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
1255 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
 spring****


MEZ101-182100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      33 (-1)      21 (-2)      33
RH % (24h trend)      66 (-17)     96 (0)       62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 10 G21                  W  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G23     W  7 G20     W  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            9 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2650                      2520
Transport wnd (kts)   W 22                      W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     73080                     46240
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                                0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-182100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers None         None
Chance precip (%)     10           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      35 (0)       21 (-3)      35
RH % (24h trend)      67 (-15)     92 (-3)      63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 10 G21                  W  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G20     W  8 G20     W  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2810                      2790
Transport wnd (kts)   W 22                      W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     83280                     47640
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                                0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-182100-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      36 (0)       23 (-2)      36
RH % (24h trend)      66 (-16)     91 (-1)      63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 11 G23                  W  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 10 G23     W  7 G20     W  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3020                      2920
Transport wnd (kts)   W 22                      W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)     74750                     44450
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-182100-
Central Highlands-
1255 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      34 (0)       23 (-2)      37
RH % (24h trend)      65 (-13)     91 (+3)      60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 12 G29                  W  6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 11 G25     W  9 G25     W  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2760                      3150
Transport wnd (kts)   W 22                      W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)     73610                     49870
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-182100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      37 (0)       22 (-4)      39
RH % (24h trend)      62 (-18)     95 (+6)      59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  9 G23                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G21     W  5 G17     Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3060                      3240
Transport wnd (kts)   W 21                      W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     69940                     43980
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-182100-
Interior Downeast-
1255 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      40 (+2)      25 (-3)      40
RH % (24h trend)      60 (-20)     94 (+6)      60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 10 G23                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G21     W  5 G17     Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3230                      3120
Transport wnd (kts)   W 21                      W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     73290                     34560
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-182100-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      42 (+1)      26 (-3)      43
RH % (24h trend)      54 (-21)     93 (+7)      53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 10 G25                  W  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 10 G23     W  5 G20     Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3460                      3210
Transport wnd (kts)   W 21                      W  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     84360                     34080
Dispersion            Very Good                 Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-182100-
Bangor Region-
1255 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0
Temp (24h trend)      40 (+2)      23 (-5)      41
RH % (24h trend)      56 (-12)     96 (+13)     55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 12 G25                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 11 G23     W  6 G17     Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3450                      3450
Transport wnd (kts)   W 21                      W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     76590                     38100
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-182100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mclear       Clear        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0
Temp (24h trend)      42 (+1)      25 (-5)      44
RH % (24h trend)      55 (-11)     94 (+13)     54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 12 G27                  W  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 11 G25     W  6 G21     W  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3420                      3310
Transport wnd (kts)   W 21                      W  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     84380                     33590
Dispersion            Very Good                 Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of snow.
Highs in the lower 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of
snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers. Highs in
the upper 30s. West winds around 5 mph.

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

$$