Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

.DISCUSSION...
An unsettled pattern continues this week with on and off
scattered showers across portions of the area, mainly in the
northern mountains and mainly during the afternoon. This repeats
Wednesday.
Winds stay relatively light from the west to southwest. Drier
weather is anticipated over the weekend. Patchy fog is expected
during the late night hours over the interior valleys and
possibly
the Midcoast region.


MEZ104-120800-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     50           60           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      51 (-1)      74 (+7)      53           81
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     62 (-1)      94           42
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   W  6
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G19
Precip amount         0.05         0.25         0.07         0.00
Precip duration       2            3            1
Precip begin          6 PM         9 AM         Continuing
Precip end            2 AM         Continuing   10 PM
LAL                   2            2            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3540                      6720
Transport wnd (mph)                W  3                      SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  10620                     80640
CWR                   20           90           90           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-120800-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      53 (+1)      75 (+2)      55           83
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+5)     64 (+9)      100          45
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S  6         S  5         S 10 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.03         0.01         0.00
Precip duration       1            1            0
Precip begin          6 PM         12 PM        Continuing
Precip end            12 AM        Continuing   9 PM
LAL                   1            2            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4050                      6600
Transport wnd (mph)                SW  6                     SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  20250                     72600
CWR                                10           10           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-120800-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     20           30           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      53 (+5)      76 (+5)      53           84
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+6)     59 (+3)      100          39
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S  6         S  5         SW  9 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.08         0.03         0.00
Precip duration       0            1            0
Precip begin          6 PM         11 AM        Continuing
Precip end            8 PM         Continuing   9 PM
LAL                   1            2            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            5
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4170                      6630
Transport wnd (mph)                SW  5                     SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  16680                     72930
CWR                                10           10           0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-120800-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      52 (+2)      75 (+5)      53           81
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+5)     62 (+3)      100          47
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         SE  6        S  5         S 10 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    1
Precip begin                       1 PM
Precip end                         6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2900                      4460
Transport wnd (mph)                S  6                      SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  14500                     49060
CWR                   0                         0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-120800-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      51 (0)       74 (+4)      52           80
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     66 (+5)      100          53
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SE  5                     SW  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  6         S  6         S  5         S 10 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3110                      4520
Transport wnd (mph)                S  7                      SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  18660                     49720
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-120800-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Tstms        Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     30           50           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      48 (-2)      73 (+10)     51           80
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+2)      55 (-13)     90           40
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G21
Precip amount         0.01         0.19         0.05         0.00
Precip duration       1            1            1
Precip begin          6 PM         10 AM        Continuing
Precip end            1 AM         Continuing   10 PM
LAL                   2            2            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3970                      6590
Transport wnd (mph)                W  5                      SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  15880                     72490
CWR                                70           70           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-120800-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Tstms        Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     30           50           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      50 (0)       76 (+11)     52           83
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+4)      51 (-14)     93           37
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      SW  8 G21
Precip amount         0.02         0.19         0.05         0.00
Precip duration       1            1            1
Precip begin          6 PM         10 AM        Continuing
Precip end            1 AM         Continuing   10 PM
LAL                   2            2            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4410                      6750
Transport wnd (mph)                W  6                      SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  22050                     87750
CWR                   10           70           70           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-120800-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     20           40           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      52 (+1)      76 (+8)      54           84
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+6)     51 (-8)      91           37
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW  8 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.10         0.02         0.00
Precip duration       1            1            1
Precip begin          6 PM         10 AM        Continuing
Precip end            12 AM        Continuing   10 PM
LAL                   1            2            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            4            5
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4690                      7080
Transport wnd (mph)                W  8                      SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  32830                     84960
CWR                                40           40           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-120800-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     0            30           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      52 (+1)      77 (+9)      53           84
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+3)     49 (-10)     94           37
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      W  5         W  5         SW  8 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.04         0.01         0.00
Precip duration                    1            0
Precip begin                       12 PM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   9 PM
LAL                   1            2            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4920                      7080
Transport wnd (mph)                W  8                      SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  34440                     92040
CWR                   0            10           10           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-120800-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         Tstms        Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     0            40           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      54 (+3)      79 (+7)      56           87
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+7)     49 (-4)      89           36
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.07         0.02         0.00
Precip duration                    1            1
Precip begin                       12 PM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   9 PM
LAL                   1            2            2            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            5
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4930                      7230
Transport wnd (mph)                W  6                      SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  24650                     93990
CWR                   0            20           20           0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-120800-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
501 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      55 (+1)      77 (+6)      56           85
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+7)     57 (+1)      95           39
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         SE  6        S  6         SW  9 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    1
Precip begin                       1 PM
Precip end                         6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            5
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4620                      6580
Transport wnd (mph)                SW  5                     SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  18480                     72380
CWR                   0                         0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.

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

$$