FNUS51 KCAR 070740 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 340 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 .DISCUSSION... THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL TRACK ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE BY THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CREST THE STATE ON MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TUESDAY AND CROSS THE STATE TUESDAY EVENING. MEZ001-003-004-010-080745- 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 340 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 50 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 66 45 69 MIN/MAX RH % 73 100 50 20FTWND/AM(MPH) N 8 W 8 20FTWND/PM(MPH) N 7 LGT/VAR W 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 3 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END 1 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4270 4310 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 18 W 22 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86690 91220 DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ002-080745- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 340 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 70 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 66 49 71 MIN/MAX RH % 80 100 47 20FTWND/AM(MPH) N 7 W 7 20FTWND/PM(MPH) N 9 LGT/VAR W 9 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 4 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END 2 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4410 4460 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 17 W 21 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86200 97220 DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 3 4 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ005-006-011-015>017-031-032-080745- 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 340 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 80 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 71 49 75 MIN/MAX RH % 71 100 47 20FTWND/AM(MPH) NE 13 G23 W 7 20FTWND/PM(MPH) NW 10 G18 LGT/VAR W 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.72 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 5 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END 2 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4800 4800 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 W 19 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 123410 89500 DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD LAL 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 3 4 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ029-030-080745- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 340 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 TODAY TONIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 100 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 73 51 76 MIN/MAX RH % 71 100 49 20FTWND/AM(MPH) NE 19 G35 W 8 20FTWND/PM(MPH) NW 10 G25 NW 5 W 9 PRECIP AMOUNT 1.06 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 5 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM PRECIP END 2 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4860 4830 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 24 W 19 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 120300 93910 DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD LAL 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...BREEZY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL. $$