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
237 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Cooler, breezy, and dry today, with diminishing winds tonight.
Next chance of rain is late Wednesday through the late week
especially Western, Central, and Downeast areas.

MEZ101-072015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
237 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      60 (-4)      32 (-6)      57
RH % (24h trend)      35 (-11)     91 (-4)      38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  8 G22                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 11 G23    NW  8 G20    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.04
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6660                      5480
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 20                     SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     153500                    47210
Dispersion            Excellent                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            30
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-072015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
237 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30
Temp (24h trend)      61 (-5)      32 (-8)      58
RH % (24h trend)      35 (-9)      91 (-4)      37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  8 G22                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 11 G23    NW  8 G22    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.04
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    1 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7040                      5960
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 20                     SE  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     164400                    48060
Dispersion            Excellent                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            30
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-072015-
Eastern Aroostook-
237 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      63 (-3)      35 (-6)      59
RH % (24h trend)      33 (-17)     83 (-8)      37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  7 G19                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 10 G21    NW  8 G20    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.02
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    2 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7500                      5960
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 20                     SE  2
Vent rate (kt-ft)     161320                    29770
Dispersion            Excellent                 Marginal
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-072015-
Central Highlands-
237 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            60
Temp (24h trend)      65 (-1)      37 (-6)      58
RH % (24h trend)      32 (-17)     84 (-8)      44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  9 G23                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 12 G25    NW  8 G23    SE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.09
Precip duration                                 5
Precip begin                                    8 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7550                      6150
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 21                     S  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     169070                    55940
Dispersion            Excellent                 Good
CWR                   0            0            80
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-072015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
237 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            0            50
Temp (24h trend)      68 (+2)      38 (-6)      61
RH % (24h trend)      30 (-30)     81 (-14)     38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  6 G18                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 10 G20    NW  6 G18    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.06
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8010                      6310
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 20                     SW  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     175960                    50560
Dispersion            Excellent                 Good
CWR                   0            0            40
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-072015-
Interior Downeast-
237 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            0            50
Temp (24h trend)      69 (+7)      41 (-4)      61
RH % (24h trend)      31 (-44)     82 (-18)     42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  5 G17                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  9 G18    NW  5 G17    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.06
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    1 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8110                      6220
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 21                     SW  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     179340                    53240
Dispersion            Excellent                 Good
CWR                   0            0            50
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-072015-
Coastal Downeast-
237 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            0            50
Temp (24h trend)      69 (+13)     41 (-4)      60
RH % (24h trend)      32 (-50)     86 (-14)     45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  8 G18     NW  5        Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.06
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    1 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8250                      5880
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 21                     S  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     181540                    58690
Dispersion            Excellent                 Good
CWR                   0            0            50
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-072015-
Bangor Region-
237 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            0            60
Temp (24h trend)      69 (+3)      41 (-4)      60
RH % (24h trend)      31 (-38)     83 (-13)     47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  6 G18                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 10 G20    NW  6 G17    SE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.09
Precip duration                                 2
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8180                      6120
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 21                     S  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     180990                    60940
Dispersion            Excellent                 Good
CWR                   0            0            80
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-072015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
237 AM EDT Tue May 7 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            0            60
Temp (24h trend)      70 (+11)     41 (-4)      60
RH % (24h trend)      32 (-50)     90 (-8)      51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  5 G17                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  8 G18     NW  5        SE  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.09
Precip duration                                 2
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8240                      5900
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 20                     SE 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     180250                    64500
Dispersion            Excellent                 Good
CWR                   0            0            80
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

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

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

$$

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