680  
FNUS71 KGYX 122054  
FWSGYX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH GALE RIVER PILES...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
454 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MARCH 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (207) 688-3224, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
 
DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER ON THURSDAY.  
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST BY LATE MORNING  
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................0  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36.  
RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............16 INCREASING TO 25.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...16.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (29500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................6 INCREASING TO 25.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TEMP............21 21 22 26 29 31 33 34 36 36 36 35  
DEWPOINT........14 14 16 18 19 21 23 24 25 26 26 26  
RH..............74 74 77 71 66 66 66 66 64 67 67 69  
APARNT TMP (F)..16 16 17 20 23 26 27 29 32 30 30 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 6 5 7 6 5 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 9 12 9 14 12 9 14 14 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15  
LVORI...........3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3  
ADI.............3 8 8 14 17 21 23 23 25 26 25 23  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 7 11 18 21 23 28 30 29 27 23  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................0  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22.  
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............24.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...22.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (4600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............4 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........71 71 71 71 71 71 58 58 58 58 58 58  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL.............M M M M M M M M M M M M  
TEMP............33 30 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 24 23 24  
DEWPOINT........26 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 23  
RH..............75 81 88 92 92 96 100 100 100 100 100 96  
APARNT TMP (F)..28 24 23 22 23 26 25 24 24 24 23 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 9 9 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 12 12 13 12 9 8 8 8 8 8  
LVORI...........4 4 M M M M M M M M M M  
ADI.............8 8 M M M M M M M M M M  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 9 8 9 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...MLE  
REQUESTED BY...PETER MORRONE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2506218.0/GYX  
.DELDT 03/12/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PETER.MORRONE@USDA.GOV  
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