Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Caribou, ME

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WWUS81 KCAR 061846
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
246 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY
   EVENING...

.LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-070300-
/O.NEW.KCAR.FW.A.0004.150507T1500Z-150508T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150507T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
246 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS... 

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  003 NORTHERN SOMERSET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTHERN 
  PISCATAQUIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 NORTHERN PENOBSCOT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 006 SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 
  CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 CENTRAL 
  PENOBSCOT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 016 INTERIOR HANCOCK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 
  CENTRAL WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 COASTAL HANCOCK...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 COASTAL WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  031 SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 NORTHERN 
  WASHINGTON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 50S THIS EVENING AND IN THE 60S AND
  70S ON THURSDAY.

* LIGHTNING...NOT EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT IGNITE COULD SPREAD VERY 
  RAPIDLY AND BECOME OUT OF CONTROL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

MCB

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WWUS81 KCAR 062350
RFWCAR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
750 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY
EVENING...

.LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL 
COMBINE WITH DRY CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW BY
MIDDAY...BRINGING ONE MORE DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-071000-
/O.EXP.KCAR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150507T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCAR.FW.A.0004.150507T1500Z-150508T0000Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
750 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY
CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  003 NORTHERN SOMERSET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTHERN 
  PISCATAQUIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 NORTHERN PENOBSCOT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 006 SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 
  CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 CENTRAL 
  PENOBSCOT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 016 INTERIOR HANCOCK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 
  CENTRAL WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 COASTAL HANCOCK...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 COASTAL WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  031 SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 NORTHERN 
  WASHINGTON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 60S AND 70S ON THURSDAY.

* LIGHTNING...NOT EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT IGNITE COULD SPREAD VERY 
  RAPIDLY AND BECOME OUT OF CONTROL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1236 AM EDT WED MAY 6 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT FROM CANADA.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD DOWN FROM CANADA ON WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS
THE REGION ON FRIDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
1235 AM UPDATE...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE NEEDED WITH THIS
UPDATE. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY SINKING SOUTH ACROSS THE
REGION. RADAR IS STILL PICKING UP A FEW LIGHT RETURNS WITH THIS
FEATURE OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF OUR FORECAST AREA. SO WHILE MANY
AREAS WILL STAY DRY, CAN'T RULE OUT A SPRINKLE OR TWO. OVERALL,
THE FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...THE MAIN FOCUS AS HAS BEEN THE LAST FEW
DAYS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE FIRE DANGER.

A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL DROP SE FROM CANADA THIS EVENING W/SOME
SHOWERS. THE NAM AND GFS SOUNDINGS SHOW THE BEST SUPPORT FOR
SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE NORTH OF THE MILLINOCKET-HOULTON
REGION. LAPSE RATES IN THE 850-500MB LAYER PROGGED TO HIT 7.0 C/KM
THROUGH ABOUT 8 PM IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA. SB CAPE TO BE <
100 JOULES W/LIS ABOVE 0. 0-6KM SHEAR OF 40 KTS. DECIDED TO ADD
SOME WIND GUST POTENTIAL TO 35 MPH W/THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. SHOWERS
WILL FALL APART AS THE FRONT DROP SE TONIGHT AND FORCING WEAKENS.
SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WINDS TO DROP OFF
BELOW 10 MPH ESPECIALLY FROM HOULTON ON SOUTH. AIRMASS BEHIND THIS
FRONT IS COOLER AND DRIER. THEREFORE, OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL
DROP BACK TO AT OR JUST BELOW NORMAL READINGS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

DECENT JET MAX OF 50 KTS FROM 850 TO 700 MBS SHOWING UP ON THE
12Z UA IS SET TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE AND LLVL LAPSE RATES(0-3 KM) OF 8.0 C/KM AND THE JET MAX
WILL BE ENOUGH TO GET MIXING POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. MOMENTUM TRANSFER OFF THE BUFKIT PROFILES SHOW GUST
POTENTIAL OF 30+ MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR AOA NORMAL. ALL THIS LEADING TO VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER ONCE AGAIN. MORE ON THIS IN THE FIRE WEATHER SECTION
BELOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THURSDAY WILL BRING WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE AREA. A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE STATE WILL
DIVIDE DRY AND SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR TO THE NORTH FROM WARMER AIR TO
THE SOUTH. THIS WILL BRING PARTIAL SUNSHINE TO CENTRAL AREAS WITH A
MOSTLY SUNNY SKY OVER THE NORTH AND SOUTH ON THURSDAY. THURSDAY
NIGHT WILL BE DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH
CENTRAL CANADA ON FRIDAY WILL PULL THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NORTH AS A
WARM FRONT. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE A BIT IN SOUTHWESTERN AREAS. THE
NORTH WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY AS THE WARMER AND SLIGHTLY MORE HUMID
AIR PUSHES NORTH AND SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
FAR NORTH.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE LOW FROM CANADA WILL APPROACH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY PULLING
INCREASINGLY WARM AND MOIST AIR ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING A
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY WITH SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY OVER
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS. SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT AS
THE LOW TRACKS EAST AND PULLS A COLD FRONT THROUGH. HIGH PRESSURE
MAY BRING SOME CLEARING OVER THE SUNDAY WITH CLOUDS AND A CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS LINGERING WITH THE FRONT DOWNEAST. THE FRONT SHOULD THEN BE
FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO BRING DRY WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE REGION ON
MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
NEAR TERM: VFR NEXT 24 HOUR W/GUSTY WNW WINDS ON WEDNESDAY
APPROACHING 30 KTS.

SHORT TERM: VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY,
BUT MAY LOWER TO MVFR OVER PARTS OF THE NORTH LATE AT NIGHT. MVFR
CONDITIONS IN LOWER CLOUDS ARE THEN LIKELY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN TO VFR ACROSS THE NORTH SUNDAY BUT
MAY BE MVFR DOWNEAST.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: NO SCA EXPECTED. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE W/SOME
GUSTS AROUND 20 KTS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL
KEEP WAVE HEIGHTS DOWN BELOW 4 FT.

SHORT TERM: CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH SCA IN GUSTS OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS WEDNESDAY EVENING. OTHERWISE, A LIGHT GRADIENT
OVER THE WATERS SHOULD KEEP WINDS AND SEAS BELOW SCA THROUGH LATE
WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. WNW WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH W/GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY. COLLABORATED W/GYX AND THE MAIN FOREST SERVICE ON THIS
POTENTIAL. THEREFORE, A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE UP FOR
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER.

THE WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WITH SUNSHINE WILL CAUSE
HIGH FIRE DANGERS INTO THURSDAY. HUMID AIR WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO
THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     EVENING FOR MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

NEAR TERM...HASTINGS/HEWITT
SHORT TERM...BLOOMER
LONG TERM...BLOOMER
AVIATION...HASTINGS/HEWITT/BLOOMER
MARINE...HASTINGS/HEWITT/BLOOMER
FIRE WEATHER...HEWITT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
805 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2015

MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-070015-
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
805 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL DOWNEAST MAINE...EAST
CENTRAL MAINE...EASTERN MAINE...FAR NORTHERN MAINE...INTERIOR
DOWNEAST MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST
CENTRAL MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ANZ050>052-070015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT 25 NM-
INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME-
805 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

FARRAR