070
FNUS71 KCAR 271502
FWSCAR
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAINE COASTAL ISLANDS NWR - SHIP ISLAND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1102 AM EDT MON APR 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NWS CARIBOU AT 207-492-0166 WITH ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
DISCUSSION
THE SEABREEZE HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH S-SE WINDS 5-10MPH. RHS WILL REMAIN MAINLY IN THE
59-63 PERCENT RANGE FOR THE AFTERNOON UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 50S. TONIGHT, SOLID RH RECOVERY UP TO
90 PERCENT WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TOMORROW, ONCE AGAIN A
SEABREEZE DEVELOPS MID TO LATE MORNING RESULTING IN S-SE WINDS
5-10MPH WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY UP TO 15MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE
EASTERLY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RHS FOR TOMORROW WILL BOTTOM OUT
IN THE 40-45 PERCENT RANGE THANKS TO THE WINDS SHIFTING MORE
EASTERLY AND LESS OFF THE WATERS.
WEATHER COVERAGE ABBREVIATIONS... SCH=SLIGHT CHANCE, ISO=ISOLATED,
CHC=CHANCE, SCT=SCATTERED, LKY=LIKELY, NUM=NUMEROUS,
DEF=DEFINITE, WID=WIDESPREAD, OCL=OCCASIONAL, PDS=PERIODS,
ARS=AREAS, PTY=PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE ABBREVIATIONS... DYT=DRY THUNDERSTORMS, TSM=THUNDERSTORMS,
SN=SNOW, RN=RAIN, SW=SNOW SHOWERS, RW=RAIN SHOWERS,
DZL=DRIZZLE, FZR=FREEZING RAIN, FZD=FREEZING DRIZZLE, SLT=SLEET,
FZF=FREEZING FOG, IFG=ICE FOG, HAZ=HAZE, BSN=BLOWING SNOW,
SMK=SMOKE, FST=FROST, FZS=FREEZING SPRAY, RS=RAIN/SNOW,
DZF=DRIZZLE/FOG, SNF=SNOW/FOG, RNF=RAIN/FOG,
ZRS=FREEZING RAIN/SNOW
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS... NA=NOT AVAILABLE, M=MISSING
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........44.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................6 TO 10.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 22 28 33 33 34 34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 52 52 51 50 49 47
RH..............63 60 59 61 63 66 71
WIND CHILL (F)..51 52 52 51 47 46 44
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 9 9 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 8 8 9 9 9
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............6 6 8 10 9 9 8
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 2 4 4 4 4 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........38.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................2 TO 8.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........30 26 22 14 12 7 2 2 0 1 0 0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
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............45 43 42 41 40 40 39 39 38 38 38 38
RH..............73 79 79 82 85 82 85 85 89 89 89 89
WIND CHILL (F)..42 41 42 41 40 40 39 39 38 38 38 38
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE S SE S S S SE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 7 9 9
LVORI...........3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 6 6
ADI.............8 8 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........38.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
ADI.................4 TO 10 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 19 21 18 13 8 7 7 6 12 17 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
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............38 40 43 45 46 47 49 50 51 51 50 49
RH..............89 82 76 70 65 63 54 48 44 44 46 50
WIND CHILL (F)..38 38 40 42 43 44 46 47 51 51 47 47
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.3 4 5 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 13 13 12 10 14 12 10 9 8
LVORI...........6 4 M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............4 10 M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 7 8 10 12 11 9 12 10 7 6 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MCCANDLESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611823.0/CAR
.DELDT 04/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER_MCCANDLESS@FWS.GOV
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