638  
FNUS71 KGYX 181034  
FWSGYX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRYON RX...MAINE FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
634 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 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.  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS  
AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME  
STEADY FROM THE SW AND THEN SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WILL  
BE 15-20 MPH DURING BURN TIME AND WILL INCREASE LATER THIS  
AFTERNOON. MIXING WILL CAUSE HUMIDITY TO DROP THIS MORNING WITH  
MIN RH 25-30 PERCENT AROUND IGNITION TIME. MOISTURE INCREASES  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS TONIGHT. THERE WILL  
ALSO BE GOOD RH RECOVERY TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO  
17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17 TO 20 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (47600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 41 41 41 41 41 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 47 51 54 56 58 57 58 58 54  
RH..............50 40 33 30 30 30 31 32 33 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 8 9 12 13 13 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 13 15 18 21 23 23 22 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.5 2.3 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.6 1.6 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 8 10 14 16 17 20 18 17  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 8 16 27 37 44 48 45 26 17  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........93 93 93 93 93 93 89 89 89 89 89 89  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........NO NO NO NO NO NO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............53 51 50 50 50 50 48 47 47 47 47 48  
RH..............44 52 56 58 61 61 68 71 74 74 79 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 8 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 15 16 17 18 17 16 16 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW S SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 14 15 14 14 13 12 13 12 13  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 5 6 7 8 7 8 6 6 6 5 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...SCHROETER  
REQUESTED BY...ERIK AHLQUIST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2510788.0/GYX  
.DELDT 04/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIK.C.AHLQUIST@MAINE.GOV  
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