Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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FNUS51 KCAR 231847
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
247 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Cool and dry weather will persist into mid week. The next
chance of any significant rainfall will be late week. Winds will
generally be light east to northeast by day and nearly calm at
night through early week, becoming light south by midweek.
MEZ101-240815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
247 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 40 (-1) 65 (+2) 42 60
RH % (24h trend) 99 (-1) 50 (-5) 100 61
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 4 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4350 3760
Transport wnd (kts) SE 9 SE 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 41550 61710
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ102-240815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
247 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 41 (-3) 65 (+3) 42 62
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-1) 50 (-4) 100 61
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 4 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4320 3640
Transport wnd (kts) SE 8 SE 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 42040 63800
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 3
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ103-240815-
Eastern Aroostook-
247 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 42 (-3) 65 (+3) 43 64
RH % (24h trend) 96 (0) 47 (-5) 100 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 5 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4360 3490
Transport wnd (kts) E 8 SE 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 41080 42780
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ105-240815-
Central Highlands-
247 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 43 (-3) 66 (+4) 44 64
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-1) 50 (-7) 100 62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 4 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4260 3640
Transport wnd (kts) E 7 SE 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39670 58280
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 3
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-240815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
247 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 43 (-3) 67 (+4) 45 66
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-1) 49 (-4) 100 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4300 3820
Transport wnd (kts) E 8 SE 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 42220 39070
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-240815-
Interior Downeast-
247 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 44 (-2) 66 (+2) 48 65
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-2) 52 (-1) 100 62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4150 4180
Transport wnd (kts) E 10 SE 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 46740 41550
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-240815-
Coastal Downeast-
247 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 46 (-2) 66 (+2) 48 68
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-2) 53 (-3) 100 60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var E 6 Lgt/Var E 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3960 3920
Transport wnd (kts) E 12 E 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 46210 41790
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-240815-
Bangor Region-
247 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 46 (+1) 67 (+3) 45 66
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-2) 53 (-2) 100 63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4530 4080
Transport wnd (kts) E 7 SE 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35250 40930
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ114-240815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
247 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mcldy
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 46 (-1) 67 (+3) 48 67
RH % (24h trend) 95 (-2) 54 (-6) 100 63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var E 6 G17 Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4520 4280
Transport wnd (kts) E 9 SE 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 41510 40590
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...High.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Patchy fog. Lows
around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Patchy fog. Highs in the
upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$