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 170556
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1255 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
spring****
MEZ101-172100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Showers Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 60 30 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 35 (+4) 22 (-2) 34
RH % (24h trend) 69 (-15) 95 (-2) 67
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 10 G21 W 10 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 11 G21 W 10 G23 W 9 G21
Precip amount 0.03 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 2 1 1
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 12 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2970 3180
Transport wnd (kts) NW 23 W 23
Vent rate (kt-ft) 81840 85010
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 50
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-172100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Showers Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 70 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 35 (+2) 21 (-5) 36
RH % (24h trend) 69 (-17) 93 (-5) 66
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 11 G25 W 11 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 11 G23 W 10 G23 W 10 G21
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 4 1 0
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2800 3530
Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 24
Vent rate (kt-ft) 97630 100980
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 60
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ103-172100-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 80 10 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 36 (+1) 24 (-5) 36
RH % (24h trend) 70 (-17) 88 (-11) 65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 14 G29 W 11 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 13 G27 W 11 G23 W 10 G22
Precip amount 0.06 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 6 1 0
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2520 3510
Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 73680 89470
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 90 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ105-172100-
Central Highlands-
1255 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 60 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 35 (+1) 23 (-2) 35
RH % (24h trend) 68 (-15) 87 (-8) 66
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 15 G32 W 13 G30
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 14 G29 W 13 G33 W 11 G23
Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 1 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2790 3270
Transport wnd (kts) NW 26 NW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft) 86400 86040
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 20 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ106-172100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 60 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 37 (-2) 25 (-2) 37
RH % (24h trend) 68 (-16) 87 (-12) 63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 11 G25 W 10 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 11 G23 W 9 G21 W 9 G21
Precip amount 0.04 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 3
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2710 3520
Transport wnd (kts) NW 23 W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 77930 78340
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 50 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ108-172100-
Interior Downeast-
1255 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 60 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 38 (-5) 26 (-2) 39
RH % (24h trend) 72 (-12) 88 (-12) 63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 12 G26 W 11 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 12 G25 W 9 G22 W 9 G22
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 3
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2740 3720
Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 75950 81020
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 40 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ112-172100-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 50 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 39 (-8) 27 (-2) 42
RH % (24h trend) 69 (-12) 88 (-11) 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 13 G28 W 11 G26
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 13 G26 W 10 G26 W 10 G23
Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 3
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2840 3730
Transport wnd (kts) NW 25 W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 87520 82570
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 30 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ113-172100-
Bangor Region-
1255 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 38 (-3) 26 (-2) 39
RH % (24h trend) 64 (-22) 83 (-12) 60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 14 G26 W 13 G24
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 14 G26 W 12 G25 W 11 G23
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 10 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3020 3780
Transport wnd (kts) NW 25 W 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 78700 82590
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ114-172100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 AM EST Mon Nov 17 2025
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 40 (-7) 27 (-4) 42
RH % (24h trend) 64 (-23) 81 (-12) 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 14 G32 W 13 G28
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 14 G29 W 11 G30 W 11 G25
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 11 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3110 3750
Transport wnd (kts) NW 25 W 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 104890 85030
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
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.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 18. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of snow.
Highs around 40. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain and snow likely. Lows around 30.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Highs around 40. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
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