Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
630 FNUS51 KCAR 241340 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 940 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 .DISCUSSION... A secondary cold front moves through this afternoon 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. MEZ101-242015- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 940 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers None None Chance precip (%) 60 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 63 (-14) 40 (-10) 66 RH % (24h trend) 54 (+13) 95 (+7) 36 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 8 G19 NW 6 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 9 G20 W 7 G17 NW 5 Precip amount 0.04 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 3 Precip begin 9 AM Precip end 6 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5830 5780 Transport wnd (kts) SW 27 NW 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 199140 92770 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 20 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ102-242015- North Woods and St. John Valley- 940 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers None None Chance precip (%) 50 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 66 (-13) 42 (-9) 67 RH % (24h trend) 52 (+3) 92 (+5) 37 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 8 G20 NW 7 G18 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 10 G21 NW 7 G18 NW 6 G17 Precip amount 0.04 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 2 Precip begin 9 AM Precip end 6 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6440 6120 Transport wnd (kts) SW 26 NW 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 244790 101850 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 20 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ103-242015- Eastern Aroostook- 940 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers Showers None Chance precip (%) 40 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 70 (-10) 45 (-10) 68 RH % (24h trend) 49 (-18) 86 (-8) 37 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 7 G19 NW 8 G20 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 10 G22 W 7 G18 NW 7 G20 Precip amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 3 0 Precip begin 10 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 7 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6930 6280 Transport wnd (kts) W 27 NW 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 227130 101420 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 20 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 2 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ105-242015- Central Highlands- 940 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers None None Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 72 (-7) 43 (-9) 70 RH % (24h trend) 43 (-9) 85 (0) 34 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 7 G22 NW 7 G19 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 11 G24 NW 9 G23 NW 7 G17 Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 Precip begin 10 AM Precip end 4 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7350 6610 Transport wnd (kts) W 28 NW 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 241990 102840 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 10 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ106-242015- Central Maine North of Bangor- 940 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers None None Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 75 (-7) 46 (-6) 72 RH % (24h trend) 40 (-30) 85 (-14) 33 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 NW 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 9 G19 NW 7 G18 NW 5 Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 Precip begin 12 PM Precip end 6 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8060 7040 Transport wnd (kts) W 30 NW 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 265750 104030 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 10 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ108-242015- Interior Downeast- 940 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 78 (-2) 47 (-6) 72 RH % (24h trend) 36 (-30) 86 (-13) 37 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 9 G20 NW 6 G18 NW 5 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8100 7120 Transport wnd (kts) W 25 NW 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 224390 103770 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ112-242015- Coastal Downeast- 940 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 77 (+5) 48 (-4) 73 RH % (24h trend) 39 (-29) 86 (-13) 36 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 9 G21 NW 6 G18 W 5 G17 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8250 7230 Transport wnd (kts) W 23 NW 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 198330 110890 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ113-242015- Bangor Region- 940 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 77 (-6) 47 (-8) 73 RH % (24h trend) 39 (-25) 84 (-15) 34 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 G17 NW 7 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 11 G22 NW 8 G20 NW 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8140 7330 Transport wnd (kts) W 29 NW 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 257700 104630 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ114-242015- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 940 AM EDT Fri May 24 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Clear Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 78 (0) 48 (-5) 73 RH % (24h trend) 41 (-25) 85 (-13) 37 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 G17 NW 6 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 10 G22 NW 7 G19 W 7 G18 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8220 7330 Transport wnd (kts) W 23 NW 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 205500 116990 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Moderate. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$