Late April Nor'Easter Update Six

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Gray ME

712 PM EDT Mon Apr 26 2021

MEZ012>014-020>022-025>028-NHZ001>004-270815-

/O.NEW.KGYX.FW.A.0002.210427T1400Z-210427T2300Z/

Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Androscoggin-

Kennebec-Interior Waldo-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo-

Northern Coos-Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-Northern Carroll-

712 PM EDT Mon Apr 26 2021

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH

TUESDAY EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN

MAINE AND ALL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE...

The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Fire Weather

Watch for critical fire weather conditions, which is in effect

from Tuesday morning through Tuesday 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 012 Southern Oxford, Fire Weather Zone 013 Southern

  Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 014 Southern Somerset, Fire

  Weather Zone 020 Androscoggin, Fire Weather Zone 021 Kennebec,

  Fire Weather Zone 022 Interior Waldo, Fire Weather Zone 025

  Sagadahoc, Fire Weather Zone 026 Lincoln, Fire Weather Zone

  027 Knox and Fire Weather Zone 028 Coastal Waldo.

* Timing...10 am Tuesday until 7 pm Tuesday.

* Winds...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

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

* Temperatures...Highs in the lower 60s.

* Lightning...None.

* Impacts...Dry and windy weather combined with dry surface

  fuels may lead to extensive fire occurrence or rapid fire

  growth during the daylight hours.

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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Weather summary

for Nova Scotia

issued by Environment Canada

at 7:13 a.m. ADT Monday 26 April 2021.

Discussion.

The following area set a daily maximum temperature record on Sunday 

April 25, 2021: 

Port Hawkesbury Area (Port Hawkesbury) 

New record of 19.7 

Old record of 19.5 set in 2018 

Records in this area have been kept since 1960 

Note: the temperature record reported here has been derived from a 

selection of historical stations in this geographic area that were 

active during the period of record.

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/ASPC