000 FNUS51 KCAR 250742 FWFCAR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 242 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 ...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS TODAY... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY. A LARGE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DIG INTO THE MIDWEST TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. AS THE TROUGH MOVES EAST LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND TRACK NORTH INTO OUR AREA ON FRIDAY. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE INTO QUEBEC OVER THE WEEKEND AS COOLER AIR FOLLOWS. MEZ001-003-004-010-261500- 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 242 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 40 40 30 MAX/MIN TEMP 44 36 45 MIN/MAX RH % 49 86 51 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.08 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 1 2 1 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3220 1200 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 5 S 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33020 17550 DISPERSION MARGINAL POOR LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ002-005-006-261500- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN... MARS HILL...MILLINOCKET...EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY... HOULTON...HODGDON...SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS 242 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 40 40 20 MAX/MIN TEMP 46 38 48 MIN/MAX RH % 45 84 47 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.06 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1 PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 PM MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3560 1060 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 7 SW 4 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46210 5400 DISPERSION FAIR POOR LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 2 3 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ011-015>017-031-032-261500- 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 242 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS PRECIP CHC (%) 40 40 20 MAX/MIN TEMP 47 41 52 MIN/MAX RH % 45 81 46 20FTWND/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.04 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3630 1960 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 12 W 4 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61180 12830 DISPERSION GOOD POOR LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 REMARKS...NONE. $$ MEZ029-030-261500- COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL... EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD 242 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS RAIN PRECIP CHC (%) 40 40 20 MAX/MIN TEMP 49 43 52 MIN/MAX RH % 52 77 49 20FTWND/AM(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR 20FTWND/PM(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.03 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 2 0 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3720 2220 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 15 W 6 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 62170 15240 DISPERSION GOOD POOR LAL 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 REMARKS...NONE. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY...RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. MINIMUM RH 86 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...BREEZY. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ MIGNONE