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

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1030 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Generally dry today into Saturday. Southerly winds gusting over
30 mph are possible Saturday afternoon. A wetting rain expected
Saturday night into Sunday. Thunderstorms are also possible
Sunday. Dry weather and low relative humidities are expected
Monday into Wednesday.


MEZ101-282015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1030 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            70
Temp (24h trend)      67           47 (+2)      71
RH % (24h trend)      35 (-32)     89 (-10)     52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  7 G18                 S  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  7 G18     Lgt/Var      S  7 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.07
Precip duration                                 3
Precip begin                                    10 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6820                      5330
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 15                     SW 27
Vent rate (kt-ft)     112500                    153050
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            80
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ102-282015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1030 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            60
Temp (24h trend)      68           46 (-1)      71
RH % (24h trend)      35 (-33)     90 (-5)      50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  7 G19                 S  5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  8 G18    Lgt/Var      S  8 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.05
Precip duration                                 2
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7030                      5530
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 15                     S 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)     117630                    153360
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            40
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            5            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ103-282015-
Eastern Aroostook-
1030 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      69           48 (-1)      72
RH % (24h trend)      36 (-34)     84 (-7)      49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  8 G20                 S  6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  8 G20    Lgt/Var      S 10 G23
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.03
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    1 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7190                      5570
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 14                     SW 30
Vent rate (kt-ft)     110400                    181350
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            20
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            5            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ105-282015-
Central Highlands-
1030 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      69           49 (+2)      71
RH % (24h trend)      34 (-21)     80 (-3)      50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  8 G21                 S  6 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  9 G21    Lgt/Var      S  9 G23
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.03
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    1 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7260                      5520
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 16                     S 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)     137390                    168520
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            20
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            5            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ106-282015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1030 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      71           50 (+1)      72
RH % (24h trend)      34 (-28)     84 (-5)      47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  7 G19                 S  5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  8 G19    Lgt/Var      S  9 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    2 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7630                      5620
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 15                     SW 30
Vent rate (kt-ft)     142900                    176020
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            5            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-282015-
Interior Downeast-
1030 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      73           51 (+1)      70
RH % (24h trend)      37 (-28)     86 (-12)     48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  7 G20                 S  6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  8 G19    Lgt/Var      S  9 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7890                      5290
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 17                     SW 29
Vent rate (kt-ft)     146160                    160310
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            5            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ112-282015-
Coastal Downeast-
1030 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      74           51 (0)       69
RH % (24h trend)      35 (-35)     92 (-5)      54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  8 G20                 S  6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  8 G19    Lgt/Var      S  9 G21
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8210                      5040
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 17                     SW 27
Vent rate (kt-ft)     154130                    149860
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            5            5
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ113-282015-
Bangor Region-
1030 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      72           52 (+2)      72
RH % (24h trend)      34 (-26)     85 (+2)      49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  8 G21                 S  6 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  9 G20    Lgt/Var      S 10 G23
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    3 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7850                      5590
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 18                     S 31
Vent rate (kt-ft)     154190                    176450
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            6            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ114-282015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1030 AM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      75           53 (+1)      70
RH % (24h trend)      33 (-35)     92 (+3)      56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  9 G21                 S  7 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  8 G20    Lgt/Var      S 11 G23
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8250                      5300
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 19                     S 29
Vent rate (kt-ft)     156750                    158940
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            6            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s. South
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

$$