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FNUS71 KGYX 182144
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOAT PILE RX...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
444 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON FEBRUARY 19.
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.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL PROVIDE FAIR SKIES
WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE TEENS
IN THE MORNING AND WILL RISE INTO ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE
AFTERNOON. DEWPOINTS WILL BE ON THE RISE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............13 INCREASING TO 19 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...17.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (15200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................8 INCREASING TO 21 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
DECREASING TO 13 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 21 21 21 11 11 11 11 11 11
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............17 24 31 35 38 40 40 41 39 36
DEWPOINT........11 15 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 21
RH..............77 68 56 49 46 44 44 44 48 54
APARNT TMP (F)..17 24 31 35 38 40 40 41 39 36
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW SW S S S S S S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.3 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 6 5 6 6 6 5
LVORI...........4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............4 4 8 11 17 24 21 18 13 2
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 5 7 14 12 15 14 11 4
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............19 DECREASING TO 15 OVERNIGHT.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...17.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO
5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO
3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 19 19 19 19 19 30 30 30 30 30 30
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
TEMP............33 28 26 24 23 22 22 21 20 19 18 17
DEWPOINT........21 20 19 18 18 17 16 15 15 15 15 14
RH..............61 71 74 77 81 81 77 77 81 84 88 88
APARNT TMP (F)..33 28 26 24 23 22 22 21 20 19 18 17
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W NW W W SW SW W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 5 2 6 6 5 5 3 3 3
LVORI...........3 M M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............2 M M M M M M M M M M M
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 3 2 3 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 45 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............16 INCREASING TO 22 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIN APPARENT TEMP...17.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3
TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (14900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............MISSING.
ADI.................MISSING.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 47 47 47 47 47 79 79 79 79 79 79
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
CWR.............0 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............17 18 21 26 31 34 36 37 37 37 36 34
DEWPOINT........14 14 16 18 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 24
RH..............88 84 81 71 63 58 56 56 56 59 61 66
APARNT TMP (F)..17 18 21 26 31 34 36 37 37 34 33 31
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST. 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 5 6 7 7 6 6 6
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..2 2 3 3 5 7 11 15 14 12 11 8
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...SCHROETER
REQUESTED BY...FOREST SERVICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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