Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.DISCUSSION...
RH values in the 30 to 40 percent range Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons with good mixing each day. Good recovery is expected
each night. Lighter winds will allow a seabreeze to develop on
Wednesday, resulting in a wind shift in the afternoon. A chance of
showers returns Thursday into Thursday night with low potential
for wetting rains. A slightly better chance for wetting rains is
forecast for late Friday into Saturday as a cold front approaches.


MEZ104-162015-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      53 (+2)      25 (-10)     56
RH % (24h trend)      42 (-10)     90 (-2)      35
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     NW 17 G34                 NW 11 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 17 G33    NW 16 G29    NW 10 G21
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6150                      5030
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 24                     NW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     129150                    60360
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-162015-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      59 (-1)      31 (-5)      57
RH % (24h trend)      38 (-12)     80 (-14)     34
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     W 10 G21                  NW  8 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 12 G26    NW 12 G26    N  8 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7170                      5670
Transport wnd (mph)   W 18                      N 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     114720                    68040
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-162015-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      62 (-1)      31 (-3)      59
RH % (24h trend)      33 (-14)     83 (-13)     34
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     W 11 G24                  NW  6
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 14 G27    NW 13 G26    N  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7110                      5310
Transport wnd (mph)   W 21                      NW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     127980                    42480
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-162015-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+1)      33 (-4)      57
RH % (24h trend)      35 (-19)     80 (-14)     39
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     NW 10 G21                 N  6 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 14 G27    NW 13 G27    N  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7460                      5600
Transport wnd (mph)   W 18                      NW  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     119360                    39200
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-162015-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      61 (+1)      32 (-5)      57
RH % (24h trend)      40 (-14)     81 (-12)     38
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     W 10 G19                  NW 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W 11 G24     NW 11 G24    NW  8 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7810                      5900
Transport wnd (mph)   W 16                      NW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     109340                    70800
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-162015-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      53 (+5)      23 (-11)     56
RH % (24h trend)      40 (-22)     94 (-3)      33
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     W 19 G35                  NW 11 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 19 G35    NW 18 G34    NW 11 G21
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    5680                      3800
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 25                     NW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)     124960                    41800
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-162015-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      58 (+6)      26 (-8)      59
RH % (24h trend)      37 (-24)     87 (-7)      32
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     NW 19 G33                 NW 11 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 20 G35    NW 20 G34    N 10 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    6260                      4330
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 25                     N  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     137720                    34640
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-162015-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      61 (+2)      30 (-6)      61
RH % (24h trend)      33 (-18)     86 (-7)      31
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     W 11 G25                  NW  8 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 14 G28    NW 13 G27    NW  8 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7030                      4640
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 23                     NW  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     140600                    32480
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-162015-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      62 (0)       31 (-7)      61
RH % (24h trend)      31 (-16)     87 (+2)      34
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     NW 11 G24                 NW  6 G20
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 13 G28    NW 11 G25    NW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7570                      4080
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 20                     NW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     128690                    36720
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-162015-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (-1)      34 (-4)      62
RH % (24h trend)      30 (-12)     81 (-8)      33
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     NW 11 G23                 NW  6 G18
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 13 G27    NW 12 G25    N  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7860                      4570
Transport wnd (mph)   NW 20                     NW  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     133620                    27420
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-162015-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
254 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      63 (-7)      36 (-3)      58
RH % (24h trend)      32 (-12)     79 (-13)     38
20ftWnd - AM(mph)     W  9 G21                  LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 12 G26    NW 11 G24    E  8
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)    7740                      5070
Transport wnd (mph)   W 20                      NW  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     131580                    25350
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds around
5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower
40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s. South winds around 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Daytime humidity values moderate.

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

$$


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