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FNUS71 KGYX 302027
FWSGYX
SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
427 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2008
FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1621 EDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST
OVERNIGHT AND WILL STALL OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY A SLOW PRESSURE
TRACKS EAST ALONG THE FRONT FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. LOW
PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY
NIGHT AND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST INTO NEW BRUNSWICK ON SUNDAY.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........48 63 74 84 95 97
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70 64 60 57 54 51
RH..............35 45 53 59 69 83
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 6 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8
EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 10 10 10
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100-2800 FT AGL
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........98 100 97 95 92 85
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............54 58 65 69 71 70
RH..............77 69 60 57 59 61
20 FT WIND......S 9 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 12 S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 12 S 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 15 15 15
FORECASTER...CANNON
REQUESTED BY...MARCIA SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20080530.RATTL.02/GYX
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