Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
161 FNUS51 KCAR 221853 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 253 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 .DISCUSSION... Showers and possibly thunderstorms from late tonight into Thursday will bring a wetting rain to some areas. A series of cold fronts move through late Thursday into Friday, with a less muggy airmass and more seasonable temperatures from the weekend into early next week. MEZ101-230815- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 253 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms None Tstms Chance precip (%) 60 60 0 50 Temp (24h trend) 61 (+3) 79 (-1) 52 70 RH % (24h trend) 96 (+2) 40 (-5) 82 43 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 SW 6 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 8 G18 W 5 W 8 G17 Precip amount 0.07 0.08 0.00 0.03 Precip duration 2 3 2 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing 8 AM Precip end Continuing 3 PM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7020 6960 Transport wnd (kts) W 23 W 25 Vent rate (kt-ft) 177200 194600 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 60 30 0 10 LAL 2 2 1 2 Haines Index 2 3 3 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ102-230815- North Woods and St. John Valley- 253 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms None Tstms Chance precip (%) 50 60 0 50 Temp (24h trend) 61 (+3) 80 (0) 53 73 RH % (24h trend) 96 (+5) 41 (-6) 80 41 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G17 W 5 W 8 G19 Precip amount 0.07 0.12 0.00 0.03 Precip duration 2 4 2 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing 9 AM Precip end Continuing 5 PM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7330 7640 Transport wnd (kts) W 21 W 28 Vent rate (kt-ft) 170140 238590 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 60 40 0 10 LAL 2 3 1 2 Haines Index 3 3 4 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ103-230815- Eastern Aroostook- 253 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms None Tstms Chance precip (%) 40 70 0 40 Temp (24h trend) 60 (+1) 81 (+1) 55 76 RH % (24h trend) 95 (+6) 49 (-1) 79 37 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 Lgt/Var W 8 G17 Precip amount 0.07 0.22 0.00 0.02 Precip duration 2 5 1 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing 10 AM Precip end Continuing 6 PM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7260 7720 Transport wnd (kts) W 17 W 30 Vent rate (kt-ft) 156490 259050 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 50 90 0 10 LAL 2 3 1 2 Haines Index 3 3 5 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ105-230815- Central Highlands- 253 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 30 50 10 30 Temp (24h trend) 61 (0) 82 (+2) 54 77 RH % (24h trend) 94 (+4) 43 (-12) 77 36 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 G19 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 W 5 W 8 G22 Precip amount 0.03 0.10 0.02 0.01 Precip duration 2 4 0 1 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 1 PM Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 PM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7810 7830 Transport wnd (kts) W 17 W 31 Vent rate (kt-ft) 162210 267000 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 10 40 LAL 2 3 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 4 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ106-230815- Central Maine North of Bangor- 253 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers Chance precip (%) 30 60 30 20 Temp (24h trend) 57 (-1) 84 (+2) 55 80 RH % (24h trend) 97 (+5) 49 (-4) 90 34 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 6 Precip amount 0.03 0.21 0.07 0.00 Precip duration 1 4 1 0 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 2 PM Precip end Continuing Continuing 12 AM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7950 8160 Transport wnd (kts) W 12 W 30 Vent rate (kt-ft) 142340 266590 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 10 100 LAL 2 3 2 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ108-230815- Interior Downeast- 253 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 20 50 50 0 Temp (24h trend) 53 (+2) 79 (-3) 53 80 RH % (24h trend) 96 (-2) 57 (+7) 96 38 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var SW 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.00 Precip duration 0 2 1 Precip begin 6 PM 8 AM Continuing Precip end 8 PM Continuing 2 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7220 8130 Transport wnd (kts) W 9 W 25 Vent rate (kt-ft) 76010 225620 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 40 0 LAL 2 3 3 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ112-230815- Coastal Downeast- 253 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type None Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 0 30 50 0 Temp (24h trend) 51 (+1) 74 (0) 51 77 RH % (24h trend) 96 (-3) 59 (-2) 100 42 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 S 6 Lgt/Var SW 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 Precip duration 2 2 Precip begin 8 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 4 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6020 8210 Transport wnd (kts) W 7 W 22 Vent rate (kt-ft) 70300 196820 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 0 20 0 LAL 1 2 2 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ113-230815- Bangor Region- 253 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 20 60 40 0 Temp (24h trend) 57 (+3) 84 (-1) 56 80 RH % (24h trend) 97 (+1) 49 (-4) 89 35 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 7 G17 Precip amount 0.01 0.12 0.06 0.00 Precip duration 0 3 1 Precip begin 6 PM 7 AM Continuing Precip end 8 PM Continuing 12 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8010 8170 Transport wnd (kts) W 9 W 29 Vent rate (kt-ft) 95410 254050 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 90 0 LAL 2 3 2 1 Haines Index 4 4 4 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ114-230815- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 253 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type None Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 0 40 30 0 Temp (24h trend) 53 (+2) 80 (+3) 52 79 RH % (24h trend) 97 (0) 55 (-5) 98 40 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 SW 6 G17 Lgt/Var SW 7 G17 Precip amount 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.00 Precip duration 2 1 Precip begin 8 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 2 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7530 8230 Transport wnd (kts) W 10 W 24 Vent rate (kt-ft) 76870 214030 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 0 40 0 LAL 1 2 2 1 Haines Index 4 4 4 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Moderate. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal. $$