Fire Weather Watch Issued For Northern Maine

 URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Caribou ME

351 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2020

MEZ002>006-010-011-031-032-160400-

/O.NEW.KCAR.FW.A.0003.200916T1800Z-200917T0000Z/

Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-Northern Piscataquis-

Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-Central Piscataquis-

Central Penobscot-Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-

351 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2020

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR PISCATAQUIS COUNTY, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL

PENOBSCOT COUNTY, EASTERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON

COUNTY...

The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a Fire Weather

Watch which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through

Wednesday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Northeast Aroostook, Northern Somerset,

  Northern Piscataquis, Northern Penobscot, Southeast Aroostook,

  Central Piscataquis, Central Penobscot, Southern Piscataquis

  and Northern Washington.

* TIMING...Wednesday afternoon

* WINDS...South 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 35 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the upper 60s.

* LIGHTNING...none

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.

&&

$$