000 FNUS51 KCAR 080812 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 312 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...DRY...BREEZY AND MILDER TODAY... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WILL INFLUENCE OUR WEATHER LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY AND PULL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STATE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MEZ001-003>005-010-091100- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA... FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT... BAXTER ST PARK...CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM... MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN... MEDWAY...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 312 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 50 31 54 MIN/MAX RH % 45 78 45 20FTWND/AM(MPH) W 9 G18 SW 6 20FTWND/PM(MPH) W 13 G25 W 8 G15 S 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4670 4530 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 25 S 18 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 106450 82730 DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ002-006-091100- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 312 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 52 31 55 MIN/MAX RH % 45 78 45 20FTWND/AM(MPH) SW 9 G18 SW 5 20FTWND/PM(MPH) W 12 G24 W 8 G16 S 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0.5 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END 9 AM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4610 4470 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 S 13 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 106360 60020 DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ011-015>017-031-032-091100- CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK- CENTRAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD... BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM... EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM... MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...DOVER-FOXCROFT... MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...TOPSFIELD 312 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 10 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 58 33 60 MIN/MAX RH % 40 82 40 20FTWND/AM(MPH) SW 8 SW 5 20FTWND/PM(MPH) W 10 G20 W 5 SW 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5080 4810 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 24 SW 18 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 120580 92680 DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 5 4 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ029-030-091100- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 312 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 58 35 58 MIN/MAX RH % 45 82 45 20FTWND/AM(MPH) SW 13 G25 W 7 20FTWND/PM(MPH) W 10 G20 W 7 SW 10 G20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5080 4730 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 SW 22 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 116960 109610 DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 5 4 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ VJN