FNUS51 KCAR 260740 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 240 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009 MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY...RAIN LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH TONIGHT AND TRACK NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY WEAK RIDGING ON SUNDAY. MEZ001-003-004-010-270745- 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 240 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN PRECIP CHC (%) 30 50 90 MAX/MIN TEMP 45 35 42 MIN/MAX RH % 73 97 86 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 7 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 9 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.09 0.59 PRECIP DURATION 1 2 11 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3660 3230 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 8 E 27 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41810 87110 DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 2 2 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ002-005-006-270745- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 240 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS RAIN RAIN PRECIP CHC (%) 20 50 90 MAX/MIN TEMP 48 37 46 MIN/MAX RH % 74 97 82 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 7 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.05 0.49 PRECIP DURATION 1 2 11 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3810 3400 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 5 E 27 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 34700 100960 DISPERSION MARGINAL VERY GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 2 2 2 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ011-015>017-031-032-270745- 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 240 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN PRECIP CHC (%) 20 60 80 MAX/MIN TEMP 50 39 49 MIN/MAX RH % 77 97 84 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 9 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.11 0.59 PRECIP DURATION 1 3 10 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4020 4150 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 4 NE 29 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 18840 130170 DISPERSION POOR EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 2 2 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ029-030-270745- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 240 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN PRECIP CHC (%) 30 70 70 MAX/MIN TEMP 50 42 50 MIN/MAX RH % 81 97 85 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 11 G20 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NE 6 E 9 G18 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.12 0.56 PRECIP DURATION 0 6 9 PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4040 4370 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 4 E 28 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 17950 144350 DISPERSION POOR EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 2 2 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. MINIMUM RH 81 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ MCB