Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A mostly cloudy and cooler pattern continues into this weekend
with min RH generally reaching the 40s and 50s during the daytime
hours with strong recovery at night. There will be isolated to
scattered showers each day with very low potential for any
wetting rains. While mixing height will be deep, winds remain
light at the surface. Southerly flow will bring warmer
temperatures next week with a better chance of wetting rains on
Tuesday and Wednesday along with a chance of thunderstorms.


MEZ104-110830-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            30           0            20
Temp (24h trend)      33 (-1)      56 (0)       34           58
RH % (24h trend)      96 (-3)      44 (+4)      95           47
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  E  6                      NE  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  6 G19    E  8         SE  6        NE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    2                         1
Precip begin                       11 AM                     7 AM
Precip end                         6 PM                      Continuing
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5480                      6160
Transport wnd (mph)                E  8                      NE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  38360                     30800
CWR                   0                         0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-110830-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            30           20           20
Temp (24h trend)      37 (+2)      55 (-3)      39           60
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-5)      48 (+3)      93           47
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  6                     NE  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  6        E  6         S  5         E  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.03         0.01         0.00
Precip duration                    2            0            0
Precip begin                       11 AM        Continuing   2 PM
Precip end                         Continuing   8 PM         6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4760                      6280
Transport wnd (mph)                E  8                      NE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  33320                     31400
CWR                   0            10           10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-110830-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            30           0            20
Temp (24h trend)      35 (-5)      57 (0)       37           58
RH % (24h trend)      98 (-1)      46 (-4)      95           49
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  6                     LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  9 G17    E  9         SE  8        SE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    2                         1
Precip begin                       11 AM                     8 AM
Precip end                         6 PM                      Continuing
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5190                      5670
Transport wnd (mph)                E 10                      NE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  46710                     28350
CWR                   0                         0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-110830-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-4)      56 (+2)      38           58
RH % (24h trend)      96 (-3)      53 (-2)      94           56
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  9 G17                 NE  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  6         E  9 G17     E  8         SE  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    1
Precip begin                       11 AM
Precip end                         6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4360                      4920
Transport wnd (mph)                E 13                      NE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  47960                     24600
CWR                   0                         0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-110830-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      37 (+1)      54 (-1)      39           59
RH % (24h trend)      97 (-3)      56 (+3)      94           54
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  9 G17                 NE  6
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  5         E 10         SE  6        SE  8
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    2
Precip begin                       11 AM
Precip end                         6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4320                      5260
Transport wnd (mph)                E 10                      NE  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  38880                     36820
CWR                   0                         0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-110830-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            30           0            30
Temp (24h trend)      33 (0)       58 (+2)      34           57
RH % (24h trend)      99 (-1)      41 (-4)      92           46
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  E  6                      LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  5        SE  8        SE  8        LGT/VAR
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    1                         2
Precip begin                       12 PM                     6 AM
Precip end                         6 PM                      Continuing
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5930                      6090
Transport wnd (mph)                E  8                      NE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  41510                     30450
CWR                   0                         0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-110830-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            30           20           30
Temp (24h trend)      34 (-6)      57 (0)       35           59
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+1)      46 (-2)      89           49
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  E  5                      LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  8 G17    SE  8        SE  6        LGT/VAR
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    1            0            2
Precip begin                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5370                      5460
Transport wnd (mph)                E  8                      SW  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  37590                     27300
CWR                   0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-110830-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            20           20           30
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-8)      57 (-1)      38           58
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-3)      46 (+1)      90           49
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  E  6                      LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  9 G19    E  8         SE  8        LGT/VAR
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    1            0            2
Precip begin                       11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5820                      5740
Transport wnd (mph)                E  9                      E  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  46560                     28700
CWR                   0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-110830-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            20           0            30
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-8)      58 (-1)      38           58
RH % (24h trend)      89 (-1)      44 (+4)      92           48
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  E  8                      LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  6        E  8         SE  8        LGT/VAR
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    1                         2
Precip begin                       1 PM                      6 AM
Precip end                         6 PM                      Continuing
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5770                      5580
Transport wnd (mph)                E  9                      SE  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  46160                     22320
CWR                   0                         0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-110830-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-9)      58 (-2)      39           59
RH % (24h trend)      91 (0)       45 (+4)      91           51
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  9                     LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E 10 G23     E  9         E  6         LGT/VAR
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                              1
Precip begin                                                 7 AM
Precip end                                                   Continuing
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5360                      5980
Transport wnd (mph)                E 14                      E  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  64320                     29900
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-110830-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
1034 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-9)      55 (-3)      40           58
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-1)      50 (-1)      90           54
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE 10                     LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  9 G17     E 10         E  8         SE  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                              1
Precip begin                                                 7 AM
Precip end                                                   6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4660                      5450
Transport wnd (mph)                NE 15                     E  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  60580                     27250
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. South winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.

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

$$