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 190901
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Today will be sunny to partly cloudy, very hot and humid. A cold
front will cross the area Thursday ushering in slightly cooler
and drier air. Some showers and thunderstorms may accompany the
front. Friday and Saturday will be dry. Significant rain is
likely late Sunday into Sunday night.
MEZ101-192000-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 30 20 30
Temp (24h trend) 92 (+2) 72 (+3) 86
RH % (24h trend) 47 (+3) 87 (-8) 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 7 G18 SW 7 G17 NW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.01 0.01 0.03
Precip duration 1 1 2
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7340 7170
Transport wnd (kts) W 21 W 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 188780 152920
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 10 10
LAL 3 3 2
Haines Index 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-192000-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 30 20 30
Temp (24h trend) 94 (+4) 72 (+3) 88
RH % (24h trend) 45 (-3) 84 (-10) 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 8 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G18 SW 6 G17 NW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.01 0.01 0.03
Precip duration 1 1 2
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7700 7710
Transport wnd (kts) W 20 NW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 191950 158570
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 10 10
LAL 3 2 2
Haines Index 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-192000-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 30
Temp (24h trend) 95 (+5) 74 (+6) 91
RH % (24h trend) 45 (-7) 83 (-10) 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 7 G17 SW 5 NW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.02 0.01 0.03
Precip duration 1 1 2
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7730 7710
Transport wnd (kts) W 18 NW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 170460 160080
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 20 10
LAL 2 2 2
Haines Index 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-192000-
Central Highlands-
500 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 50
Temp (24h trend) 95 (+6) 72 (+3) 93
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-7) 86 (-7) 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var NW 8 G19
Precip amount 0.04 0.02 0.07
Precip duration 1 1 2
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7870 7750
Transport wnd (kts) W 14 W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 136100 170520
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 20 20
LAL 2 2 3
Haines Index 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-192000-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 50
Temp (24h trend) 95 (+5) 72 (+6) 95
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-8) 91 (-4) 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var W 7
Precip amount 0.03 0.01 0.05
Precip duration 0 1 1
Precip begin 2 PM Continuing 8 AM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8070 8030
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 W 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 119460 161400
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 20 40
LAL 2 2 3
Haines Index 4 5 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-192000-
Interior Downeast-
500 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 10 20 50
Temp (24h trend) 92 (+5) 66 (+5) 95
RH % (24h trend) 53 (-7) 98 (-1) 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var W 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.05
Precip duration 0 1 1
Precip begin 4 PM 6 PM 1 PM
Precip end 5 PM 5 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8030 8100
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 W 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 105500 161580
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 40
LAL 2 2 3
Haines Index 4 5 4
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-192000-
Coastal Downeast-
500 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 20 50
Temp (24h trend) 86 (+8) 60 (+2) 94
RH % (24h trend) 58 (-9) 100 (0) 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 G17 SW 5 W 7 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.06
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 8 PM 1 PM
Precip end 6 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7040 8250
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 91670 156750
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 40
LAL 1 2 3
Haines Index 3 4 4
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-192000-
Bangor Region-
500 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 60
Temp (24h trend) 95 (+6) 70 (+5) 96
RH % (24h trend) 50 (-14) 93 (-4) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 SW 5 W 7
Precip amount 0.02 0.01 0.09
Precip duration 0 1 2
Precip begin 3 PM Continuing 1 PM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8130 8140
Transport wnd (kts) W 10 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 90500 153770
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 20 80
LAL 2 2 3
Haines Index 4 5 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-192000-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 AM EDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 20 70
Temp (24h trend) 91 (+10) 62 (+1) 96
RH % (24h trend) 57 (-11) 99 (0) 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 8 G20 SW 6 G20 SW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.12
Precip duration 1 2
Precip begin 6 PM 1 PM
Precip end 5 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7850 8220
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 91630 139640
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 100
LAL 2 2 3
Haines Index 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the lower 70s.
South winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower
60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 70s.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$