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FNUS71 KGYX 181148
FWSGYX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOAT PILES RX...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
748 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 18.
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.
GOOD MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY
CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TODAY WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING 15-20 MPH AT THE BURN LOCATION FOR A FEW MORE HOURS THIS
MORNING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHTER LATER THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH THE DIRECTION BECOMING MORE VARIABLE AT
TIMES. GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION IS EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AS
MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE. RH IS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 20S THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GOOD RECOVERY EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............-1 INCREASING TO 0 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...7.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (50700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................62 INCREASING TO 66 LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
DECREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 1 1 29 29 29 29 29 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............17 22 26 28 32 33 34 35 33
DEWPOINT........-1 0 -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1
RH..............44 37 30 28 25 23 23 22 23
APARNT TMP (F)..7 14 18 22 26 29 30 31 28
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W NW NW W W S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 13 12 9 9 8 8 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 12 10 8 8 7 6
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
ADI.............58 66 69 62 59 25 47 40 33
VRATE KT-FT/1K..42 48 51 46 44 35 35 30 25
VENTRATE CAT....FR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............4 INCREASING TO 9 LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...19.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................3.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........39 39 39 39 39 39 62 62 62 62 62 62
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
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 30 26 24 24 23 21 21 20 19 20 20
DEWPOINT........2 3 4 6 6 7 9 10 10 10 11 11
RH..............27 31 38 45 45 50 59 62 64 67 67 67
APARNT TMP (F)..27 26 26 24 24 23 21 21 20 19 20 20
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S E N N SE SE E NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 3 2 3 5 5 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 5 6 8 8 7 6 5 5 5
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............3 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..28 7 5 4 5 11 11 9 6 5 5 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............14.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...20.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (98200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........48 48 48 48 48 48 54 54 54 54 54 54
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
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............20 20 22 24 29 35 38 40 41 42 43 42
DEWPOINT........12 12 13 12 13 14 14 13 13 14 15 16
RH..............71 71 68 60 51 41 37 33 31 32 32 34
APARNT TMP (F)..20 20 22 20 24 30 33 35 36 37 38 38
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E SE SE S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 3 8 10 12 14 15 16 15 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.2 2.4 3.7 5.0 5.4 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 8 12 15 17 18 18 18 18 17
LVORI...........3 3 M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............2 7 M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 5 6 18 39 66 79 90 98 98 93 86
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD
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