURFACE FUELS ARE DAMP AT THIS TIME...BUT COULD DRY OUT QUICKLY IF WINDS REMAIN HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED. CONDITIONS WILL PROBABLY APPROACH RED FLAG THRESHOLDS FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 9 10 10 11 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................33 37 46 51 55 54 RH..................76 64 44 33 26 26 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 8 NW 10 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 15 15 WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...LEGRO REQUESTED BY...CHASE MARSHALL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120413.LAKET.01/GYX