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 151214
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
814 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Today and Wednesday will be mostly sunny, very warm and humid. An
isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible over northern areas
both afternoons. The next chance for significant rain will be on
Thursday as a frontal system pushes into the area. The best
chance for rain will be over the north and west.
MEZ101-152015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
814 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 20 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 14 11 11
Temp (24h trend) 84 (+4) 58 (-1) 88
RH % (24h trend) 46 (-20) 100 (+2) 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0 0
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing 4 PM
Precip end Continuing 8 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5570 6370
Transport wnd (kts) W 16 SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 98600 133180
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-152015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
814 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 20 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 15(LTD) 12 13
Temp (24h trend) 86 (+8) 59 (-2) 90
RH % (24h trend) 46 (-30) 99 (-1) 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0 0
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing 5 PM
Precip end Continuing 8 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5980 6850
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 106540 126480
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-152015-
Eastern Aroostook-
814 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms Showers None
Chance precip (%) 20 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 13 12 12
Temp (24h trend) 88 (+11) 60 (-3) 90
RH % (24h trend) 45 (-32) 96 (-2) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var SW 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 1 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6480 6850
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 103940 113990
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-152015-
Central Highlands-
814 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 20 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 5 8
Temp (24h trend) 88 (+14) 62 (0) 90
RH % (24h trend) 45 (-40) 95 (-5) 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 0
Precip begin 5 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6700 7050
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 SW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 108800 100740
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-152015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
814 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 20 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 5 6
Temp (24h trend) 89 (+14) 62 (-2) 91
RH % (24h trend) 43 (-37) 100 (+2) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 0
Precip begin 5 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6610 7110
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 96990 99380
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-152015-
Interior Downeast-
814 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 1 2
Temp (24h trend) 89 (+15) 63 (+2) 89
RH % (24h trend) 46 (-33) 100 (0) 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5380 5860
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 53800 71500
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-152015-
Coastal Downeast-
814 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 1 3
Temp (24h trend) 88 (+19) 58 (-1) 86
RH % (24h trend) 53 (-32) 100 (0) 62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3610 2720
Transport wnd (kts) SW 9 S 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 47250 47180
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-152015-
Bangor Region-
814 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 1 5
Temp (24h trend) 89 (+15) 64 (0) 91
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-38) 99 (-1) 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6220 6520
Transport wnd (kts) W 10 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 66670 68730
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-152015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
814 AM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 0 2
Temp (24h trend) 89 (+19) 61 (0) 88
RH % (24h trend) 54 (-34) 100 (+1) 62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 Lgt/Var S 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4090 3260
Transport wnd (kts) SW 9 S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43480 45240
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...High.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid
60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$