Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
177 FNUS51 KCAR 171925 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 325 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .DISCUSSION... Increasing moisture tonight with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Then the heat is on...starting tomorrow hot weather is expected and last through Thursday. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms across northern areas on Tuesday may produce gusty winds, heavy rainfall and lightning. It will be significantly humid across the area. Thursday afternoon a weak front will approach from the northwest which may fire off showers and thunderstorms. Cooler temperatures return by later in the week. MEZ101-180815- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 325 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type None Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 0 30 30 0 Temp (24h trend) 58 (+14) 89 (+17) 69 94 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+7) 46 (-9) 96 41 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 8 G17 Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 Precip duration 1 1 Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 5 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7400 7300 Transport wnd (kts) SW 12 W 16 Vent rate (kt-ft) 106580 92200 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 0 10 10 0 LAL 1 3 3 1 Haines Index 3 3 3 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ102-180815- North Woods and St. John Valley- 325 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type None Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 0 30 30 0 Temp (24h trend) 56 (+12) 89 (+17) 68 95 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+7) 46 (-8) 96 41 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 7 G18 Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 Precip duration 1 1 Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 4 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7830 7550 Transport wnd (kts) SW 10 W 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 99790 104860 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 0 10 10 0 LAL 1 3 3 1 Haines Index 2 3 2 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ103-180815- Eastern Aroostook- 325 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type None Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 55 (+8) 89 (+17) 68 95 RH % (24h trend) 96 (+10) 46 (-8) 95 40 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 7 G17 Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 Precip duration 0 1 Precip begin 3 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 4 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7740 7790 Transport wnd (kts) SW 8 W 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 78520 0 Dispersion Good Poor CWR 0 10 10 0 LAL 1 3 3 1 Haines Index 2 3 3 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ105-180815- Central Highlands- 325 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type None Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 57 (+9) 90 (+20) 68 95 RH % (24h trend) 99 (+10) 49 (-13) 95 42 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 0 1 Precip begin 3 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 1 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7990 7830 Transport wnd (kts) SW 7 W 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 66100 95340 Dispersion Good Very Good CWR 0 0 LAL 1 2 2 1 Haines Index 2 3 3 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ106-180815- Central Maine North of Bangor- 325 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type None Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 0 10 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 55 (+6) 90 (+19) 64 96 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+13) 46 (-14) 97 42 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 0 1 Precip begin 5 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 12 AM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7920 8090 Transport wnd (kts) SW 5 W 11 Vent rate (kt-ft) 54010 69510 Dispersion Good Good CWR 0 0 LAL 1 2 2 1 Haines Index 2 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Low. $$ MEZ108-180815- Interior Downeast- 325 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type None None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 53 (+5) 86 (+17) 59 94 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+12) 50 (-13) 100 46 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 S 5 Lgt/Var SW 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7290 8120 Transport wnd (kts) W 4 W 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 38800 0 Dispersion Fair Poor CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 4 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ112-180815- Coastal Downeast- 325 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type None None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 52 (+3) 79 (+12) 56 89 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+11) 57 (-10) 100 49 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 G17 S 5 Lgt/Var SW 7 G18 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5950 7800 Transport wnd (kts) SW 4 W 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 28660 0 Dispersion Marginal Poor CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 3 4 4 KBDI <200 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ113-180815- Bangor Region- 325 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type None None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 57 (+7) 90 (+19) 63 97 RH % (24h trend) 99 (+11) 48 (-16) 98 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 G17 S 5 Lgt/Var SW 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8020 8140 Transport wnd (kts) W 5 W 11 Vent rate (kt-ft) 48200 0 Dispersion Fair Poor CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 3 4 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Moderate. $$ MEZ114-180815- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 325 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type None None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 55 (+5) 84 (+16) 58 92 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+9) 53 (-16) 100 48 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G21 S 6 S 5 SW 7 G18 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7110 8220 Transport wnd (kts) SW 5 W 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 44050 6970 Dispersion Fair Poor CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 3 4 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...Moderate. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Not as warm. Highs around 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$ Sinko