High Fire Warning Issued

If it's not one thing it's another! With the stretch of dry, beautiful weather, for the week, the National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a High Fire Warning! There was a major fire this morning in Bradford burning 7 acres, so please don't take this lightly!

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
419 PM EDT MON APR 29 2013

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SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-
COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...
AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...
DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...
PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...
MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD
419 PM EDT MON APR 29 2013

...HIGH FIRE DANGER LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING FOR
DOWNEAST MAINE...

THE STATE OF MAINE FOREST SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH FIRE DANGER
RATING DUE TO VERY LOW LATE DAY RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH
DRYNESS OF DEAD GRASSES AND OTHER FINE FUELS. THESE FACTORS COMBINED WITH AN AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SEA BREEZE COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF ANY PLANNED BURNS TODAY. 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. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.