FNUS71 KGYX 152309 FWSGYX SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST LEDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 709 PM EDT SUN APR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1852 EDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND ADDITIONAL MOISTURE BEGINS ADVECTING INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... THOUGH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED TERRAIN. FOR MONDAY... TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING INTO THE 80S... ALLOWING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL OFF AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON MONDAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1700-2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............40 46 50 62 67 70 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 61 52 51 45 43 RH..................30 51 80 83 100 100 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 5 W 5 SW 3 SW 3 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............58 22 45 41 13 4 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................45 52 67 77 83 81 RH..................100 93 56 40 32 33 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 SW 7 SW 9 SW 12 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 10 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...KIMBLE REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER OLMSTED TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120415.FORES.01/GYX