000 FNUS51 KCAR 040752 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 352 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 ...DRY TODAY WITH NEAR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES... .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE BY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH FAIR AND DRY WEATHER AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND. MEZ001-003-004-010-051100- 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 352 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 75 47 79 MIN/MAX RH % 35 96 40 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) W 7 LGT/VAR SW 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8090 7800 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 17 SW 18 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 158280 141320 DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 3 4 REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 40 PERCENT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM TODAY. $$ MEZ002-051100- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL 352 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 75 47 80 MIN/MAX RH % 35 96 35 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) SW 7 LGT/VAR SW 8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8260 7940 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 SW 18 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 132630 145070 DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 40 PERCENT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM TODAY. $$ MEZ005-006-011-015>017-031-032-051100- 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 352 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 80 47 80 MIN/MAX RH % 35 100 40 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8540 8220 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 SW 12 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 122780 103270 DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 5 4 4 REMARKS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 40 PERCENT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM TODAY. $$ MEZ029-030-051100- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 352 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE PRECIP CHC (%) 0 0 0 MAX/MIN TEMP 76 50 77 MIN/MAX RH % 45 94 50 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP BEGIN PRECIP END MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8380 8220 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 7 SW 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57520 64850 DISPERSION GOOD GOOD LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ VJN