106
FNUS71 KCAR 271803
FWSCAR
SPOT FORECAST FOR WALLAMATOGUS RX...MAINE FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
203 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NWS CARIBOU AT 207-492-0166 WITH ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
DISCUSSION
A SEABREEZE DEVELOPS MID TO LATE MORNING TUESDAY, RESULTING IN
S-SE WINDS 5-10MPH WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY UP TO 15MPH. WINDS WILL
SHIFT MORE EASTERLY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. RHS FOR TUESDAY 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
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........38.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT.......... S/SE IN MORNING, THEN E IN AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (32800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 12 11 9 8 7 5 4 8 12 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............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
TEMP............38 42 47 50 54 56 56 58 56 55 54
RH..............85 77 65 58 53 48 43 39 39 39 39
WIND CHILL (F)..38 40 46 48 54 56 56 58 56 55 54
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.9 1.4 2.1 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 6 7 8 9 10 12 10 9 9
LVORI...........6 M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............6 M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 5 7 13 18 23 28 33 30 23 18
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........37.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND SHIFT..........
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............MISSING.
ADI.................MISSING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........20 26 31 42 47 52 60 69 77 82 86 91
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 48 44 42 40 39 38 37 37 38 38 39
RH..............45 50 56 62 70 76 82 85 89 89 89 89
WIND CHILL (F)..49 46 43 42 40 39 38 37 37 38 38 39
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S SE E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.8 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 7
LVORI...........M M M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
THROUGH THE DAY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........38.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
WIND SHIFT..........
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (21800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............MISSING.
ADI.................MISSING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.12 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 86 83 84 86 87 86 84 83 84 85 86
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 40 41 43 44 46 47 47 47 47 47 46
RH..............92 96 96 93 93 86 86 86 86 86 83 86
WIND CHILL (F)..39 38 39 40 41 43 44 43 43 43 43 42
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.3 4 4 5 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 9 12 14 14 13 13 14 15 16
LVORI...........M M M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............M M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 6 8 11 14 14 14 14 17 20 22
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...ARL
REQUESTED BY...SGT. BRIAN GETCHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611847.0/CAR
.DELDT 04/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRIAN.J.GETCHELL@MAINE.GOV
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