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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EASTERN AND NORTHERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
314 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008

...BRISK AND MOSTLY DRY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRES WILL CONTINUE MOVING N THRU LABRADOR TODAY WHILE A WEAK
RIDGE OF HIGH PRES APPROACHES TONIGHT AND CROSSES THE REGION MONDAY
MORNING. NEW LOW PRES WILL THEN APPROACH FROM THE W MON NIGHT AND
TUESDAY.

MEZ001-003-004-010-241100-
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
314 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
PRECIP CHC (%)        40           20           0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          24           7            31           
MIN/MAX RH %          49           91           54           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       W 16 G24                  LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       W 16 G23     W 11 G19     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4280                      3790         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   W 31                      SW 11        
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     128260                    41680        
DISPERSION            VERY GOOD                 FAIR         
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

MEZ002-241100-
NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL
314 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
PRECIP CHC (%)        40           20           0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          26           7            32           
MIN/MAX RH %          50           95           52           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       W 14 G24                  LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       W 15 G24     W 11 G19     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       4            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4350                      3430         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   W 30                      SW  9        
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     126150                    31300        
DISPERSION            EXCELLENT                 MARGINAL     
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

MEZ005-006-011-015>017-031-032-241100-
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
314 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
PRECIP CHC (%)        20           0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          29           8            33           
MIN/MAX RH %          38           92           48           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       W 14 G24                  LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       W 14 G24     W  9 G19     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM                                   
PRECIP END            6 PM                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4820                      4320         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   W 27                      SW 11        
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     127320                    48090        
DISPERSION            EXCELLENT                 FAIR         
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

MEZ029-030-241100-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...
EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
314 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            
MAX/MIN TEMP          32           16           38           
MIN/MAX RH %          38           83           48           
20FTWND/AM(MPH)       W 17 G26                  LGT/VAR      
20FTWND/PM(MPH)       W 15 G26     W  9 G20     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)    4910                      4810         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)   W 28                      S 13         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     135210                    65820        
DISPERSION            EXCELLENT                 GOOD         
LAL                   1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. SNOW LIKELY AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDY...SNOW...RAIN AND SLEET. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. SNOW LIKELY AND RAIN WITH SLEET LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 83 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
20 TO 25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SLEET LIKELY...A CHANCE OF SNOW
AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. MINIMUM RH
67 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.

$$

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