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 162101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Moisture increases on Monday with a few showers possible and
temperatures still in the 70s. Then the heat is on...starting
Tuesday hot weather is expected and last through Thursday. Near
record temperatures during the day and warm low temperature
records each morning. It will be significantly humid across the
area. Thursday afternoon a weak front will approach from the
northwest which may fire off showers and thunderstorms.
MEZ101-170800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 30 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+12) 72 (+2) 58 89
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-10) 54 (+24) 99 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 3 0 1
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 10 AM
Precip end Continuing 7 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6260 7340
Transport wnd (kts) SW 17 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 115350 122790
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 10 10
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 4 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-170800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 30 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 46 (+9) 71 (0) 57 90
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-7) 53 (+21) 99 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 2 0 1
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end Continuing 7 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6400 7690
Transport wnd (kts) SW 16 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 114570 122610
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 10 10
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 5 3 2 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-170800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 48 (+7) 70 (-2) 56 91
RH % (24h trend) 84 (0) 53 (+18) 94 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 S 5 SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0 1
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing 1 PM
Precip end Continuing 8 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6160 7720
Transport wnd (kts) SW 15 SW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 114150 108790
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 5 4 2 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-170800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Showers None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 30 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+9) 72 (+1) 58 91
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-5) 56 (+25) 97 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2 0
Precip begin 6 AM 2 PM
Precip end 6 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6600 7810
Transport wnd (kts) SW 15 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 114890 90260
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 10 0
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 5 3 2 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-170800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 10 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+7) 72 (-1) 55 92
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-3) 54 (+21) 98 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 S 5 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6500 7880
Transport wnd (kts) SW 16 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 118330 78580
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 3 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-170800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+5) 69 (-4) 54 85
RH % (24h trend) 83 (-7) 57 (+25) 99 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17 S 5 S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5890 6870
Transport wnd (kts) SW 19 SW 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 123310 57310
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-170800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+3) 69 (-4) 52 80
RH % (24h trend) 88 (+3) 60 (+27) 99 60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G19 S 5 G17 S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5690 5910
Transport wnd (kts) SW 21 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 133840 55420
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-170800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 10 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+7) 73 (-1) 57 94
RH % (24h trend) 83 (-7) 58 (+23) 99 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G18 S 6 G17 S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 0
Precip begin 11 AM 8 PM
Precip end 12 PM 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6380 8080
Transport wnd (kts) SW 16 W 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 129360 73240
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-170800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 10 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+5) 70 (-3) 55 85
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+8) 62 (+25) 100 60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 G19 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 10 G22 S 7 G20 S 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 8 PM
Precip end 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5960 6910
Transport wnd (kts) SW 21 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 128850 60720
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Not as warm.
Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$