Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FNUS51 KGYX 212101
FWFGYX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue through the weekend
with wetting rains likely along with cooler temperatures and
humid
conditions.
MEZ104-220800-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 60 80 90
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-6) 70 (-5) 55 69
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+1) 71 (+27) 100 86
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR SE 9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR S 10 G21
Precip amount 0.06 0.16 0.48 0.86
Precip duration 5 5 5 12
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 2 2 2 3
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2090 1630
Transport wnd (mph) SE 7 S 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 12540 17930
CWR 20 40 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-220800-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 70 70 80 90
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-6) 69 (-11) 56 72
RH % (24h trend) 95 (-4) 79 (+35) 100 89
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR SE 6
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR S 9 G19
Precip amount 0.05 0.13 0.25 0.41
Precip duration 4 6 4 12
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 2 2 2 3
Haines Index 4 2 2 2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1910 1330
Transport wnd (mph) SE 9 S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 15280 11970
CWR 20 30 90 100
KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-220800-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 70 70 90
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-7) 68 (-9) 57 76
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-1) 83 (+26) 100 83
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 5 SE 6
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 E 6 LGT/VAR S 9 G19
Precip amount 0.07 0.17 0.13 0.50
Precip duration 3 6 6 10
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 2 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 2 2 2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1750 1810
Transport wnd (mph) E 9 S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 14000 16290
CWR 30 50 50 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-220800-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 70 60 80
Temp (24h trend) 60 (-8) 69 (-8) 56 77
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-2) 81 (+23) 100 79
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 6 SE 8 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 E 8 G17 E 5 S 10 G19
Precip amount 0.08 0.14 0.11 0.38
Precip duration 2 6 4 9
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 2 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 2 2 2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1580 1470
Transport wnd (mph) E 12 S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 15800 13230
CWR 30 40 40 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-220800-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 70 70 80
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-9) 68 (-10) 55 73
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-6) 79 (+30) 100 87
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SE 5 SE 9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR S 10 G21
Precip amount 0.04 0.11 0.19 0.39
Precip duration 3 7 4 10
Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 1 1 2 3
Haines Index 4 2 2 2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1710 1280
Transport wnd (mph) SE 10 SE 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 15390 11520
CWR 10 30 70 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-220800-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 70 70 80 100
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-5) 69 (-5) 56 72
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-3) 77 (+23) 100 79
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR SE 10 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR SE 5 SE 5 S 10 G25
Precip amount 0.12 0.26 0.56 0.94
Precip duration 6 6 8 12
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 3 2 3 3
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1880 2370
Transport wnd (mph) E 7 S 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 11280 28440
CWR 50 80 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-220800-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 70 70 70 90
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-8) 71 (-3) 57 76
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-1) 80 (+13) 100 81
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR SE 8 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR SE 5 LGT/VAR S 10 G23
Precip amount 0.12 0.28 0.28 0.72
Precip duration 5 7 6 12
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 3 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1940 2110
Transport wnd (mph) SE 7 S 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 11640 23210
CWR 50 90 90 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-220800-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 50 70 60 90
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-7) 73 (-3) 60 78
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-1) 80 (+11) 100 81
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 5 SE 8 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 6 E 5 E 5 S 10 G19
Precip amount 0.10 0.23 0.15 0.69
Precip duration 2 6 5 10
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 3 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 2 2 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1780 2110
Transport wnd (mph) E 7 S 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 10680 21100
CWR 50 80 80 100
KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-220800-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 60 60 80
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-4) 78 (-2) 62 83
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 77 (+7) 100 74
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR S 9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SW 10 G21
Precip amount 0.16 0.25 0.14 0.39
Precip duration 4 6 4 6
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 4 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 3 3 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2440 2570
Transport wnd (mph) SW 8 SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 17080 28270
CWR 90 90 90 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-220800-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 50 60 60 80
Temp (24h trend) 62 (-6) 74 (-5) 60 84
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-2) 79 (+16) 100 74
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR SE 8 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) E 8 E 6 E 5 S 10 G19
Precip amount 0.11 0.19 0.12 0.25
Precip duration 2 3 5 6
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 3 3 3 3
Haines Index 2 2 2 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1930 2310
Transport wnd (mph) E 7 S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 11580 20790
CWR 40 80 80 90
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-220800-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
501 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 50 60 70 80
Temp (24h trend) 62 (-8) 71 (-8) 61 81
RH % (24h trend) 99 (-1) 81 (+26) 100 75
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 5 SE 8 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) E 8 E 8 E 6 S 10 G21
Precip amount 0.10 0.15 0.10 0.25
Precip duration 2 4 5 6
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
LAL 2 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 2 2 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1680 2090
Transport wnd (mph) NE 7 S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 10080 18810
CWR 30 50 50 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Daytime humidity values high.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$