FNUS71 KGYX 241202 FWSGYX SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWNFIELD BOG...MAINE FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 802 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOOK FOR WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS AT THE BURN LOCATION TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING AND THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. THE LIGHT AND VARIABLE NATURE OF THE WINDS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON COULD MAKE FIRE BEHAVIOR A LITTLE BIT ON THE ERRATIC SIDE. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ALSO BE VERY LIGHT. WITH THE MIXING HEIGHT INCREASING BY LATE MORNING...DO NOT EXPECT THERE TO BE MUCH IN THE WAY OF SMOKE ISSUES EXCEPT IMMEDIATELY AT THE BURN SITE. AS FOG BURNS OFF AND CLOUD COVER DECREASES THIS MORNING...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE MID 80S WHICH WILL DRY OUT FINE FUELS AND BRING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DOWN INTO THE 30S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........79 AT IGNITION...MAX 85. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............33 26 24 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................79 83 85 83 RH..................45 39 38 41 20 FT WIND..........N 7 N 7 NW 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 900-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............21 6 7 14 29 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................79 69 61 58 53 49 RH..................49 70 89 92 100 99 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 3 W 2 W 1 W 1 W 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............23 10 19 22 21 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............ TEMP................51 56 69 77 82 81 RH..................100 99 70 53 45 47 20 FT WIND..........W 1 W 2 S 3 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...POHL REQUESTED BY...JOHN LEAVITT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120824.BROWN.01/GYX