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
500 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Clear skies this morning will give way to partly to mostly cloudy
skies this afternoon. There is a slight chance for an isolated
showers somewhere in the forecast area, but even if a shower
should form, measurable precipitation is not likely. Mostly clear
to partly cloudy skies return overnight tonight, with the
returned chance for rain showers this weekend.


MEZ101-102000-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      59 (+7)      33 (+4)      55
RH % (24h trend)      34 (-21)     91 (-3)      41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    2 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7060                      6630
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  7                     SE  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     62420                     57740
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-102000-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      58 (+6)      33 (+2)      54
RH % (24h trend)      36 (-20)     94 (+2)      43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    2 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7080                      6630
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  8                     E  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     69660                     53900
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-102000-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      58 (+6)      34 (+1)      55
RH % (24h trend)      37 (-19)     93 (+3)      44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    2 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7080                      6600
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  8                     E  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     64130                     52370
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-102000-
Central Highlands-
500 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Sprinkles    None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     10           0            30
Temp (24h trend)      58 (+8)      35 (+1)      54
RH % (24h trend)      39 (-30)     91 (-5)      50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration       0                         1
Precip begin          2 PM                      10 AM
Precip end            3 PM                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6990                      6330
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  7                     E  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     67520                     52190
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                                0            10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-102000-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      58 (+7)      36 (+2)      54
RH % (24h trend)      38 (-32)     93 (-3)      49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    10 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7230                      6510
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  9                     E  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     86740                     60370
Dispersion            Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-102000-
Interior Downeast-
500 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      59 (+9)      39 (+5)      53
RH % (24h trend)      40 (-37)     94 (-4)      54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  6        Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    8 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7240                      6240
Transport wnd (kts)   NE 11                     E 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     89090                     79260
Dispersion            Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-102000-
Coastal Downeast-
500 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30
Temp (24h trend)      58 (+8)      39 (+4)      52
RH % (24h trend)      42 (-35)     97 (+3)      57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  6                     NE  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  5        Lgt/Var      E  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    7 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7080                      6000
Transport wnd (kts)   NE 11                     E 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)     91180                     88290
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-102000-
Bangor Region-
500 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      60 (+9)      38 (+3)      55
RH % (24h trend)      38 (-36)     92 (-4)      53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  6        Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.02
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    10 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7460                      6510
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  9                     E  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     69180                     63020
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-102000-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      59 (+8)      39 (+3)      52
RH % (24h trend)      41 (-35)     94 (-1)      60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  5                     NE  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  5         Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    8 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7620                      6290
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  9                     E 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     74560                     73920
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

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

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

$$