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 161804
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
204 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Showers and possible strong thunderstorms are expected for
Thursday as the frontal system pushes into the area. Localized
heavy rain with flooding is possible. High pressure moves into the
region on Friday with cooler temperatures and sunny skies. High
pressure remains on Saturday.
MEZ101-170830-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
204 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 80 80 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 8 55(SIG) 53(SIG) 2
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+3) 83 (-4) 54 72
RH % (24h trend) 95 (-4) 65 (+17) 100 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.72 0.46 0.01
Precip duration 6 9 1
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 10 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3410 6970
Transport wnd (kts) S 11 NW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 53270 143100
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 0 100 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-170830-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
204 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 80 80 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 7 52(SIG) 51(SIG) 3
Temp (24h trend) 62 (+2) 85 (-4) 55 74
RH % (24h trend) 95 (-4) 63 (+16) 100 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 8 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var NW 7 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.49 0.37 0.02
Precip duration 4 10 1
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 10 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3720 6600
Transport wnd (kts) S 13 NW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 69630 131860
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 0 100 100 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-170830-
Eastern Aroostook-
204 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 50 80 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 7 41(ELEV) 41(ELEV) 5
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+2) 86 (-3) 60 75
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-2) 60 (+13) 100 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 9 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G17 S 7 NW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.19 0.25 0.02
Precip duration 2 8 1
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 10 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4080 6020
Transport wnd (kts) S 18 NW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 88680 131180
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 100 100 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-170830-
Central Highlands-
204 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 60 60 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 41(ELEV) 34(ELEV) 2
Temp (24h trend) 65 (+2) 84 (-4) 57 75
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+5) 66 (+18) 100 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17 S 5 G17 NW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.33 0.22 0.00
Precip duration 3 4 0
Precip begin 9 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3350 5620
Transport wnd (kts) S 16 NW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 71840 116260
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-170830-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
204 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 40 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 28(ELEV) 28(ELEV) 3
Temp (24h trend) 64 (0) 86 (-4) 63 78
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 61 (+15) 100 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17 S 5 G17 NW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.00
Precip duration 2 4
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3920 6110
Transport wnd (kts) S 18 NW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 89800 121110
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 20 20 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-170830-
Interior Downeast-
204 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 18(LTD) 22(LTD) 4
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-4) 80 (-8) 64 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 77 (+23) 100 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 S 5 NW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 1 4
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2160 6150
Transport wnd (kts) S 15 N 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 44200 119340
Dispersion Fair Very Good
CWR 0 10 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 301-400
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-170830-
Coastal Downeast-
204 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 40 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 16(LTD) 21(LTD) 3
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-3) 77 (-5) 61 82
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 81 (+15) 100 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 S 5 NW 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 1 4 0
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1380 5640
Transport wnd (kts) S 13 N 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25380 109570
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 0 10
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ113-170830-
Bangor Region-
204 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 40 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 29(ELEV) 23(LTD) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 65 (0) 85 (-5) 65 78
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 71 (+19) 99 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 NW 10 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 S 8 G17 S 7 NW 9 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 2 1
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 2 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3100 6230
Transport wnd (kts) S 16 N 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 59580 111780
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 10 10 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-170830-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
204 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 30 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20(LTD) 17(LTD) 1
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-2) 79 (-6) 63 82
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 84 (+21) 100 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 NW 8 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 S 6 NW 9 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 2 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1440 6130
Transport wnd (kts) S 12 N 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 24600 110860
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$