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 122101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Thursday will be dry with an increasing southerly breeze. A cold
front will push through on Friday with a chance for
thunderstorms.
Dry and cooler high pressure will build in this weekend.
MEZ101-130800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 30 10 60 50
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+2) 77 (+7) 61 74
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-6) 46 (-16) 93 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 SW 8 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 S 5 W 8 G19
Precip amount 0.07 0.00 0.05 0.07
Precip duration 2 0 5 2
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 10 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7210 6610
Transport wnd (kts) SW 16 W 25
Vent rate (kt-ft) 141510 191410
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 20 20
LAL 2 1 2 3
Haines Index 3 3 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-130800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 40 0 60 60
Temp (24h trend) 52 (0) 78 (+7) 60 76
RH % (24h trend) 95 (-3) 45 (-16) 92 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 SW 8 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 S 6 SW 8 G19
Precip amount 0.07 0.00 0.03 0.09
Precip duration 2 4 3
Precip begin 6 PM 7 PM Continuing
Precip end 12 AM Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7400 7260
Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 W 26
Vent rate (kt-ft) 130480 217160
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 10 0 20 20
LAL 3 1 2 3
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-130800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 40 0 60 60
Temp (24h trend) 55 (+2) 78 (+4) 59 76
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-3) 47 (-11) 90 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G17 S 6 SW 8 G19
Precip amount 0.07 0.00 0.02 0.12
Precip duration 2 3 6
Precip begin 6 PM 8 PM Continuing
Precip end 12 AM Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7490 7120
Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 SW 25
Vent rate (kt-ft) 114120 207210
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 10 0 10 40
LAL 3 1 2 3
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-130800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 30 0 30 50
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-1) 79 (+10) 59 78
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+1) 48 (-20) 91 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 S 7 G17 SW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.11
Precip duration 1 1 2
Precip begin 6 PM 12 AM Continuing
Precip end 10 PM Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7530 7750
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 104160 201460
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 30
LAL 3 1 1 3
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-130800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms None Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 0 20 70
Temp (24h trend) 55 (+2) 80 (+7) 57 78
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+1) 49 (-13) 92 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 S 6 SW 7
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.14
Precip duration 0 1 5
Precip begin 6 PM 1 AM Continuing
Precip end 10 PM Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7710 7460
Transport wnd (kts) SW 12 SW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 114300 178630
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 80
LAL 2 1 1 3
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-130800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 80
Temp (24h trend) 54 (+5) 77 (+4) 55 74
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 57 (-7) 96 63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 S 6 S 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
Precip duration 4
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7350 6550
Transport wnd (kts) SW 12 SW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 103430 149850
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 60
LAL 1 1 1 3
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-130800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 70
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+3) 75 (+7) 53 70
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 61 (-7) 98 65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 9 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 S 6 SW 10 G22
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
Precip duration 3
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6820 5920
Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 SW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft) 101730 137770
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 40
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-130800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms None Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 40 0 20 80
Temp (24h trend) 55 (+2) 80 (+9) 59 79
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 51 (-17) 93 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17 S 6 G17 SW 6
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.25
Precip duration 1 0 6
Precip begin 6 PM 2 AM Continuing
Precip end 9 PM Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7840 7580
Transport wnd (kts) SW 10 SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 93410 172780
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 100
LAL 2 1 1 3
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-130800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 0 10 70
Temp (24h trend) 53 (+3) 77 (+9) 55 74
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 59 (-10) 95 63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17 S 7 G18 S 9 G23
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
Precip duration 1 0 4
Precip begin 6 PM 2 AM Continuing
Precip end 9 PM Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7410 6900
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 79030 138160
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 0 90
LAL 1 1 1 3
Haines Index 3 3 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. North winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$