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
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