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
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Showers this afternoon contain heavy downpours at times, and
should provide a good wetting rain where they track. Patchy to
areas of fog are expected tonight with a good recovery. Drier
weather is anticipated Thursday before more additional showers
and thunderstorms arrive Thursday night into Friday. Dry weather
is forecast for this weekend, with temperatures set to rise well
above normal next week.


MEZ104-130830-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        None         Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     30           0            20           70
Temp (24h trend)      50 (-4)      81 (+15)     59           78
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+2)      43 (-30)     86           56
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  5                     SW 11 G25
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G19    S  9 G21     W 11 G25
Precip amount         0.03         0.00         0.02         0.22
Precip duration       1                         1            7
Precip begin          6 PM                      10 PM        Continuing
Precip end            10 PM                     Continuing   Continuing
LAL                   3            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6310                      4250
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 14                     SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  75720                     55250
CWR                   40           0                         90
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-130830-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     30           0            0            80
Temp (24h trend)      52 (-4)      81 (+11)     61           81
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+5)     49 (-23)     87           61
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   S 11 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SW  5        S 10 G19     S 10 G19     SW 11 G23
Precip amount         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.18
Precip duration       1                                      6
Precip begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip end            10 PM                                  Continuing
LAL                   3            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6030                      2840
Transport wnd (mph)                S 14                      SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  72360                     36920
CWR                   50           0            0            80
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-130830-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     30           0            0            80
Temp (24h trend)      52 (-3)      83 (+11)     62           84
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+5)     41 (-26)     83           52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G19    S  8 G17     SW 11 G21
Precip amount         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.21
Precip duration       1                                      6
Precip begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip end            10 PM                                  Continuing
LAL                   2            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            5            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6310                      4250
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 15                     SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  82030                     59500
CWR                   90           0            0            90
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-130830-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            70
Temp (24h trend)      53 (-1)      80 (+11)     59           82
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     50 (-19)     89           56
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  5                     SW 11 G25
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S 10 G19     S 10 G19     SW 12 G25
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.21
Precip duration       0                                      3
Precip begin          6 PM                                   7 AM
Precip end            9 PM                                   Continuing
LAL                   2            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3870                      3110
Transport wnd (mph)                S 12                      SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  38700                     43540
CWR                                0            0            90
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-130830-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            70
Temp (24h trend)      53 (+1)      78 (+11)     57           78
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     59 (-16)     91           67
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  5                      S 13 G26
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S 10 G19     S 10 G19     S 13 G26
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.14
Precip duration       0                                      4
Precip begin          6 PM                                   9 AM
Precip end            9 PM                                   Continuing
LAL                   2            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            4            4            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3650                      2260
Transport wnd (mph)                S 13                      SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  40150                     33900
CWR                                0            0            80
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-130830-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        None         Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     30           0            20           70
Temp (24h trend)      49 (-3)      79 (+14)     58           75
RH % (24h trend)      98 (0)       41 (-27)     86           58
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  5                     SW 11 G29
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  5         SW  9 G20    S 10 G25     W 11 G26
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.02         0.30
Precip duration       1                         1            8
Precip begin          6 PM                      10 PM        Continuing
Precip end            10 PM                     Continuing   Continuing
LAL                   2            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            4            4            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5570                      3880
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 15                     W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  72410                     54320
CWR                   10           0            10           100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-130830-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            80
Temp (24h trend)      50 (-4)      82 (+14)     59           80
RH % (24h trend)      97 (+3)      40 (-23)     85           57
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G26
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G19    S  8 G23     W 10 G25
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.26
Precip duration       1                                      8
Precip begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip end            9 PM                                   Continuing
LAL                   2            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6210                      3440
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 15                     SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  80730                     41280
CWR                   50           0            0            90
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-130830-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     30           0            0            80
Temp (24h trend)      52 (-4)      83 (+11)     62           83
RH % (24h trend)      96 (+3)      39 (-18)     84           53
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  5                     SW 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        S  9 G19     SW 10 G21
Precip amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.23
Precip duration       1                                      7
Precip begin          6 PM                                   6 AM
Precip end            10 PM                                  Continuing
LAL                   2            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            5            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6630                      3590
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 15                     SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  86190                     46670
CWR                   30           0            0            90
KBDI                  <200         201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-130830-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            80
Temp (24h trend)      51 (-4)      83 (+10)     62           84
RH % (24h trend)      96 (+5)      40 (-11)     86           53
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  5         SW  6        SW  9 G19    SW 10 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.31
Precip duration                                              6
Precip begin                                                 6 AM
Precip end                                                   Continuing
LAL                   2            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            4            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6810                      3730
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 16                     SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  95340                     52220
CWR                   0            0            0            100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-130830-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     30           0            0            80
Temp (24h trend)      53 (-4)      85 (+12)     63           87
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+3)      38 (-18)     83           48
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         SW  8        SW  9 G17    SW 11 G21
Precip amount         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.40
Precip duration       1                                      4
Precip begin          6 PM                                   7 AM
Precip end            10 PM                                  Continuing
LAL                   2            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            5            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 6850                      5300
Transport wnd (mph)                W 15                      SW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  89050                     84800
CWR                   40           0            0            100
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-130830-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
304 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            70
Temp (24h trend)      55 (-3)      84 (+12)     63           87
RH % (24h trend)      97 (+2)      41 (-22)     81           49
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  W  5                      SW 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S  9 G19     S  9 G19     SW 11 G23
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.37
Precip duration       0                                      3
Precip begin          6 PM                                   10 AM
Precip end            10 PM                                  Continuing
LAL                   2            1            1            3
Haines Index          3            5            4            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 5930                      4760
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 10                     SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  53370                     71400
CWR                   10           0            0            100
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      <200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.

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

$$