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 172101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 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.
MEZ101-180800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 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...None.
$$
MEZ102-180800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 30 30 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (+12) 89 (+17) 68 95
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+7) 46 (-8) 96 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 7 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7830 7550
Transport wnd (kts) SW 10 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 99790 104860
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 10 10 0
LAL 1 3 3 1
Haines Index 2 3 2 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-180800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 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...None.
$$
MEZ105-180800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+9) 90 (+20) 68 95
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+10) 49 (-13) 95 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 3 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7990 7830
Transport wnd (kts) SW 7 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 66100 95340
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0
LAL 1 2 2 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-180800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 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...None.
$$
MEZ108-180800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (+5) 86 (+17) 59 94
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+12) 50 (-13) 100 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 S 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7290 8120
Transport wnd (kts) W 4 W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 38800 0
Dispersion Fair Poor
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-180800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 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...None.
$$
MEZ113-180800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+7) 90 (+19) 63 97
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+11) 48 (-16) 98 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 G17 S 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8020 8140
Transport wnd (kts) W 5 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 48200 0
Dispersion Fair Poor
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-180800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 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...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Not as warm. Highs around 80. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$