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FNUS51 KGYX 111903
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND
ALL BUT SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
303 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS
HIGH PRESSURE HELPS TO DEFLECT A STORM SYSTEM TO OUR SOUTH. COASTAL AND 
SOUTHERN SECTIONS COULD GET BRUSHED BY A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT 
AND TUESDAY AS THE SYSTEM MAKES IT'S CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE AREA.

MEZ007>009-120915-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDOVER...BYRON...MIDDLE DAM...
ROXBURY...SOUTH ARM...UPTON...WILSONS MILLS...AVON...
CARRABASSETT VALLEY...COBURN GORE...DALLAS...DAVIS...EUSTIS...
KINGFIELD...BINGHAM
303 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP CHC(%)         0            0            0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
TEMP (24H TREND)      31 (-3)      58 (-1)      31           61           
RH % (24H TREND)      78 (+3)      33 (-4)      81           31           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NE 12 G24                 N 14 G21     
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   E  5         NE 17 G26    NE 13 G23    N 14         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES                4            4            4            4            
MIXING HGT                         6610                      7280         
TRANSPORT WIND                     E 23                      NE 23        
VENTILATION RATE                   132200                    145600       
CWR                   0            0            0            0            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

MEZ012>014-018>022-120915-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...SOUTH PARIS...
MEXICO...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...FARMINGTON...WILTON...SKOWHEGAN...
PITTSFIELD...MADISON...FAIRFIELD...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...
BRIDGTON...LEWISTON...AUBURN...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINSLOW...
GARDINER...UNITY
303 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP CHC(%)         0            0            0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
TEMP (24H TREND)      35 (-3)      60 (-4)      36           63           
RH % (24H TREND)      73 (+3)      32 (-2)      78           28           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NE 12 G23                 N 15 G24     
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   NE  6        NE 17        NE 13 G21    N 16 G24     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES                4            4            4            4            
MIXING HGT                         6690                      7430         
TRANSPORT WIND                     NE 30                     NE 29        
VENTILATION RATE                   173940                    185750       
CWR                   0            0            0            0            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

MEZ023>028-120915-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...
PORTLAND...SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...BATH...TOPSHAM...
WALDOBORO...BOOTHBAY HARBOR...WISCASSET...ROCKLAND...CAMDEN...
THOMASTON...BELFAST
303 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP CHC(%)         0            0            0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
TEMP (24H TREND)      37 (-3)      61 (-1)      39           64           
RH % (24H TREND)      73 (+3)      35 (-3)      76           31           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NE 15 G27                 N 17 G29     
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   E  7         NE 18 G28    NE 14 G26    NE 17 G27    
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES                4            4            4            4            
MIXING HGT                         6170                      6820         
TRANSPORT WIND                     NE 31                     NE 32        
VENTILATION RATE                   166590                    190960       
CWR                   0            0            0            0            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NHZ001>004-120915-
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...CONWAY
303 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
PRECIP CHC(%)         0            0            0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
TEMP (24H TREND)      29 (-3)      61 (-2)      30           66           
RH % (24H TREND)      83 (+4)      31 (-2)      85           33           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                E 10 G24                  NE 11 G26    
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   E  6         NE 17 G27    NE 12 G25    N 13 G23     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES                4            4            4            4            
MIXING HGT                         6540                      7510         
TRANSPORT WIND                     E 28                      NE 24        
VENTILATION RATE                   156960                    157710       
CWR                   0            0            0            0            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NHZ005-007-120915-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...
CLAREMONT...NEWPORT
303 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP CHC(%)         0            0            0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
TEMP (24H TREND)      35 (-2)      58 (-9)      34           64           
RH % (24H TREND)      76 (-5)      37 (+5)      84           28           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NE  9 G18                 NE  8        
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   LGT/VAR      NE 13 G21    NE  8 G19    N 11 G18     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES                4            4            3            4            
MIXING HGT                         6290                      7240         
TRANSPORT WIND                     E 31                      NE 26        
VENTILATION RATE                   169830                    166520       
CWR                   0            0            0            0            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NHZ006-008>010-013-120915-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOLFEBORO...CONCORD...LACONIA...
TILTON-NORTHFIELD...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...DURHAM...
DERRY...LONDONDERRY...EXETER
303 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP CHC(%)         0            0            20           20           
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
TEMP (24H TREND)      35 (-4)      57 (-9)      37           61           
RH % (24H TREND)      74 (-6)      38 (+7)      83           30           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NE 12 G24                 NE 14 G23    
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   E  5         NE 16 G24    NE 12 G21    N 15 G24     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.01         
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   2 PM         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES                4            4            3            4            
MIXING HGT                         6400                      7350         
TRANSPORT WIND                     E 35                      NE 31        
VENTILATION RATE                   192000                    198450       
CWR                   0            0            0            0            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

NHZ014-120915-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON
303 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP CHC(%)         0            0            30           20           
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
TEMP (24H TREND)      41 (-4)      53 (-7)      42           58           
RH % (24H TREND)      77 (-2)      56 (+9)      82           45           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NE 18 G29                 NE 18        
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   E  7         NE 21 G31    NE 15 G25    NE 18 G26    
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.02         
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   2 PM         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES                4            4            3            4            
MIXING HGT                         5010                      6380         
TRANSPORT WIND                     E 35                      NE 36        
VENTILATION RATE                   150300                    197780       
CWR                   0            0            10           0            

REMARKS...NONE.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES
MODERATE. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY
VALUES MODERATE. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.  PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.

$$
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