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
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms are expected to bring a
wetting rain to the region tonight.  A cold front will bring
additional showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening
before high pressure brings a period of dry and seasonable
weather
for the first half of next week.


MEZ104-300800-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     100          70           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      54 (+2)      82 (+19)     54           76
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+13)    59 (-2)      95           46
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 12 G28                 N  9 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 14 G33     W 13 G29     NW 12 G27    N 11 G23
Precip amount         0.34         0.23         0.04         0.00
Precip duration       9            3            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   1 AM
LAL                   2            4            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4920                      6870
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 23                     N 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  98400                     96180
CWR                   90           90           80           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-300800-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     100          70           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      57 (+2)      86 (+21)     59           77
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+9)     63 (+1)      95           49
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 13 G27                 N  9 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 16 G31     SW 13 G25    W  9 G18     N  9 G19
Precip amount         0.29         0.27         0.11         0.00
Precip duration       7            3            0
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   9 PM
LAL                   2            3            3            1
Haines Index          2            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5220                      6020
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 21                     N 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  93960                     72240
CWR                   80           90           90           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-300800-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     80           50           30           10
Temp (24h trend)      59 (+4)      88 (+23)     57           77
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+11)    58 (-6)      92           50
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 12 G24                 N  9 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 12 G26     SW 13 G25    W  9 G18     N  9 G19
Precip amount         0.18         0.12         0.05         0.00
Precip duration       5            2            1            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   12 PM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   10 PM        6 PM
LAL                   2            3            3            1
Haines Index          2            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5190                      6380
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 24                     N 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  108990                    82940
CWR                   50           50           40
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-300800-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance precip (%)     90           60           50           10
Temp (24h trend)      59 (+2)      87 (+21)     60           78
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+8)     59 (-10)     95           53
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 12 G25                 N  9 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 13 G28     SW 12 G25    SW  9 G19    N  9 G19
Precip amount         0.23         0.17         0.07         0.00
Precip duration       7            2            1            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   12 PM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   11 PM        6 PM
LAL                   2            3            3            1
Haines Index          2            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3720                      5920
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 20                     N 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  63240                     65120
CWR                   80           80           70
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-300800-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     100          70           60           0
Temp (24h trend)      57 (+1)      84 (+19)     59           77
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+6)     72 (-2)      98           51
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 16 G31                 N  9 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 16 G33     SW 13 G27    W  9 G20     N  9 G19
Precip amount         0.37         0.27         0.10         0.00
Precip duration       8            2            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   11 PM
LAL                   2            4            3            1
Haines Index          2            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3140                      6580
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 20                     N 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  53380                     85540
CWR                   100          100          90           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-300800-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     90           70           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      56 (+5)      80 (+18)     52           73
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+14)    61 (0)       99           49
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 13 G33                 N  9 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 16 G37     W 14 G35     NW 12 G29    N 11 G25
Precip amount         0.44         0.30         0.04         0.00
Precip duration       8            4            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM
LAL                   2            4            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4450                      6130
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 23                     N 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  89000                     85820
CWR                   100          100          90           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-300800-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     90           60           20           20
Temp (24h trend)      57 (+3)      83 (+22)     54           75
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+18)    60 (-9)      97           51
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 12 G32                 N  9 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 16 G37     W 13 G33     NW 10 G26    N 10 G25
Precip amount         0.36         0.13         0.03         0.00
Precip duration       6            2            1            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   11 AM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   3 AM         4 PM
LAL                   2            3            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5230                      6350
Transport wnd (mph)                W 25                      N 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  115060                    82550
CWR                   90           90           40
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-300800-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     80           60           30           20
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+6)      86 (+22)     56           75
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+17)    58 (-8)      94           52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 12 G24                 N  9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 13 G29     W 12 G25     W 10 G21     N  9 G19
Precip amount         0.23         0.15         0.04         0.00
Precip duration       4            2            1            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   12 PM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   11 PM        6 PM
LAL                   2            2            2            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4820                      6280
Transport wnd (mph)                W 22                      N 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  91580                     75360
CWR                   80           80           40
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-300800-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     60           60           40           20
Temp (24h trend)      63 (+5)      86 (+19)     56           75
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+21)    59 (-5)      96           52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 11 G24                 N  9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 14 G31     W 11 G23     W  9 G20     N  9 G19
Precip amount         0.17         0.26         0.08         0.00
Precip duration       3            2            1            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   12 PM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   11 PM        6 PM
LAL                   2            2            2            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4390                      6260
Transport wnd (mph)                W 18                      N 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  70240                     81380
CWR                   50           90           90
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-300800-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance precip (%)     70           60           50           20
Temp (24h trend)      66 (+8)      88 (+19)     58           77
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+17)    60 (+1)      91           54
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 11 G23                 N  8
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 12 G25     SW 11 G23    SW  9 G18    N  8
Precip amount         0.12         0.25         0.11         0.01
Precip duration       3            2            1            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   11 AM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   11 PM        6 PM
LAL                   2            3            3            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4960                      5950
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 23                     N 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  99200                     65450
CWR                   40           90           90
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-300800-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 29 2024

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance precip (%)     60           60           60           20
Temp (24h trend)      66 (+7)      88 (+18)     61           77
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+16)    57 (0)       92           55
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 11 G23                 N  8
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S 12 G24     SW 12 G25    SW  9 G18    N  6
Precip amount         0.10         0.25         0.11         0.01
Precip duration       3            1            1            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   11 AM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   12 AM        6 PM
LAL                   2            3            3            1
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5250                      5320
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 22                     N 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  99750                     47880
CWR                   30           90           90
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

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

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

$$