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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
916 AM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
.DISCUSSION...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING RAIN TO DOWNEAST AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE
WEST WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION
LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
MEZ001-003-004-010-171330-
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
916 AM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
PRECIP CHC (%)        20           50           60           
MAX/MIN TEMP          60           47           58           
MIN/MAX RH %          64           100          63           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       S  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SE  8        S  7         W  7         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.18         
PRECIP DURATION       0            2            4            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4350                      4490         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   S 15                      W 20         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     72270                     91060        
DISPERSION            GOOD                      VERY GOOD    
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            
REMARKS...LOW.
$$
MEZ002-005-006-171330-
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...
HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS
916 AM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            40           50           
MAX/MIN TEMP          61           49           61           
MIN/MAX RH %          64           100          65           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       SE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SE  8        SE  7        SW  7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.14         
PRECIP DURATION                    2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       6 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4450                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   S 15                      W 19         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     78300                     91600        
DISPERSION            GOOD                      VERY GOOD    
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            3            
REMARKS...LOW.
$$
MEZ011-015>017-031-032-171330-
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
916 AM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
PRECIP CHC (%)        40           60           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          62           50           64           
MIN/MAX RH %          62           100          61           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SE  7        LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.12         0.07         
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4750                      4920         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   S 12                      W 18         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     71250                     116380       
DISPERSION            GOOD                      VERY GOOD    
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            2            3            
REMARKS...LOW.
$$
MEZ029-030-171330-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
916 AM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          
CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           70           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          60           49           62           
MIN/MAX RH %          72           100          67           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       SE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SE  8        SE  6        SW  7        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.13         0.04         
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   6 PM         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4820                      4930         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   SE 12                     W 20         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     61290                     117340       
DISPERSION            GOOD                      VERY GOOD    
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            3            3            
REMARKS...LOW.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS
AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
$$