Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
849 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Sunny and seasonable today with temperatures in the 70s with
afternoon RHs falling to between 30 and 35 percent with light W-NW
winds. Moisture increases on Monday with a few showers possible
and temperatures still in the 70s. Then the heat is on...starting
Tuesday hot weather is expected and last through Thursday. Near
record temperatures during the day and warm low temperature
records each morning. 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.

MEZ101-162015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
849 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      71 (+9)      46 (+11)     72
RH % (24h trend)      33 (-7)      87 (-7)      53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    7 AM
Precip end                                      6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6760                      6580
Transport wnd (kts)   W  8                      SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     63450                     115520
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ102-162015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
849 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30
Temp (24h trend)      72 (+8)      47 (+10)     71
RH % (24h trend)      33 (-9)      86 (-6)      52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    8 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7010                      6730
Transport wnd (kts)   W  8                      SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     77920                     110600
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ103-162015-
Eastern Aroostook-
849 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30
Temp (24h trend)      72 (+6)      48 (+7)      70
RH % (24h trend)      33 (-8)      83 (0)       52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    10 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7020                      6420
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  9                     SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     77690                     110400
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ105-162015-
Central Highlands-
849 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      73 (+7)      50 (+9)      72
RH % (24h trend)      33 (-9)      85 (0)       55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    9 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7110                      7090
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  7                     SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     58200                     113530
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            6            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ106-162015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
849 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      74 (+4)      50 (+7)      72
RH % (24h trend)      33 (-10)     82 (0)       52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    1 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7300                      6870
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  7                     SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     66510                     116690
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ108-162015-
Interior Downeast-
849 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      73 (+3)      50 (+6)      69
RH % (24h trend)      34 (-20)     84 (-2)      56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    4 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7370                      6190
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  9                     SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     75180                     115600
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ112-162015-
Coastal Downeast-
849 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      75 (+4)      49 (+3)      69
RH % (24h trend)      34 (-19)     89 (+8)      59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  8 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    5 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7640                      5860
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  8                     SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     75130                     124130
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ113-162015-
Bangor Region-
849 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            10
Temp (24h trend)      74 (+2)      51 (+7)      73
RH % (24h trend)      34 (-14)     83 (-4)      54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  8 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    5 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7490                      6910
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  7                     SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     59620                     119950
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ114-162015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
849 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      76 (+4)      51 (+5)      70
RH % (24h trend)      35 (-16)     93 (+11)     61
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      S 10 G21
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7910                      6260
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  8                     SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     65800                     121540
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 50s.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper
60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.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 with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs around 80. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation above normal.

$$
Sinko