Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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FNUS51 KCAR 181836
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Tonight will be warm and humid with light winds. Wednesday will
be extremely hot and humid with a partly to mostly sunny skies. A
cold front will cross the area Thursday with scattered
thunderstorms followed by slightly cooler and drier weather Friday
into Saturday.
MEZ101-190815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 30 30 60
Temp (24h trend) 68 (+11) 92 (+3) 72 87
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-5) 45 (-5) 87 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 W 7
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G17 SW 6 NW 7
Precip amount 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.10
Precip duration 1 1 1 3
Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 11 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7300 7220
Transport wnd (kts) W 22 NW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 188280 140920
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 10 10 40
LAL 2 3 2 2
Haines Index 4 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ102-190815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 60
Temp (24h trend) 68 (+12) 94 (+4) 72 88
RH % (24h trend) 95 (-3) 44 (-7) 87 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G17 SW 6 NW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.10
Precip duration 1 1 1 3
Precip begin 6 PM 12 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 11 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7680 7640
Transport wnd (kts) W 20 NW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 188130 171650
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 10 40
LAL 2 3 2 3
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ103-190815-
Eastern Aroostook-
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 60
Temp (24h trend) 66 (+11) 95 (+5) 73 91
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-2) 44 (-9) 84 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G17 SW 5 NW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.10
Precip duration 1 1 1 3
Precip begin 6 PM 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 11 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7750 7720
Transport wnd (kts) W 18 NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 163230 167710
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 10 50
LAL 2 2 2 3
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ105-190815-
Central Highlands-
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 60
Temp (24h trend) 68 (+10) 95 (+6) 71 93
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-1) 46 (-9) 87 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 SW 5 W 7 G17
Precip amount 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.07
Precip duration 0 1 1 4
Precip begin 6 PM 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 10 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7930 7740
Transport wnd (kts) W 14 NW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 136930 146300
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 10 50
LAL 2 2 2 3
Haines Index 3 5 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-190815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 60
Temp (24h trend) 64 (+9) 95 (+5) 71 94
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-1) 46 (-7) 89 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.07
Precip duration 0 1 3
Precip begin 2 PM Continuing 9 AM
Precip end Continuing 5 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8120 8050
Transport wnd (kts) W 14 W 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 125740 161360
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 0 10 50
LAL 1 2 2 3
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-190815-
Interior Downeast-
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 10 20 60
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+4) 92 (+7) 66 95
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+2) 53 (-8) 95 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 SW 5 W 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
Precip duration 0 1 2
Precip begin 5 PM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end Continuing 5 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8060 8100
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 105500 162300
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 50
LAL 1 2 2 3
Haines Index 4 4 5 4
KBDI <200 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-190815-
Coastal Downeast-
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 60
Temp (24h trend) 55 (+1) 87 (+10) 60 94
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 58 (-11) 97 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G17 SW 5 SW 7 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
Precip duration 1 2
Precip begin 8 PM 12 PM
Precip end 6 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7090 8250
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 95020 154810
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 50
LAL 1 1 2 3
Haines Index 4 4 4 5
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-190815-
Bangor Region-
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 60
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+6) 95 (+6) 70 95
RH % (24h trend) 97 (0) 47 (-10) 90 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 SW 5 W 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.06
Precip duration 0 1 2
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end Continuing 5 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8130 8140
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 98290 146740
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 10 50
LAL 1 2 2 3
Haines Index 4 4 5 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ114-190815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 50
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+3) 91 (+11) 62 96
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+2) 56 (-13) 97 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G20 SW 6 G19 SW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip end 5 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8110 8230
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 89180 131630
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 80
LAL 1 1 2 3
Haines Index 4 3 4 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 60s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. West winds around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$