Fire Weather Watch issued for all of Maine

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
334 PM EDT Thu May 10 2018

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.A cold front will move east of the region early Friday. Gusty
northwest to west winds will develop in the wake of the front
along with falling humidity levels. The gusty winds, falling
humidity levels and recent dry conditions will produce an
increased fire threat Friday.

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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-
334 PM EDT Thu May 10 2018

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN
MAINE...

The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for a high fire danger, which is in effect from Friday
morning through Friday 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.

* TIMING...Friday morning through Friday evening.

* WINDS...Northwest to west 10 to 20 mph with gusts of 30 to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 to 30 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Around 50 north to the upper 50s to around 60
  Downeast.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fires which 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. You should check with your local fire
department or forestry office before doing any burning. Please
remember that a burn permit is required for all burning.

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Norcross

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
244 PM EDT Thu May 10 2018

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...

.A cold front will move through the region tonight, ushering in a
cool and very dry air mass straight out of the Arctic. While
temperatures warm on Friday from the strong May sun, the very dry
air will produce relative humidity values around 20 percent. In
additiona, a northwest wind of 10 to 20 mph is expected with
higher gusts, setting the stage for rapid fire growth if a fire
were to occur.

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Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York-
Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-Northern Coos-Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-
Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-Sullivan-
Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
244 PM EDT Thu May 10 2018

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR NEW
HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...

The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for critical fire weather conditions, which is in effect
from Friday morning through Friday evening.

* 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 010
  Strafford, Fire Weather Zone 011 Cheshire, Fire Weather Zone
  012 Southern Oxford, Fire Weather Zone 012 Eastern
  Hillsborough, Fire Weather Zone 013 Southern Franklin, Fire
  Weather Zone 013 Interior Rockingham, Fire Weather Zone 014
  Southern Somerset, Fire Weather Zone 014 Coastal Rockingham,
  Fire Weather Zone 015 Western And Central Hillsborough, Fire
  Weather Zone 018 Interior York, Fire Weather Zone 019 Interior
  Cumberland, Fire Weather Zone 020 Androscoggin, Fire Weather
  Zone 021 Kennebec, Fire Weather Zone 022 Interior Waldo, Fire
  Weather Zone 023 Coastal York, Fire Weather Zone 024 Coastal
  Cumberland, Fire Weather Zone 025 Sagadahoc, Fire Weather Zone
  026 Lincoln, Fire Weather Zone 027 Knox and Fire Weather Zone
  028 Coastal Waldo.

* Winds...Northwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Timing...Friday morning through Friday early evening.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent.

* Temperatures...Peaking in the mid 50s to mid 60s.

* Lightning...None

* Impacts...Very dry conditions will combine with gusty northwest
  winds to produce dangerous conditions for wildfires. If a fire
  develops, it could spread rapidly in these conditions. Use extra
  precaution to avoid starting a fire.

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.

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