000 FNUS51 KCAR 060817 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 417 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 .DISCUSSION... AS ONE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE MARITIMES EARLY TODAY AND AWAY FROM THE REGION...ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF JAMES BAY WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST AND APPROACH THE AREA LATER TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY....BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF DAMP AND UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE STATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL FINALLY BUILD ACROSS THE REGION LATE WEEK...BRINGING SOME RELIEF FROM THE DAMP WEATHER PATTERN OF LATE. MEZ001-003-004-010-070830- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS- 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...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD 417 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 50 50 70 MAX/MIN TEMP 67 47 63 MIN/MAX RH % 68 98 70 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 5 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.17 0.28 PRECIP DURATION 4 5 9 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4350 4290 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 6 SE 14 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27790 64160 DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD LAL 3 3 1 HAINES INDEX 4 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ002-070830- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 417 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 50 50 70 MAX/MIN TEMP 63 47 62 MIN/MAX RH % 73 98 72 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.05 0.16 PRECIP DURATION 5 5 7 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4430 4420 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 9 SE 13 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45220 61350 DISPERSION FAIR GOOD LAL 1 2 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ005-006-011-015>017-031-032-070830- NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT- SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON- SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET... PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS... 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 417 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 40 50 70 MAX/MIN TEMP 70 48 65 MIN/MAX RH % 62 97 67 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.08 0.15 PRECIP DURATION 3 5 6 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4820 4840 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 5 SE 12 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44910 78140 DISPERSION FAIR GOOD LAL 3 3 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ029-030-070830- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 417 AM EDT MON JUL 6 2009 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 30 30 60 MAX/MIN TEMP 70 50 63 MIN/MAX RH % 63 97 74 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 9 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.02 0.11 PRECIP DURATION 2 5 4 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4830 4820 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 4 SE 12 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38780 78250 DISPERSION FAIR GOOD LAL 3 3 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. PATCHY FOG. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL. $$