Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
115
FNUS51 KCAR 091933
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
333 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
.DISCUSSION...
An isolated shower is possible this evening then again Friday
afternoon. The threat for daily showers then persists into the
weekend.
MEZ101-100900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
333 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 32 (-8) 57 (+7) 33 56
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-5) 38 (-24) 91 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 0 0 0
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing
Precip end 8 PM Continuing 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6580 6510
Transport wnd (kts) NE 7 SE 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 52020 69150
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-100900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
333 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 32 (-8) 57 (+6) 33 56
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-5) 41 (-19) 91 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
Precip duration 0 0 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end 8 PM Continuing 9 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6670 6740
Transport wnd (kts) NE 7 SE 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 53620 76940
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-100900-
Eastern Aroostook-
333 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 33 (-8) 57 (+5) 34 55
RH % (24h trend) 93 (0) 41 (-19) 93 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NE 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02
Precip duration 0 0 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end 8 PM Continuing 10 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6550 6370
Transport wnd (kts) NE 7 E 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 53620 46310
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 10 10 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-100900-
Central Highlands-
333 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 10
Temp (24h trend) 34 (-8) 57 (+8) 34 55
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-5) 43 (-28) 89 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NE 5 Lgt/Var E 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
Precip duration 0 0 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing 1 PM
Precip end 8 PM Continuing 10 PM 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6720 6950
Transport wnd (kts) NE 6 E 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 62470 100350
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 10 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-100900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
333 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 33 (-10) 59 (+8) 35 55
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-4) 42 (-27) 94 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NE 5 Lgt/Var NE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
Precip duration 0 0 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end 8 PM Continuing 10 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6690 6320
Transport wnd (kts) NE 8 E 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 76370 79000
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-100900-
Interior Downeast-
333 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 35 (-10) 58 (+8) 38 54
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-7) 44 (-31) 95 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NE 6 NE 6 Lgt/Var NE 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
Precip duration 0 0 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing 10 AM
Precip end 8 PM Continuing 9 PM 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6790 6150
Transport wnd (kts) NE 9 E 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 76470 67860
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-100900-
Coastal Downeast-
333 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 36 (-9) 58 (+8) 39 53
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-8) 46 (-31) 96 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 7 NE 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NE 7 G19 NE 6 Lgt/Var NE 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
Precip duration 0 0 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end 8 PM Continuing 9 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6560 6070
Transport wnd (kts) NE 10 E 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 73870 77400
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 10
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ113-100900-
Bangor Region-
333 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 36 (-9) 59 (+8) 37 56
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-5) 42 (-30) 92 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NE 6 Lgt/Var NE 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 0 0 0
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing
Precip end 8 PM Continuing 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6840 6460
Transport wnd (kts) NE 8 E 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 60760 50950
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-100900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
333 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 36 (-9) 58 (+7) 37 54
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-6) 44 (-34) 95 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NE 6 G17 E 5 Lgt/Var NE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 0 0 0
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing
Precip end 7 PM Continuing 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6740 6550
Transport wnd (kts) NE 7 E 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 54630 59620
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. South winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. South winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$