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 051844
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Light rain developing this evening. Expect light rain tonight
with accumulations generally less than 0.20 inch. Tomorrow,
showers will be ending by midday with gradual clearing of the
skies. Winds shift westerly and generally less than 15mph but some
gusts 20-25mph across the North Woods. Tomorrow will be much
warmer with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Afternoon minimum RHs
fall into the 40-45% range across Northern and Northeast Aroostook
County. Min RHs generally 45-55% across the Central Highlands and
60-70% along the Downeast coast. Next shot of gusty winds, warm
temperatures and low RHs will be Tuesday.
MEZ101-060815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Cloudy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 100 30 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 43 (+1) 65 (+6) 38 61
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+4) 40 (-14) 93 37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 W 8 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G20 W 9 G21 W 7 G20 NW 10 G22
Precip amount 0.09 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 4 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 11 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6320 6720
Transport wnd (kts) W 19 NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 130470 152110
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 20 10 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-060815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Cloudy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 90 30 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (0) 67 (+8) 38 62
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+4) 39 (-17) 93 37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 G17 W 8 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G20 W 8 G21 W 7 G20 NW 10 G22
Precip amount 0.11 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 6 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 12 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6530 6960
Transport wnd (kts) W 19 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 138640 155760
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 30 10 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-060815-
Eastern Aroostook-
244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 90 30 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 43 (+2) 67 (+8) 39 64
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+9) 42 (-13) 96 35
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 NW 8 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G21 W 7 G17 W 6 NW 10 G22
Precip amount 0.16 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 7 2
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6370 7390
Transport wnd (kts) W 19 NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 134930 155440
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 80 10 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ105-060815-
Central Highlands-
244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Cloudy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 80 30 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 41 (-2) 67 (+11) 41 66
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+8) 44 (-20) 89 34
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 8 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G23 W 7 G20 W 7 G20 NW 11 G23
Precip amount 0.13 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 6 2
Precip begin 6 PM 6 AM
Precip end 4 AM 1 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6410 7510
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 132360 175630
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 40 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-060815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 90 30 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 43 (+1) 67 (+8) 42 69
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+11) 49 (-10) 97 32
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 NW 7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G18 SW 5 Lgt/Var NW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.14 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 7 2
Precip begin 6 PM 8 AM
Precip end 6 AM 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6330 8000
Transport wnd (kts) W 16 NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 114500 180530
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 80 10 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-060815-
Interior Downeast-
244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 90 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (+2) 64 (+6) 43 68
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+7) 64 (+3) 100 37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 NW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G17 SW 5 Lgt/Var W 8 G18
Precip amount 0.17 0.04 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 8 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5700 8100
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 85290 179500
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 80 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-060815-
Coastal Downeast-
244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 90 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (+2) 61 (+6) 43 67
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 67 (+1) 100 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 G17 NW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G18 SW 5 Lgt/Var W 7
Precip amount 0.18 0.04 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 9 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5190 7890
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 W 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 74410 171000
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 80 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ113-060815-
Bangor Region-
244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 90 30 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 43 (+1) 68 (+11) 44 70
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+9) 55 (-8) 100 33
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 NW 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G18 SW 5 Lgt/Var NW 9 G18
Precip amount 0.14 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 7 1
Precip begin 6 PM 9 AM
Precip end 5 AM 1 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6550 8180
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 94680 181410
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 60 10 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-060815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
244 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance precip (%) 90 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 43 (+2) 65 (+10) 44 68
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+9) 64 (-4) 100 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 G17 NW 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G20 SW 5 Lgt/Var W 7 G17
Precip amount 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 8
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5960 8220
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 NW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 71510 170900
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 80 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 3 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the lower 50s. East winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the upper 30s. East winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$