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

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Some isolated showers are possible across coastal areas today and
tonight, but wetting rains are not expected. Good nighttime
recovery is expected each night. Fog will likely be more confined
to the river valleys tomorrow night.


MEZ104-210815-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      47 (-10)     66 (-2)      44           64
RH % (24h trend)      97 (-1)      53 (-6)      97           54
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  8 G17                 E  6
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  8 G21     E  6 G17     E  5         E  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3830                      4940
Transport wnd (mph)                E 10                      E 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  34470                     44460
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-210815-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      54 (-5)      69 (-1)      48           68
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-5)      57 (-4)      96           58
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  9 G19                 NE  8 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NE  8 G17    NE  9 G17    NE  5        E  8 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          6 PM
Precip end            2 AM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4140                      5710
Transport wnd (mph)                NE 13                     E 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  45540                     57100
CWR                                0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-210815-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      54 (-4)      66 (-2)      48           66
RH % (24h trend)      96 (-4)      65 (-8)      98           60
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE 10 G19                 NE 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NE  8 G17    NE  9 G19    NE  5        E 10 G20
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   12 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3680                      4860
Transport wnd (mph)                NE 12                     E 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  36800                     53460
CWR                                             0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-210815-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      55 (-6)      67 (-2)      50           68
RH % (24h trend)      96 (-3)      62 (-8)      96           59
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE 12 G26                 NE 11 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NE 11 G26    NE 12 G25    NE  9 G19    E 11 G23
Precip amount         0.03         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       3            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   2 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3350                      5090
Transport wnd (mph)                NE 14                     E 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  40200                     66170
CWR                                             0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-210815-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      54 (-6)      69 (0)       50           67
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-5)      59 (-7)      94           60
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE 12 G27                 NE 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NE 10 G23    NE 11 G23    NE  8 G19    E 10 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          6 PM
Precip end            6 AM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4700                      5950
Transport wnd (mph)                NE 15                     E 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  61100                     89250
CWR                                0            0            0
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-210815-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      48 (-5)      66 (-2)      45           65
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-5)      53 (-13)     95           52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  E  6 G19                  E  6 G18
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  9 G25     E  6 G17     E  5 G17     E  6 G17
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            4            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3810                      4930
Transport wnd (mph)                E  8                      SE 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  26670                     44370
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-210815-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      50 (-4)      66 (-2)      46           66
RH % (24h trend)      96 (-2)      63 (-10)     99           56
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  6 G17                 E  5 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  8 G19     E  6         E  5         E  5
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1            1
Precip begin          11 PM        Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4100                      5440
Transport wnd (mph)                E  8                      E 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  28700                     48960
CWR                                             0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-210815-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      53 (-3)      64 (-4)      49           65
RH % (24h trend)      97 (-2)      69 (-9)      98           59
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  9 G19                 NE  9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NE  8        NE  8 G17    E  5         E  9 G18
Precip amount         0.02         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2            2
Precip begin          8 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3480                      5210
Transport wnd (mph)                NE 12                     E 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  34800                     57310
CWR                                             0            0
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-210815-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     30           30           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      53 (-4)      64 (-3)      48           66
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      74 (-11)     100          60
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  8 G17                 NE  8 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NE  5        NE  8 G17    E  5         E  8 G17
Precip amount         0.01         0.04         0.01         0.00
Precip duration       1            2            0
Precip begin          10 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   9 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3040                      5340
Transport wnd (mph)                NE 13                     E 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  33440                     58740
CWR                                10           10           0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-210815-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      54 (-6)      63 (-3)      50           64
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     79 (-6)      100          65
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  9 G19                 NE  9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NE  9 G19    NE  9 G17    NE  6        E  9 G19
Precip amount         0.04         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2640                      5270
Transport wnd (mph)                NE 14                     NE 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  31680                     68510
CWR                   10           10           0            0
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-210815-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
938 AM EDT Fri Sep 20 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      55 (-6)      63 (-3)      51           65
RH % (24h trend)      99 (0)       74 (-6)      100          63
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE 13 G28                 NE 11 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NE 12 G28    NE 12 G26    NE  9 G21    NE 11 G23
Precip amount         0.07         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       3            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   4 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2210                      4860
Transport wnd (mph)                NE 18                     NE 18
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  35360                     77760
CWR                   20           20           0            0
KBDI                  501-600      501-600      501-600      501-600

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
high.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.

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

$$