Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1001 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry today and Saturday with partly to mostly cloudy skies.
Sunday will be mostly cloudy with an increasing southerly breeze
in the afternoon. Showers Sunday night will give around a tenth of
an inch of rain across the area. A few showers may linger into
Monday. High pressure will bring a sunny to partly cloudy and warm
day on Tuesday.

MEZ101-032200-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      59           36 (+1)      59
RH % (24h trend)      48 (-19)     97 (-3)      47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5590                      5460
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  6                     SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     39560                     38380
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ102-032200-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      60           35 (-3)      60
RH % (24h trend)      46 (-14)     98 (+2)      50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5790                      5360
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  7                     SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     59440                     38120
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ103-032200-
Eastern Aroostook-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      60           37 (-2)      59
RH % (24h trend)      46 (-3)      91 (+4)      50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5770                      5180
Transport wnd (kts)   NE 10                     SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     65700                     37770
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ105-032200-
Central Highlands-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      61           37 (-3)      61
RH % (24h trend)      50 (-33)     94 (-5)      51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5980                      5390
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  7                     SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     67630                     37760
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ106-032200-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      62           39 (0)       61
RH % (24h trend)      48 (-19)     90 (-5)      48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  6                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6180                      5550
Transport wnd (kts)   NE 11                     E  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     92270                     34540
Dispersion            Very Good                 Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ108-032200-
Interior Downeast-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      62           39 (0)       60
RH % (24h trend)      53 (-20)     92 (-3)      53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   N  7                      Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5980                      5360
Transport wnd (kts)   NE 15                     E  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     99880                     43850
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ112-032200-
Coastal Downeast-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      61           39 (-1)      58
RH % (24h trend)      54 (-22)     93 (-3)      55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   N  7                      NE  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7        Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5890                      5060
Transport wnd (kts)   NE 15                     E  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     96440                     51400
Dispersion            Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ113-032200-
Bangor Region-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      63           40 (-1)      62
RH % (24h trend)      50 (-35)     92 (-5)      50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  7                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6290                      5630
Transport wnd (kts)   NE 11                     SE  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     76040                     35150
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ114-032200-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1001 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      62           39 (-2)      58
RH % (24h trend)      52 (-38)     95 (-3)      54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  6                     NE  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7        Lgt/Var      SE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6310                      5480
Transport wnd (kts)   NE 10                     E  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     73200                     48660
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower
40s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal.  Precipitation above normal.

$$