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
939 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will cross the region today into Saturday with dry
conditions. Afternoon relative humidity around 20 to 30 percent
today, then around 30 percent Saturday. Afternoon winds today may
gust at times to 15-20mph. Winds will become light and variable
tomorrow.

MEZ101-262015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
939 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      50           22 (+4)      61
RH % (24h trend)      25 (-4)      92 (+6)      27
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7040                      6850
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 14                     S  3
Vent rate (kt-ft)     106700                    29130
Dispersion            Very Good                 Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ102-262015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
939 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      50           22 (+2)      61
RH % (24h trend)      23 (-6)      89 (+6)      28
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  7 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7150                      6930
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 15                     S  2
Vent rate (kt-ft)     120830                    30440
Dispersion            Very Good                 Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ103-262015-
Eastern Aroostook-
939 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      51           21 (+1)      60
RH % (24h trend)      23 (-6)      91 (+8)      29
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  8 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7220                      6650
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 15                     NE  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     118300                    54190
Dispersion            Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...High.

$$

MEZ105-262015-
Central Highlands-
939 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      53           25 (+2)      62
RH % (24h trend)      21 (-6)      84 (+9)      27
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7650                      6910
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 13                     NW  2
Vent rate (kt-ft)     114080                    45380
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...High.

$$

MEZ106-262015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
939 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      54           23 (+1)      61
RH % (24h trend)      21 (-6)      89 (+8)      27
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  7 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7830                      6920
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 13                     N  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     117020                    72090
Dispersion            Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...High.

$$

MEZ108-262015-
Interior Downeast-
939 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      53           25 (+2)      59
RH % (24h trend)      22 (-6)      91 (+4)      31
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7860                      6700
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 13                     N  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     114250                    74170
Dispersion            Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...High.

$$

MEZ112-262015-
Coastal Downeast-
939 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      53           28 (+2)      57
RH % (24h trend)      27 (0)       88 (+5)      32
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7920                      6380
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 12                     N  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     114130                    65540
Dispersion            Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...High.

$$

MEZ113-262015-
Bangor Region-
939 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      55           25 (+2)      63
RH % (24h trend)      22 (-4)      88 (+2)      29
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8030                      7110
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 13                     N  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     105790                    54070
Dispersion            Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...High.

$$

MEZ114-262015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
939 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      55           28 (+2)      61
RH % (24h trend)      26 (-3)      89 (0)       33
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  7 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8160                      6980
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 13                     N  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     106130                    48630
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...High.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs
around 60. South winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Cooler.
Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in
the upper 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal.  Precipitation below normal.

$$


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