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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
540 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009

...WET WEATHER TODAY...
...DRIER AND COOLER DRIER SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE ACROSS QUEBEC PROVINCE WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE
MARITIMES TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE MOVE SLOWLY
EAST THROUGH MONDAY.

MEZ001-003-004-010-050945-
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
540 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
PRECIP CHC (%)        80           70           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          69           47           67           
MIN/MAX RH %          67           100          61           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   W  8         
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       LGT/VAR      W  7         W  8         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.11         0.05         
PRECIP DURATION       11           6            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4310                      4310         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   W 20                      W 18         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     98080                     79780        
DISPERSION            VERY GOOD                 GOOD         
LAL                   3            3            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

MEZ002-050945-
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
540 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
PRECIP CHC (%)        80           80           30           
MAX/MIN TEMP          70           52           68           
MIN/MAX RH %          72           100          60           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   W  7         
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       LGT/VAR      W  5         W  9         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.15         0.03         
PRECIP DURATION       9            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4400                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   SW 15                     W 14         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     78710                     76720        
DISPERSION            GOOD                      GOOD         
LAL                   2            2            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

MEZ005-006-011-015>017-031-032-050945-
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
540 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           50           10           
MAX/MIN TEMP          72           52           73           
MIN/MAX RH %          65           99           50           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   W  8         
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       LGT/VAR      W  6         W  8         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.07         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       7            4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4860                      4810         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   W 19                      NW 19        
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     103280                    99820        
DISPERSION            VERY GOOD                 VERY GOOD    
LAL                   3            3            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            2            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

MEZ029-030-050945-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
540 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
PRECIP CHC (%)        50           40           0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          71           52           73           
MIN/MAX RH %          67           93           51           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       LGT/VAR                   W 12         
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       SW  5        W  7         W 10         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.03         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       5            3                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   5 AM                      
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4900                      4840         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   W 20                      NW 21        
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     100490                    107120       
DISPERSION            VERY GOOD                 VERY GOOD    
LAL                   2            2            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.

$$

HEWITT