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 212101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Isolated thunderstorms are possible this evening. Expect the
chance for more showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday and
Thursday with the best chance of lightning on Thursday. Minimum
relative humidities generally 45-55 percent for Wednesday and
Thursday with a light breeze. Friday will likely be warm and dry
with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s with minimum RH
values in the 30-35 percent range. Winds will be southwest with
gusts 10-15mph on Friday.
MEZ101-220800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 40 60 70
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+4) 80 (-2) 60 78
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+2) 48 (+13) 97 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 7 G17
Precip amount 0.01 0.03 0.14 0.15
Precip duration 1 5 3 7
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7170 7090
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 W 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 104070 155140
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 10 90 30
LAL 2 2 1 2
Haines Index 3 4 2 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-220800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 10 50 60 70
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+4) 81 (-2) 60 79
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-1) 47 (+10) 96 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 7
Precip amount 0.02 0.03 0.12 0.21
Precip duration 1 4 3 7
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7590 7420
Transport wnd (kts) W 10 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 105300 152390
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 10 90 70
LAL 2 2 2 2
Haines Index 4 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-220800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 50 50 80
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+4) 82 (-1) 59 78
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+1) 49 (+5) 97 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.04 0.05 0.10 0.28
Precip duration 2 4 2 9
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7340 6870
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 105430 116420
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 10 20 70 90
LAL 2 3 2 2
Haines Index 4 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-220800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 30 50 40 60
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+6) 83 (+1) 61 81
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-4) 51 (+7) 94 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.04 0.06 0.06 0.15
Precip duration 2 4 2 5
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7790 7740
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 117500 133230
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 20 30 50
LAL 3 2 2 3
Haines Index 4 4 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-220800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 30 50 40 60
Temp (24h trend) 55 (+4) 85 (+4) 57 81
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+1) 49 (-5) 96 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.16
Precip duration 2 3 2 4
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8120 7670
Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 120750 126450
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 10 40 20 70
LAL 3 3 2 2
Haines Index 4 4 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-220800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20 50
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+4) 83 (+9) 54 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 52 (-11) 95 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.09
Precip duration 1 1 1 2
Precip begin 6 PM 12 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 3 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7800 7370
Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 117310 99460
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 10 10 40
LAL 1 2 2 2
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-220800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 10 10 20 40
Temp (24h trend) 48 (+1) 77 (+11) 51 75
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 58 (-13) 96 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 G17 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
Precip duration 1 0 1 2
Precip begin 9 PM 2 PM 10 PM Continuing
Precip end 3 AM 4 PM Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6540 6510
Transport wnd (kts) SW 15 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 117170 91310
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 30
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-220800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 40 30 60
Temp (24h trend) 54 (+4) 86 (+8) 59 82
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+2) 47 (-13) 92 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip amount 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.10
Precip duration 1 2 2 3
Precip begin 6 PM 10 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 3 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8140 7960
Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 123710 112270
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 10 30 10 40
LAL 2 2 2 2
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-220800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 10 20 20 40
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+3) 81 (+15) 53 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 56 (-17) 93 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G18 Lgt/Var SW 6 G17
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.05
Precip duration 0 1 1 2
Precip begin 8 PM 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 10 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7460 7810
Transport wnd (kts) SW 16 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 114030 93670
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 30
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$