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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 232101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Clouds will increase tonight and some rain will move in on
Wednesday. The rain will change to a period of snow across
central
and northern areas Wednesday afternoon. Total rainfall amounts
from a tenth to a quarter inch Downeast, to a half inch over the
north are likely. Thursday and into the weekend will be mostly
sunny with a warming trend.
MEZ101-240800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Rain Snow Snow None
Chance precip (%) 50 100 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 36 (+12) 40 (-20) 17 42
RH % (24h trend) 85 (+17) 64 (+40) 80 26
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 NW 10 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G21 NW 9 G23 NW 10 G23 NW 9 G21
Precip amount 0.02 0.37 0.06 0.00
Precip duration 1 10 1
Precip begin 2 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2410 5750
Transport wnd (kts) NW 13 NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 42000 122580
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 20 100 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-240800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Cloudy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Rain Snow Snow None
Chance precip (%) 20 100 60 0
Temp (24h trend) 35 (+13) 41 (-18) 17 43
RH % (24h trend) 83 (+9) 63 (+37) 85 26
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 NW 12 G25
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 11 G26 NW 7 G23 NW 11 G23 NW 10 G23
Precip amount 0.01 0.34 0.08 0.00
Precip duration 0 9 2
Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2800 5950
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 48810 143980
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 100 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-240800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Cloudy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Rain Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 100 80 0
Temp (24h trend) 32 (+8) 43 (-15) 20 45
RH % (24h trend) 74 (+4) 61 (+32) 84 26
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 7 G18 NW 13 G27
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 11 G25 SW 6 G21 NW 12 G25 NW 11 G27
Precip amount 0.00 0.24 0.12 0.00
Precip duration 6 3
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3500 6160
Transport wnd (kts) S 17 NW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft) 91330 160130
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 100 10 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-240800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Showers Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 90 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 32 (+8) 43 (-13) 18 46
RH % (24h trend) 83 (+11) 63 (+35) 86 25
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 7 G18 NW 12 G29
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G26 SW 7 G23 NW 13 G30 NW 10 G25
Precip amount 0.00 0.21 0.06 0.00
Precip duration 8 1
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3520 6540
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 NW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 60490 137100
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 0 90 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-240800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Rain Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 80 70 0
Temp (24h trend) 31 (+6) 47 (-9) 22 48
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+12) 60 (+29) 86 23
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 NW 10 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 G18 SW 6 NW 10 G23 NW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.12 0.07 0.00
Precip duration 5 2
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4250 6820
Transport wnd (kts) SW 20 NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 107940 159340
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 90 10 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 3 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-240800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Rain Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 60 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 32 (+5) 48 (-4) 23 48
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+13) 59 (+21) 87 25
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 NW 9 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 S 7 NW 8 G21 NW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.06 0.05 0.00
Precip duration 2 1
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4670 6960
Transport wnd (kts) W 20 NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 105800 163990
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 50 10 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 2 3 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-240800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Rain Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 50 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 33 (+4) 47 (-2) 24 48
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+10) 65 (+19) 88 26
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 7 G18 NW 9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 G17 S 8 G20 NW 9 G25 NW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.05 0.04 0.00
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4620 7040
Transport wnd (kts) W 21 NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 107870 160450
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 40 10 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 2 3 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-240800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Clear
Precip type None Rain Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 80 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 33 (+6) 46 (-9) 23 49
RH % (24h trend) 89 (+7) 65 (+29) 82 23
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 NW 10 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G21 SW 6 NW 11 G23 NW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.09 0.04 0.00
Precip duration 5 1
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 11 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4060 7190
Transport wnd (kts) W 23 NW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 103550 150550
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 80 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 4 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-240800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Clear
Precip type None Rain Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 60 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 34 (+5) 45 (-6) 24 49
RH % (24h trend) 92 (+10) 69 (+21) 87 24
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 8 G21 NW 10 G25
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G21 S 8 G21 NW 11 G29 NW 9 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.06 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 3 1
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 11 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4490 7470
Transport wnd (kts) W 22 NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 121340 153800
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 50 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 4 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 60.
South winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 60.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$
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