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SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPTAIN FITZGERALD RECREATION AREA B UNIT...MAINE FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
327 PM EDT THU APR 25 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 26.
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.
DRY WEATHER CONTINUES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
DRIFTS OVERHEAD. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AGAIN FALL INTO THE
LOWER 30 PERCENT RANGE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF
PERIOD OF VALUES IN THE UPPER 20S, BUT EXPECT A SEABREEZE TO
ARRIVE MID AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE A SOUTH WIND SHIFT AS WELL
AS SOME RH RECOVERY AS A COOLER, MOIST MARINE AIRMASS PUSHES
INLAND. RECOVERY TO AROUND 45 PERCENT RH IS POSSIBLE BEFORE
SUNSET. LIGHTER DIURNAL WINDS SHOULD ALLOW THIS SEABREEZE TO
ARRIVE QUICKLY, AND MOVE INLAND FURTHER THAN THURSDAY. AFTER
SUNSET, WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH A NEAR SURFACE
TEMPERATURE INVERSION SETTING UP. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVERHEAD
SATURDAY.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............23.
MAX APPARENT TEMP...54.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (67600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................82 DECREASING TO 35.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 20 20 20 20 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........NO NO NO NO NO NO
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............52 53 54 54 52 51
DEWPOINT........22 22 23 23 24 25
RH..............31 29 30 30 33 36
APARNT TMP (F)..52 53 54 54 52 51
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 5 2 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 6 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.6 6.8 5.6 4.7 4.1 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 10 12 13 10
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............85 78 72 45 42 35
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..60 68 51 47 45 21
VENTRATE CAT....FR GD FR FR FR PR
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............28 INCREASING TO 31 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...28.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
ADI.................26 DECREASING TO 4 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL
FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........23 23 23 23 23 23 5 5 5 5 5 5
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.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............49 46 43 41 40 38 37 35 34 33 31 30
DEWPOINT........26 26 30 30 31 32 32 32 31 31 30 30
RH..............40 45 60 65 70 79 82 89 89 92 96 100
APARNT TMP (F)..46 42 40 38 37 34 33 31 31 30 28 30
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW W W W N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 9 9 10 9 10 9 8 7 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 8 9 8 6 6 6 7 7 6 6
LVORI...........2 2 M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............26 4 M M M M M M M M M M
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...CORNWELL
REQUESTED BY...ALIESHA BLACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412478.0/GYX
.DELDT 04/25/24
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.EMAIL ALIESHA.J.BLACK@MAINE.GOV
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