503  
FNUS71 KGYX 271726  
FWSGYX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOATS RX...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
126 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 27.  
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.  
 
LOW RH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WITH  
GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. STRONG RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED  
TONIGHT ALONG WITH PATCHY FROST. TUESDAY WILL FEATURE LOW  
AFTERNOON RH INTO THE 25-35 PERCENT RANGE AS SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY  
WINDS INCREASE TO 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-25 MPH. HUMIDITY  
WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT WITH DECREASING WINDS.  
HIGHER RH IS THEN EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH INCREASING  
CLOUDS AND A GROWING POTENTIAL FOR SOME LATE DAY/EVENING SHOWERS.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............38.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...39.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 3 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................36 DECREASING TO 2.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 11 11 11 11 11 4 4 4 4 4 4  
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  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 63 59 54 50 48 45 44 42 40 39 39  
DEWPOINT........36 37 37 40 40 39 39 39 38 37 37 36  
RH..............32 38 44 59 68 71 79 82 86 89 92 89  
APARNT TMP (F)..67 63 59 54 50 48 45 44 42 40 39 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S SW S SE N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SE SE SE E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7  
ADI.............36 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..16 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 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 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............37 DECREASING TO 33 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...38.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 12  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (50600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4 IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
ADI.................5 INCREASING TO 51.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 8 8 8 8 8 24 24 24 24 24 24  
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  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 40 45 50 55 60 62 64 66 65 64 63  
DEWPOINT........36 38 39 37 36 34 34 34 34 34 33 32  
RH..............92 92 79 61 49 37 35 32 30 31 31 31  
APARNT TMP (F)..38 40 45 50 55 60 62 64 66 65 64 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 7 9 12 14 16 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.5 3.3 4.1 4.8 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 1 3 5 6 8 9 10 12 10 10 12  
LVORI...........6 7 4 2 2 1 1 1 M M M M  
ADI.............3 2 8 15 28 36 48 53 M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 1 4 7 12 23 33 43 51 44 43 41  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............32.  
MIN APPARENT TEMP...39.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............MISSING.  
ADI.................MISSING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........77 77 77 77 77 77 58 58 58 58 58 58  
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  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 55 52 48 45 42 41 41 40 40 39 40  
DEWPOINT........31 30 30 31 32 33 33 33 33 33 33 34  
RH..............34 38 43 51 60 70 73 73 76 76 79 79  
APARNT TMP (F)..59 55 52 48 45 42 41 41 40 40 39 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 9 5 5 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 1.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 7 5 5 5 3 3 2 2  
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..28 14 7 8 6 4 4 3 3 2 2 2  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............36 INCREASING TO 41 IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...60.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (31400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............MISSING.  
ADI.................MISSING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........53 53 53 53 53 53 49 49 49 49 49 49  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
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  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 42 44 47 50 53 56 58 59 60 60 59  
DEWPOINT........35 36 37 38 40 41 42 42 42 42 43 43  
RH..............82 79 76 71 68 64 59 55 53 51 53 55  
APARNT TMP (F)..40 42 44 47 50 53 56 58 59 60 60 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST. 2 2 5 5 7 9 12 12 12 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 3 3 3 5 7 9 10 10 10 10  
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..3 4 5 6 8 10 16 24 31 31 30 27  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...TUBBS  
REQUESTED BY...NICK JEROS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611835.0/GYX  
.DELDT 04/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERICK.ESQUIVEL@USDA.GOV,RANDY.DAVIS2@USDA.GOV,NICHOLAS.JEROS@USDA.GOV  
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