Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Gray, ME

334 
WWUS81 KGYX 041350
RFWGYX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KGYX
950 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NORTHERN... CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
MAINE...

.A WARM SOUTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH... WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS... COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS
INTERIOR AREAS... WILL CREATE MARGINAL RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS
TODAY.

ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS LIKELY
TO PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA. ANYONE CONSIDERING OUTSIDE BURNING
SHOULD MONITOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AS WELL AS LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS BEFORE BURNING.   

MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>009-011-012-015-050000-
/O.CON.KGYX.FW.W.0002.150504T1600Z-150505T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
950 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR FOR NORTHERN... CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
MAINE...

* AFFECTED AREA... COOS... GRAFTON... CARROLL... OXFORD...
  SULLIVAN... FRANKLIN... MERRIMACK...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
  SOMERSET... BELKNAP... CHESHIRE... AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S.

* LIGHTNING...NONE.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY.

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.

&&

$$

SCHWIBS

423 
WWUS81 KGYX 041907
RFWGYX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KGYX
307 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN... CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... AND THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF MAINE...

.A WARM SOUTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH... WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS... COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS
INTERIOR AREAS... WILL CREATE MARGINAL RED FLAG WARNING
CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS LIKELY TO
PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA. ANYONE CONSIDERING OUTSIDE BURNING
SHOULD MONITOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AS WELL AS LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS BEFORE BURNING.

MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>009-011-012-015-051215-
/O.NEW.KGYX.FW.A.0002.150505T1600Z-150506T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGYX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150505T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
307 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR NORTHERN... CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... AND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF
MAINE... 

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
NORTHERN... CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... AND THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF MAINE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA... COOS... GRAFTON... CARROLL... OXFORD...
  SULLIVAN... FRANKLIN... MERRIMACK...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
  SOMERSET... BELKNAP... CHESHIRE... AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING... AND WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
  MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING FOR THE RED FLAG
  WARNING. TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING FOR THE FIRE WEATHER
  WATCH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING... AND IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S TUESDAY.

* LIGHTNING...NONE.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY.

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.

&&

$$

SCHWIBS

156 
WWUS81 KGYX 050025
RFWGYX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KGYX
825 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT AS HUMIDITIES ARE
REBOUNDING AND WINDS ARE GENERALLY GUSTING LESS THAN 20 MPH.
THERE ARE STILL LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE A FEW FIRES ARE ONGOING.

ON TUESDAY... GUSTIER WINDS THAN WE SAW TODAY WILL DEVELOP BEHIND
A COLD FRONT. A DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE AND WILL FUEL
ADDITIONAL WILDFIRES. ON WEDNESDAY... AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS
LIKELY TO PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA. 

MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>009-011-012-015-051300-
/O.CAN.KGYX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150505T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGYX.FW.A.0002.150505T1600Z-150506T0000Z/
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
825 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
NORTHERN... CENTRAL... AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... AND THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF MAINE...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MOST OF EASTERN MAINE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 NORTHERN COOS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 002 SOUTHERN COOS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 
  NORTHERN GRAFTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTHERN CARROLL...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 SOUTHERN GRAFTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 
  SOUTHERN CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 NORTHERN OXFORD...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 SULLIVAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 
  NORTHERN FRANKLIN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 MERRIMACK...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 009 CENTRAL SOMERSET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 
  BELKNAP...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 CHESHIRE NH...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 012 SOUTHERN OXFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 EASTERN 
  HILLSBOROUGH NH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SOUTHERN FRANKLIN...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 SOUTHERN SOMERSET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  015 WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING... TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.

* LIGHTNING...NONE.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY.

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 GRAY ME
331 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OFFSHORE WILL BRING A SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
NORTHEAST AND TRANSPORT WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A MOISTURE STARVED COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWS
FOR LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A DEVELOPING ONSHORE FLOW AND AN
APPROACHING WARM FRONT WILL MAKE THE WEATHER INCREASINGLY
UNSETTLED FOR FRIDAY. THE WARM FRONT SHOULD LIFT TO THE NORTH OF
THE AREA BY SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY A TRAILING COLD FRONT LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
A WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW TODAY WITH PLENTY OF SUN AND H85
TEMPERATURES AROUND +12C SHOULD ALLOW MAX TEMPERATURES TO REACH
THE UPPER 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO LOWER 80S OVER THE REST OF THE
INTERIOR AREAS. ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER DUE TO DEVELOPING SEABREEZES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
MIDCOAST AREAS. USED A BLEND OF GUIDANCE FOR MAX TEMPERATURES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND MAYBE A THUNDERSTORM ACCOMPANYING THE FROPA. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY AND ANY QPF FROM THE SHOWERS WILL
BE LIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE OFF THE COAST BY MORNING. DUE TO THE
CLOUDS AND MIXING A MILD NIGHT IS EXPECTED WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S TO UPPER 50S AS PER GUIDANCE SUGGESTS.

TUESDAY BRINGS A RETURN TO SUNNY CONDITIONS AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM
THE GREAT LAKES BUILDS INTO THE AREA. NOT MUCH COLD AIR BEHING THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE SO TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL REMAIN MILD WITH
DOWNSLOPING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. MAX TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
FROM THE MID 60S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO MID 70S ELSEWHERE. THERE
SHOULD BE ENOUGH OF A WEST GRADIENT WIND TO PREVENT ANY SEABREEZES
ALONG THE COAST SO THE COASTAL PLAIN MAY SEE SOME OF THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURES.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
ALL MODELS THIS MORNING CONTINUE TO SHOW A COLD FRONT PRESSING
SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILD
IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL CREST OVER
OUR REGION WEDNESDAY BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST ON THURSDAY. A
WARM FRONT WILL THEN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
ON FRIDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY BECOME HUNG UP ALONG OR NEAR THE
MAINE/NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER. THIS MAY LEAD TO PATCHY DRIZZLE AND
FOG ALONG THE MAINE COASTLINE.

A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THE CANADIAN
MODEL REMAINS AN OUTLIER DEPICTING A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
COMING UP THE MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE TOWARDS OUR REGION.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SHORT TERM...VFR CONDITIONS EXCEPT MVFR CONDITIONS BRIEFLY IN ANY
SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT.

LONG TERM...MAINLY VFR...EXCEPT FOR DEVELOPING IFR CONDITIONS IN
POSSIBLE DRIZZLE AND FOG ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL MAINLY BE OVER
EASTERN SECTIONS.

&&

.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...A SCA WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN OUTER WATERS
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT AS THE SOUTHWEST FLOW
WILL INCREASE ENOUGH TO ALLOW WINDS/SEAS TO REACH MINIMUM SCA
CRITERIA FOR A SHORT TIME. CONDITIONS DIMINISH ON TUESDAY.

LONG TERM...WINDS MAY APPROACH SCA LEVELS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW TODAY EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
LEVELS TO FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT OVER SOUTHERN INTERIOR AREAS OF
NH AND ME AND CLOSER TO 30 PERCENT ELSEWHERE WITH WIND SPEEDS
AROUND 10 OR 15 MPH. BOTH OF THESE CRITERIA ARE MARGINAL AND NOT
QUITE REACHING RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS BUT THERE IS SOME
CONCERN THAT DRY AIR COULD BE MORE PRONOUNCED. THEREFORE A RED
FLAG WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR TODAY.

&&

.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
     MEZ007>009-012>014.
NH...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
     NHZ001>009-011-012-015.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR ANZ150-152.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
349 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

MEZ007>009-012>014-NHZ001>009-011-012-015-050800-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-
NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-
SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
349 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW
HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   RED FLAG WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF DRY AIR AND MODERATE WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE
THE WILDFIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ150>154-050800-
STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME OUT TO 25 NM-PENOBSCOT BAY-
PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME OUT TO 25 NM-CASCO BAY-
CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM-
349 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CASCO BAY...PENOBSCOT
BAY...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER
MA...THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME AND
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MEZ018>028-NHZ010-013-014-050800-
INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-
KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
349 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.