Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
663
FNUS51 KCAR 292101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
.DISCUSSION...
A wetting rain is expected Saturday night into Sunday.
Thunderstorms are also possible Sunday. Some storms may be
severe.
Dry weather and low relative humidities are expected Monday into
Wednesday.
MEZ101-300800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers None
Chance precip (%) 90 70 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (+2) 74 (+3) 54 74
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+13) 65 (+16) 100 35
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 7 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G20 W 7 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.36 0.31 0.05 0.00
Precip duration 11 6 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5630 7320
Transport wnd (kts) W 27 N 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 165620 108810
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 100 90 0
LAL 2 2 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-300800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers None
Chance precip (%) 90 70 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+1) 77 (+6) 54 75
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+10) 61 (+11) 100 36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 7 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G22 W 8 G18 Lgt/Var N 5
Precip amount 0.33 0.25 0.05 0.00
Precip duration 10 6 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6460 7510
Transport wnd (kts) W 28 N 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 201300 109820
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 100 80 0
LAL 2 3 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 4 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-300800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 90 70 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+2) 80 (+9) 57 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+15) 59 (+7) 96 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 9 G20 N 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 11 G24 SW 8 G20 Lgt/Var N 6
Precip amount 0.37 0.25 0.06 0.00
Precip duration 11 7 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6790 7760
Transport wnd (kts) W 28 N 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 208410 125490
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 100 90 0
LAL 2 3 2 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-300800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 90 70 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (0) 82 (+17) 57 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+13) 59 (-5) 96 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 8 G20 N 6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 11 G26 SW 8 G20 Lgt/Var N 6 G17
Precip amount 0.36 0.19 0.05 0.00
Precip duration 9 4 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7080 7670
Transport wnd (kts) W 25 N 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 192950 125310
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 100 70 0
LAL 2 3 2 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-300800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 80 60 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (+1) 83 (+14) 60 77
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+8) 60 (+3) 100 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 8 G18 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G20 SW 7 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.42 0.35 0.13 0.00
Precip duration 10 5 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7290 8040
Transport wnd (kts) W 24 N 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 193320 147290
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 100 100 0
LAL 2 4 3 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-300800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 100 70 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (+1) 80 (+11) 62 78
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 74 (+17) 100 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 9 G21 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G22 SW 7 G19 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.39 0.28 0.06 0.00
Precip duration 8 5 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6670 8130
Transport wnd (kts) W 22 N 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 165670 150840
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 100 90 0
LAL 2 4 3 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-300800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Rain Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 100 80 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-1) 76 (+11) 60 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+7) 79 (+14) 100 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 10 G26 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G24 SW 9 G24 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.39 0.26 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 7 4 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 3 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5940 8250
Transport wnd (kts) SW 23 N 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 149320 140250
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 100 50 0
LAL 1 4 2 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-300800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 80 60 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (+2) 84 (+17) 61 78
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+9) 64 (-3) 98 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 10 G23 N 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 11 G24 SW 9 G21 Lgt/Var N 6
Precip amount 0.41 0.44 0.18 0.00
Precip duration 10 5 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7540 8170
Transport wnd (kts) W 22 N 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 186400 156960
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 100 100 0
LAL 2 4 3 1
Haines Index 2 3 2 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-300800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 100 60 50 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (+1) 79 (+13) 60 81
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+10) 77 (+4) 100 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 12 G27 N 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 11 G26 SW 10 G24 Lgt/Var N 5
Precip amount 0.41 0.30 0.09 0.00
Precip duration 8 4 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6990 8280
Transport wnd (kts) SW 23 N 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 161970 157240
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 100 100 0
LAL 2 4 3 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. South winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$