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FNUS71 KCAR 281625
FWSCAR
SPOT FORECAST FOR WALLAMATOGUS RX...MAINE FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1225 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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
LIGHT E-SE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST 10-15MPH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS AND WILL PUSH SMOKE GENERALLY ACROSS PENOBSCOT BAY TOWARDS
BELFAST/SEARSPORT/STOCKTON SPRINGS AREAS. WINDS WILL MAINLY SHIFT
TO A SOLID SE DIRECTION AND IMPROVE DISPERSAL ACROSS THE AREA. RHS
CONTINUE TO DROP, CURRENTLY IN THE 40-45 PERCENT RANGE AND WILL
RAPIDLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S PERCENT.
RHS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE TONIGHT AS WINDS FROM THE SE GRADUALLY
INCREASE AND MOISTURE FLOWS IN OFF THE GULF OF MAINE. A MUCH
COOLER DAY TOMORROW WITH HIGH RHS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
LARGE PUSH OF MOISTURE OFF THE GULF OF MAINE 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.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........55.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
WIND SHIFT..........
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (35000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................41 TO 48 DECREASING TO 37 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 12 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............55 55 55
RH..............30 29 29
WIND CHILL (F)..55 55 55
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 2.8 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12
LVORI...........1 1 1
ADI.............48 41 37
VRATE KT-FT/1K..35 31 26
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........40.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
WIND SHIFT..........
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................22 DECREASING TO 2 TO 9.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........23 28 44 50 61 72 75 86 91 92 94 95
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 40 40 40
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 49 45 43 42 41 41 41 41 40 40 40
RH..............35 42 51 57 65 70 73 79 82 88 88 94
WIND CHILL (F)..53 48 45 43 42 41 41 41 41 40 40 40
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE S SE SE E E E E NE NE NE
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 6 7 7 7 10 10 9 8 9 9
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 9
ADI.............22 9 3 4 4 3 3 2 4 3 3 4
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 3 1 2 3 2 8 6 5 4 6 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT LATE IN
THE MORNING DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT
INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL..........36.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
WIND SHIFT..........
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (16100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............7 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
ADI.................4 INCREASING TO 14 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.15 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........96 94 90 88 92 95 94 93 91 90 90 92
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.............40 40 40 40 30 40 30 40 40 50 50 40
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 40 41 41 44 44 45 45 45 46 45 45
RH..............97 95 95 99 93 93 92 92 92 90 92 88
WIND CHILL (F)..36 38 38 38 40 40 41 41 41 41 41 41
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 5 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 15 16
LVORI...........8 5 M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............4 14 M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 10 10 13 14 15 16 16 14 16 15 15
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...SINKO
REQUESTED BY...SGT. BRIAN GETCHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611901.2/CAR
.DELDT 04/28/26
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