FNUS71 KGYX 171303 FWSGYX SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER POINT...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 903 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 OR 25 MPH ALONG WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 20 TO 30 PER CENT ACROSS SRN AND PERHAPS CENTRAL AREAS WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER FOR THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. HOWEVER, AS GREEN UP CONTINUES CONDITIONS WILL NOT WARRANT ANY RED FLAG HEADLINES. IN THE NORTH RH VALUES WON'T BE AS LOW AND THERE WILL BE LESS SUNSHINE THERE TODAY AS WELL. FAIRLY LGT WINDS SATURDAY AND RH VALUES UP TO 10 PER CENT HIGHER SHOULD KEEP THE FIRE WEATHER DANGER FAIRLY LOW. UNSETTLED WEATHER DEVELOPING OVER THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUING INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WILL HELP KEEP THE FIRE WEATHER DANGER FAIRLY LOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6000-7200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............14 21 28 22 WEATHER COV.........NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 64 66 65 RH..................50 40 37 38 20 FT WIND..........NW 12 NW 13 NW 13 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 SURFACE WIND........NW 12 NW 13 NW 13 NW 10 SURFACE WND GST.....15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700-7500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 5000-5400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING EAST 0 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............17 12 20 29 38 42 WEATHER COV.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV............NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 58 53 49 46 43 RH..................42 52 62 70 80 91 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 6 W 5 S 3 SE 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 SURFACE WIND........NW 8 NW 6 W 5 S 3 SE 2 E 2 SURFACE WND GST.....10 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...CANNON REQUESTED BY...BRANDON HARRIMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130517.TIMBE.01/GYX