Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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FNUS51 KCAR 241853
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
253 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
.DISCUSSION...
A secondary cold front moves through this evening and tonight
bringing some showers to the north. A return to cooler and drier
air is expected for the early part of the weekend before wetting
rains return by Monday night into Tuesday.
MEZ101-250815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
253 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 38 (-12) 66 (+1) 43 72
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+14) 36 (-10) 89 37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 G17 NW 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6090 7350
Transport wnd (kts) NW 12 NW 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 79380 59340
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ102-250815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
253 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 39 (-12) 67 (-1) 43 72
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+8) 35 (-5) 87 38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 7 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 7 G18 NW 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 12 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6360 7590
Transport wnd (kts) NW 13 NW 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 88730 60020
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-250815-
Eastern Aroostook-
253 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 44 (-11) 69 (-2) 45 72
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-8) 36 (-4) 85 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 7 G19 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 7 G19 NW 7 G19 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 11 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6610 7590
Transport wnd (kts) NW 14 NW 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 98070 55480
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-250815-
Central Highlands-
253 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 42 (-10) 70 (0) 47 74
RH % (24h trend) 85 (0) 34 (-4) 84 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 7 G18 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 8 G22 NW 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 5 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6830 7990
Transport wnd (kts) NW 13 N 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 118720 52470
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-250815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
253 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 45 (-7) 72 (-2) 47 75
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-17) 33 (-6) 84 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 6 G18 NW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 5 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7280 8040
Transport wnd (kts) NW 12 N 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 106050 54730
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-250815-
Interior Downeast-
253 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 46 (-6) 72 (-4) 49 72
RH % (24h trend) 83 (-16) 34 (-6) 85 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 NW 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 5 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7420 7600
Transport wnd (kts) NW 12 N 2
Vent rate (kt-ft) 113640 39420
Dispersion Very Good Fair
CWR 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-250815-
Coastal Downeast-
253 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 47 (-5) 72 (-3) 49 69
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-17) 35 (-7) 87 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 W 6 Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 5 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7450 7120
Transport wnd (kts) NW 13 N 2
Vent rate (kt-ft) 122110 21850
Dispersion Excellent Marginal
CWR 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-250815-
Bangor Region-
253 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 30
Temp (24h trend) 46 (-8) 73 (-3) 50 75
RH % (24h trend) 79 (-20) 33 (-7) 86 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 7 G19 NW 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 4 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7510 8050
Transport wnd (kts) NW 14 N 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 113780 48960
Dispersion Very Good Fair
CWR 0 0 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-250815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
253 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 30
Temp (24h trend) 46 (-7) 74 (-1) 49 72
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-16) 34 (-13) 89 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 6 G18 W 7 G18 Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 4 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7760 7870
Transport wnd (kts) NW 15 N 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 124130 25100
Dispersion Excellent Marginal
CWR 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Patchy fog.
Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Patchy fog. Highs
in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
70. West winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$