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
500 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
 spring****


MEZ101-162000-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Showers      Snow         Snow
Chance precip (%)     20           50           100
Temp (24h trend)      39 (-8)      25 (+3)      38
RH % (24h trend)      61 (+15)     100 (0)      84
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SE  6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip amount         0.01         0.07         0.31
Precip duration       1            1            11
Precip begin          6 AM         8 PM         Continuing
Precip end            6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4430                      3550
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  6                     W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     55980                     51580
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   10           60           100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-162000-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           Showers      Snow         Snow
Chance precip (%)     20           20           100
Temp (24h trend)      41 (-4)      26 (+4)      39
RH % (24h trend)      58 (+8)      100 (0)      81
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SE  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip amount         0.01         0.06         0.34
Precip duration       1            1            11
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4930                      3570
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  6                     W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     58190                     60300
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   10           30           100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-162000-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           Showers      Snow         Snow
Chance precip (%)     10           40           100
Temp (24h trend)      43 (-3)      30 (+7)      37
RH % (24h trend)      54 (+2)      100 (+2)     87
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SE  7
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7
Precip amount         0.01         0.06         0.37
Precip duration       0            2            10
Precip begin          5 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5210                      3560
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  6                     SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     57440                     42680
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   10           30           100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-162000-
Central Highlands-
500 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Showers      Snow         Showers
Chance precip (%)     20           40           100
Temp (24h trend)      44 (+5)      30 (+4)      42
RH % (24h trend)      60 (-17)     100 (+2)     76
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SE  7 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip amount         0.01         0.08         0.35
Precip duration       1            1            11
Precip begin          7 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5480                      3840
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  9                     SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     71760                     56900
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   10           60           100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-162000-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Rain
Chance precip (%)     10           30           90
Temp (24h trend)      47 (+7)      33 (+6)      41
RH % (24h trend)      55 (-27)     100 (+1)     87
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.06         0.41
Precip duration       0            2            11
Precip begin          5 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6040                      3970
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 11                     W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     82070                     90770
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   10           30           100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-162000-
Interior Downeast-
500 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           None         Snow/Rain    Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            30           100
Temp (24h trend)      48 (+8)      34 (+5)      41
RH % (24h trend)      58 (-31)     100 (0)      90
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  8 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  9 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.05         0.44
Precip duration                    1            10
Precip begin                       10 PM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6280                      4000
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  8                     W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     63570                     78950
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   0            20           100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-162000-
Coastal Downeast-
500 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           None         Snow/Rain    Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            30           100
Temp (24h trend)      47 (+8)      34 (+3)      41
RH % (24h trend)      63 (-27)     100 (+1)     89
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S 11 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S 13 G23
Precip amount         0.00         0.05         0.42
Precip duration                    1            10
Precip begin                       11 PM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6120                      4140
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  7                     W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     61250                     97960
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            20           100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-162000-
Bangor Region-
500 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           None         Snow/Rain    Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            20           100
Temp (24h trend)      48 (+8)      34 (+4)      43
RH % (24h trend)      59 (-31)     100 (+2)     83
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  8 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         SW  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.03         0.40
Precip duration                    0            10
Precip begin                       4 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6260                      4330
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 10                     W 19
Vent rate (kt-ft)     69770                     94120
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            20           100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-162000-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           None         Snow/Rain    Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            20           100
Temp (24h trend)      48 (+9)      34 (+2)      43
RH % (24h trend)      61 (-29)     100 (+2)     86
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S 11 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         S 10 G22
Precip amount         0.00         0.02         0.45
Precip duration                    0            9
Precip begin                       12 AM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6340                      4410
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 10                     W 19
Vent rate (kt-ft)     67610                     100670
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            10           100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
showers. Lows around 30. West winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Highs in the lower 40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows
in the upper 20s. West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain showers.
Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds
around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 13. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds around
10 mph.

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

$$


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