Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook) Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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FNUS51 KCAR 270726
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
326 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Rain and drizzle continues through Friday. Heavier rain is
expected Thursday into early Friday. Precipitation may turn to
snow Friday night into Saturday. Drier weather and seasonably cool
temperatures return Sunday into early next week.
MEZ101-272015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
326 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 60 60 40
Temp (24h trend) 45 (0) 37 (+4) 48
RH % (24h trend) 87 (+55) 100 (+2) 78
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.14 0.05 0.12
Precip duration 5 2 2
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1600 2970
Transport wnd (kts) S 6 W 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 16640 19390
Dispersion Poor Poor
CWR 80 20 80
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-272015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
326 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Frz Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 70 60 60
Temp (24h trend) 43 (-1) 37 (+4) 49
RH % (24h trend) 87 (+55) 100 (+2) 79
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.10 0.12 0.25
Precip duration 5 4 7
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1340 3260
Transport wnd (kts) S 5 W 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 14320 19310
Dispersion Poor Poor
CWR 30 20 90
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-272015-
Eastern Aroostook-
326 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 70 70 90
Temp (24h trend) 43 (-2) 37 (+5) 47
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+62) 100 (+1) 81
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.14 0.20 0.47
Precip duration 7 5 11
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1340 2840
Transport wnd (kts) S 5 N 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 18070 22980
Dispersion Poor Marginal
CWR 50 40 100
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-272015-
Central Highlands-
326 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Frz Rain Showers Rain
Chance precip (%) 60 60 70
Temp (24h trend) 44 (+2) 37 (+4) 47
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+45) 100 (+1) 82
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.10 0.21 0.51
Precip duration 5 6 9
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1390 2910
Transport wnd (kts) S 3 N 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 31880 30650
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 30 50 100
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-272015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
326 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 70 80 90
Temp (24h trend) 44 (+1) 37 (+4) 47
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+39) 100 (0) 87
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.16 0.19 0.63
Precip duration 6 3 11
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1490 2800
Transport wnd (kts) SE 5 NE 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 27730 28710
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 60 80 100
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-272015-
Interior Downeast-
326 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 70 70 90
Temp (24h trend) 46 (+8) 39 (+5) 47
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+26) 100 (0) 94
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.20 0.22 0.72
Precip duration 6 7 12
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1750 2960
Transport wnd (kts) S 10 S 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 32620 14430
Dispersion Marginal Poor
CWR 70 80 100
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-272015-
Coastal Downeast-
326 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 60 80 90
Temp (24h trend) 46 (+8) 40 (+5) 48
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+35) 100 (0) 93
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.23 0.26 0.81
Precip duration 6 5 12
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1690 2950
Transport wnd (kts) S 11 E 2
Vent rate (kt-ft) 38140 13130
Dispersion Fair Poor
CWR 80 80 100
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-272015-
Bangor Region-
326 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 60 70 90
Temp (24h trend) 44 (+5) 37 (+3) 47
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+25) 100 (0) 90
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.10 0.18 0.67
Precip duration 2 2 12
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1480 2760
Transport wnd (kts) SE 4 NE 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 17240 28720
Dispersion Poor Marginal
CWR 30 80 100
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-272015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
326 AM EDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 60 70 90
Temp (24h trend) 45 (+7) 38 (+3) 46
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+23) 100 (0) 93
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.14 0.14 0.68
Precip duration 4 3 12
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1530 2840
Transport wnd (kts) S 6 NE 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 18380 13500
Dispersion Poor Poor
CWR 50 80 100
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower
40s. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 20s.
Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow and rain. Highs in
the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
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