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
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather expected through this morning with isolated showers
and possible storms over the far north this afternoon. Better
chance for showers and storms will be over the north Sunday evening.
Precipitation will be light, generally between 0.10-0.20 inches.

MEZ101-022030-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Tstms        Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20
Chance of Thunder (%) 15(LTD)      13           30(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend)      73 (+3)      53 (+13)     81
RH % (24h trend)      40 (+5)      90 (-10)     44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  6         Lgt/Var      SW  9 G21
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.03
Precip duration       0            1            1
Precip begin          2 PM         Continuing   1 PM
Precip end            Continuing   12 AM        Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6590                      6140
Transport wnd (kts)   W 16                      W 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)     117740                    158890
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-022030-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Tstms        Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     10           10           20
Chance of Thunder (%) 14           11           27(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend)      74 (+4)      52 (+9)      83
RH % (24h trend)      40 (+1)      89 (-9)      43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      SW  8 G21
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration       0            1            1
Precip begin          2 PM         Continuing   1 PM
Precip end            Continuing   12 AM        Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6890                      6500
Transport wnd (kts)   W 15                      W 23
Vent rate (kt-ft)     115870                    164890
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-022030-
Eastern Aroostook-
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     10           10           20
Chance of Thunder (%) 12           10           22(LTD)
Temp (24h trend)      74 (+3)      52 (+7)      82
RH % (24h trend)      39 (-1)      87 (-7)      44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      SW  9 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0            1            0
Precip begin          5 PM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip end            Continuing   12 AM        Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7350                      6270
Transport wnd (kts)   W 12                      W 21
Vent rate (kt-ft)     105000                    140400
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-022030-
Central Highlands-
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4            5            7
Temp (24h trend)      75 (+4)      53 (+5)      83
RH % (24h trend)      37 (-2)      83 (-2)      42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      SW  8 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8070                      6810
Transport wnd (kts)   W 12                      W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     112350                    157020
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-022030-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3            3            5
Temp (24h trend)      77 (+3)      53 (+3)      84
RH % (24h trend)      36 (-1)      86 (+5)      41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8240                      7500
Transport wnd (kts)   W 10                      W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft)     93210                     149090
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-022030-
Interior Downeast-
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      78 (+2)      54 (+2)      82
RH % (24h trend)      36 (-1)      84 (+9)      43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  8 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8250                      6940
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  9                     SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft)     82950                     146240
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-022030-
Coastal Downeast-
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      80 (+4)      54 (0)       81
RH % (24h trend)      35 (-3)      87 (+9)      45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  9 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7320                      4070
Transport wnd (kts)   W  7                      SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     67070                     104650
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-022030-
Bangor Region-
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 2            2            2
Temp (24h trend)      78 (+3)      53 (+1)      84
RH % (24h trend)      36 (-4)      84 (+1)      41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  9 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8820                      8020
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  9                     SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     90280                     138180
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-022030-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      80 (+4)      56 (+2)      82
RH % (24h trend)      36 (-7)      90 (+2)      46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  9 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8380                      4570
Transport wnd (kts)   W  8                      SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     75580                     99020
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.

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

$$