000 FNUS51 KGYX 090720 FWFGYX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND ALL BUT SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 320 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008 .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BEAR DOWN ON THE REGION LATER TODAY BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE OFF THE COAST BY SATURDAY WITH A RETURN FLOW TRANSPORTING HOT AND INCREASINGLY HUMID AIR INTO THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT THEN LINGER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. MEZ007>009-092115- NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...BYRON...MIDDLE DAM... ROXBURY...SOUTH ARM...UPTON...WILSONS MILLS...AVON... CARRABASSETT VALLEY...COBURN GORE...DALLAS...DAVIS...EUSTIS... KINGFIELD...BINGHAM 320 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC(%) 80 70 20 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (-4) 57 (-7) 75 RH % (24H TREND) 64 (+20) 100 (+4) 52 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 NW 5 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 SW 7 NW 8 G17 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.37 0.41 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 7 4 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING LAL 5 4 1 HAINES 3 3 4 MIXING HGT 5860 5410 TRANSPORT WIND SW 20 W 28 VENTILATION RATE 99620 129840 CWR 100 90 0 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ012>014-018>022-092115- SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK- INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...SOUTH PARIS... MEXICO...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON...SKOWHEGAN... PITTSFIELD...MADISON...FAIRFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM... BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINSLOW... GARDINER...UNITY 320 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC(%) 60 60 20 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (-1) 62 (-5) 83 RH % (24H TREND) 53 (+3) 100 (+6) 46 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 W 6 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G18 SW 8 W 9 G17 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.25 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 3 4 1 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM LAL 5 4 1 HAINES 3 3 4 MIXING HGT 6560 5570 TRANSPORT WIND SW 22 W 24 VENTILATION RATE 124640 116970 CWR 30 80 0 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ023>028-092115- COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX- COASTAL WALDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH... PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM... WALDOBORO...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...ROCKLAND...CAMDEN... THOMASTON...BELFAST 320 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC(%) 40 60 20 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (0) 63 (-3) 86 RH % (24H TREND) 54 (-5) 100 (+1) 49 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 13 G23 SW 6 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 17 G26 SW 14 G26 SW 9 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.22 0.02 PRECIP DURATION 1 6 1 PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM LAL 4 5 1 HAINES 3 3 3 MIXING HGT 6280 5280 TRANSPORT WIND SW 23 W 23 VENTILATION RATE 125600 105600 CWR 0 80 0 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NHZ001>004-092115- NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...CONWAY 320 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC(%) 70 70 0 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (0) 54 (-9) 77 RH % (24H TREND) 54 (+5) 100 (+2) 46 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 8 G20 W 8 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 11 G23 SW 8 G18 W 12 G20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.35 0.24 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 6 4 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM LAL 5 4 1 HAINES 3 3 4 MIXING HGT 6370 5600 TRANSPORT WIND SW 24 W 28 VENTILATION RATE 133770 134400 CWR 100 30 0 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NHZ005-007-092115- SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH... CLAREMONT...NEWPORT 320 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC(%) 60 60 0 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (-1) 59 (-7) 78 RH % (24H TREND) 54 (+4) 100 (+1) 42 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 W 6 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 12 SW 7 W 11 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.17 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 4 4 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM LAL 5 1 1 HAINES 3 3 4 MIXING HGT 6090 5580 TRANSPORT WIND SW 25 W 26 VENTILATION RATE 133980 128340 CWR 90 20 0 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NHZ006-008>010-013-092115- SOUTHERN CARROLL-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOLFEBORO...CONCORD...LACONIA... TILTON-NORTHFIELD...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...DURHAM... DERRY...LONDONDERRY...EXETER 320 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC(%) 60 60 0 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (0) 63 (-6) 83 RH % (24H TREND) 51 (+1) 100 (+3) 43 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 7 G17 W 6 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 13 G20 SW 9 W 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.16 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 5 PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM LAL 5 5 1 HAINES 3 3 4 MIXING HGT 6580 5210 TRANSPORT WIND SW 25 W 25 VENTILATION RATE 144760 114620 CWR 40 30 0 REMARKS...NONE. $$ NHZ014-092115- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 320 AM EDT WED JUL 9 2008 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP CHC(%) 30 60 0 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (0) 68 (-3) 83 RH % (24H TREND) 52 (0) 99 (+7) 51 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 14 G23 W 7 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 17 SW 14 G23 W 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.18 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 0 6 PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM LAL 4 5 1 HAINES 3 3 4 MIXING HGT 4430 4630 TRANSPORT WIND S 25 W 23 VENTILATION RATE 97460 92600 CWR 0 50 0 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$