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
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Another dry and warm day is expected on Wednesday with somewhat
low RH values. These values come up on Thursday.


MEZ104-030800-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
501 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40           40
Temp (24h trend)      51 (+1)      83 (+3)      57           83
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+8)      36 (0)       93           52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  8                      SW  8 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G21     S 10 G24     SW  9 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.01
Precip duration                                 1            1
Precip begin                                    12 AM        Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            3            4            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 7890                      4410
Transport wnd (mph)                S 15                      W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  102570                    52920
CWR                   0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-030800-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
501 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      55 (+1)      84 (0)       58           81
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+12)    37 (-2)      92           61
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  5                      S  8 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G19     S  9 G20     S  8 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                              1
Precip begin                                                 6 AM
Precip end                                                   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 8330                      3800
Transport wnd (mph)                S 12                      SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  83300                     30400
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-030800-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
501 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      50 (-3)      87 (+3)      60           83
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+11)    34 (-1)      83           59
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  8                     SW  6 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S 10 G19     S  9 G20     SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                              1
Precip begin                                                 6 AM
Precip end                                                   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 8210                      4750
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 13                     W  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  90310                     38000
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-030800-
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 Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      53 (-4)      85 (+3)      58           81
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+17)    36 (-4)      91           62
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  8                     SW  9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  8         S  9 G20     S  9 G23     S 10 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                              1
Precip begin                                                 6 AM
Precip end                                                   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 7270                      2300
Transport wnd (mph)                SW  7                     SW  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  43620                     16100
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-030800-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
501 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      54 (-2)      83 (+1)      57           78
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+11)    40 (-5)      94           66
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  6                     S 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SW  5        S  9 G18     S  8 G17     S 10 G21
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                              1
Precip begin                                                 6 AM
Precip end                                                   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 8080                      1660
Transport wnd (mph)                S  8                      SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  56560                     14940
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-030800-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
501 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40           40
Temp (24h trend)      47 (0)       84 (+4)      56           83
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+6)     35 (-2)      94           52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  8 G17                  SW  8 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G23     S 10 G26     W  8 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.01
Precip duration                                 1            1
Precip begin                                    11 PM        Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6730                      4510
Transport wnd (mph)                S 15                      W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  87490                     58630
CWR                   0            0            10           10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-030800-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
501 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           30
Temp (24h trend)      50 (-1)      85 (+5)      57           83
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+14)    34 (-1)      89           55
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  6                     SW  6 G20
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G23     S 10 G27     SW  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.01
Precip duration                                 1            1
Precip begin                                    1 AM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6740                      4750
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 13                     W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  74140                     47500
CWR                   0            0            10           10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-030800-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
501 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           30
Temp (24h trend)      53 (+1)      87 (+4)      59           83
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+8)      32 (-2)      87           57
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  6                     SW  6 G18
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G19     S  9 G23     SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.01
Precip duration                                 1            1
Precip begin                                    2 AM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 7370                      5050
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 12                     W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  73700                     45450
CWR                   0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-030800-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
501 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20           20
Temp (24h trend)      52 (+1)      86 (+3)      59           82
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+7)     32 (0)       88           61
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  5                     SW  8 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G19     S 10 G24     SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.01
Precip duration                                 0            1
Precip begin                                    3 AM         Continuing
Precip end                                      Continuing   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6810                      3560
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 15                     W  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  88530                     28480
CWR                   0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-030800-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
501 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      55 (-1)      86 (+2)      61           83
RH % (24h trend)      92 (+13)     31 (-2)      84           61
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  5                     SW  6 G18
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  6         S  9 G18     S  8 G18     SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                              1
Precip begin                                                 6 AM
Precip end                                                   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 7730                      3440
Transport wnd (mph)                SW  9                     W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  61840                     30960
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-030800-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
501 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      57 (-4)      87 (+5)      61           84
RH % (24h trend)      85 (+12)     33 (-3)      81           59
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  6                     SW  8 G18
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  8         S 10 G21     S  9 G23     SW  8 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                              0
Precip begin                                                 2 PM
Precip end                                                   5 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 7820                      3380
Transport wnd (mph)                SW  8                     SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  54740                     33800
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

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

$$