821  
FNUS71 KGYX 150922  
FWSGYX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLIS BARRENS SOUTHGATE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
522 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.  
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.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER TODAY ALONG  
WITH LIGHT SURFACE WINDS. BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT NATURE OF THE  
WINDS, DIRECTION WILL LIKELY BE VARIABLE AT TIMES THIS MORNING BUT  
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME PRIMARILY OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST BY  
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MIN RH IS FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE LOWER  
40S, AND SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO ONLY BE POOR TO FAIR DUE  
TO TRANSPORT WINDS BEING LIGHT. RH RECOVERY WILL BE EXCELLENT  
TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............45.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...69.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (17900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................13 INCREASING TO 26 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 3 9 29 30 24 38 44  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 58 61 65 66 68 69 67  
DEWPOINT........46 45 44 45 44 45 47 47  
RH..............77 62 53 48 45 43 45 49  
APARNT TMP (F)..53 58 61 65 66 68 69 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 5 5 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 7 9 10 12 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.4 3.6 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.5 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SW S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 2 3 3 5 6 8  
LVORI...........4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............11 9 15 16 22 27 30 29  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 7 7 11 12 16 18 18  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............49 DECREASING TO 46 AFTER 3 AM.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...64.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................18 DECREASING TO 6.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........32 38 60 34 45 35 12 28 33 20 26 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  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............64 61 56 54 53 52 50 49 49 49 47 48  
DEWPOINT........48 49 51 48 48 48 48 47 47 46 46 46  
RH..............56 65 83 80 83 86 93 93 93 89 96 93  
APARNT TMP (F)..64 61 56 54 53 52 49 48 48 48 46 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW S SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8  
LVORI...........2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 6  
ADI.............18 4 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..13 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............47 INCREASING TO 58.  
MAX APPARENT TEMP...79.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (27000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............6 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
ADI.................9 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........51 61 47 55 72 47 56 66 41 52 53 52  
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............47 48 53 59 63 68 72 76 77 78 79 77  
DEWPOINT........46 47 49 52 54 54 55 56 57 58 59 60  
RH..............96 96 86 78 72 61 55 50 50 50 50 56  
APARNT TMP (F)..46 46 53 59 63 68 72 76 77 78 79 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 12 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 8  
LVORI...........6 6 M M M M M M M M M M  
ADI.............7 11 M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 8 7 11 16 21 26 25 26 27 16  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 

 
FORECASTER...COMBS  
REQUESTED BY...JON BAILEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2621813.0/GYX  
.DELDT 09/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JBAILEY@TNC.ORG  
 
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