Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
055 FNUS51 KCAR 232101 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 500 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 .DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms will dissipate this evening with the passage of the cold front. Clear skies and mild temperatures tonight. A secondary cold front moves through Friday afternoon bringing cooler and drier air to the area for the early part of the weekend before wetting rains return by Tuesday. MEZ101-240800- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 500 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type None Showers Showers None Chance precip (%) 0 40 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 52 (-7) 62 (-15) 40 68 RH % (24h trend) 80 (-18) 52 (+4) 85 37 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 8 G21 NW 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 G17 W 10 G21 W 6 G17 Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 3 0 Precip begin 10 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 7 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5290 5890 Transport wnd (kts) W 25 NW 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 147780 89570 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-240800- North Woods and St. John Valley- 500 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type None Showers Showers None Chance precip (%) 0 40 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 52 (-6) 68 (-11) 42 69 RH % (24h trend) 79 (-20) 44 (-3) 84 37 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 8 G21 NW 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 W 10 G21 W 7 G18 Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 3 0 Precip begin 10 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 8 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5920 6130 Transport wnd (kts) W 27 NW 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 180690 103790 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-240800- Eastern Aroostook- 500 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers Showers Showers None Chance precip (%) 20 40 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 55 (-6) 72 (-8) 46 70 RH % (24h trend) 79 (-16) 42 (-10) 77 37 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 8 G21 NW 6 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 W 10 G23 W 6 G18 Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 0 3 0 Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM Continuing Precip end 7 PM Continuing 8 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6770 6270 Transport wnd (kts) W 28 NW 16 Vent rate (kt-ft) 237340 110570 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-240800- Central Highlands- 500 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers Showers None None Chance precip (%) 10 20 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 53 (-7) 73 (-6) 44 72 RH % (24h trend) 79 (-15) 38 (-11) 78 35 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 8 G23 NW 6 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 W 11 G24 NW 7 G21 Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 0 1 Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM Precip end 7 PM 4 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7100 6630 Transport wnd (kts) W 29 NW 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 246560 106740 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-240800- Central Maine North of Bangor- 500 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Showers None None Chance precip (%) 40 20 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 54 (-4) 76 (-6) 47 74 RH % (24h trend) 86 (-7) 39 (-14) 77 35 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 G18 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 10 G20 NW 6 G18 Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 1 Precip begin 6 PM 12 PM Precip end 8 PM 5 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8030 7000 Transport wnd (kts) W 30 NW 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 279790 106820 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 LAL 3 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-240800- Interior Downeast- 500 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Showers None None Chance precip (%) 20 20 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 54 (0) 77 (-3) 48 74 RH % (24h trend) 94 (-4) 38 (-17) 77 36 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 G17 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 9 G20 NW 5 Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 0 0 Precip begin 6 PM 3 PM Precip end 9 PM 6 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8100 7110 Transport wnd (kts) W 24 NW 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 215600 108350 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 LAL 3 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-240800- Coastal Downeast- 500 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms None None None Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 52 (0) 76 (+5) 49 74 RH % (24h trend) 97 (-1) 39 (-25) 78 36 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 G17 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 9 G23 W 5 G18 Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 0 Precip begin 6 PM Precip end 10 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8210 7130 Transport wnd (kts) W 22 W 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 203050 112240 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 0 LAL 2 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-240800- Bangor Region- 500 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Clear Precip type Tstms Showers None None Chance precip (%) 40 10 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 55 (-2) 77 (-6) 48 74 RH % (24h trend) 86 (-9) 38 (-15) 74 35 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 G18 NW 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 10 G21 NW 7 G18 Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 0 Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM Precip end 8 PM 4 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8140 7220 Transport wnd (kts) W 28 NW 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 244050 108200 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 LAL 3 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-240800- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 500 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Clear Precip type Tstms None None None Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 53 (-2) 77 (0) 49 75 RH % (24h trend) 94 (0) 41 (-20) 77 35 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 G17 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 10 G23 NW 5 G19 Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 Precip begin 6 PM Precip end 8 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8230 7420 Transport wnd (kts) W 23 NW 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 212000 111330 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 0 0 LAL 3 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 50. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$