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 022101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Snow will expand across the region overnight. The snow will then
transition to a wintry mix, from southwest to northeast across
the region, late tonight into Thursday afternoon. Precipitation
then changes to rain through Thursday afternoon. Rain tapers to
showers Thursday night. Will then have a chance of rain/snow
showers across mostly northern areas Friday.
MEZ101-030800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Cloudy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Frz Rain Showers Snow Showers
Chance precip (%) 80 100 50 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 20 (+10) 44 (+13) 33 39
RH % (24h trend) 86 (+29) 61 (+35) 94 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 10 G23 W 9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 9 G23 SW 7 G21 W 10 G23
Precip amount 0.15 0.48 0.04 0.01
Precip duration 4 12 2 0
Precip begin 10 PM Continuing Continuing 11 AM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 3 AM 3 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1920 5220
Transport wnd (kts) S 23 NW 28
Vent rate (kt-ft) 59370 159460
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 100 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-030800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Cloudy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Frz Rain Frz Rain Showers
Chance precip (%) 80 100 50 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 19 (+7) 40 (+8) 34 42
RH % (24h trend) 89 (+31) 60 (+34) 93 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 9 G23 W 9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 9 G23 SW 6 G20 NW 10 G23
Precip amount 0.11 0.49 0.04 0.01
Precip duration 3 12 2 1
Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing 10 AM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 3 AM 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2000 5300
Transport wnd (kts) S 24 NW 29
Vent rate (kt-ft) 65850 163000
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 70 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-030800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Frz Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 100 60 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 20 (+5) 36 (+2) 35 43
RH % (24h trend) 85 (+30) 57 (+32) 93 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 10 G23 W 8 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 11 G26 S 6 G19 NW 10 G23
Precip amount 0.04 0.48 0.05 0.01
Precip duration 2 12 2 1
Precip begin 12 AM Continuing Continuing 9 AM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 4 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2150 5390
Transport wnd (kts) S 25 NW 27
Vent rate (kt-ft) 68320 161470
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 30 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-030800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Frz Rain Showers None
Chance precip (%) 100 100 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 22 (+6) 40 (+5) 34 46
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+35) 66 (+42) 94 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 11 G26 W 9 G27
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 9 G26 SW 5 G19 NW 11 G27
Precip amount 0.23 0.58 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 4 11 1
Precip begin 10 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2090 5220
Transport wnd (kts) S 25 NW 31
Vent rate (kt-ft) 78900 182460
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 100 100 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-030800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Rain Showers None
Chance precip (%) 90 100 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 26 (+7) 41 (+3) 38 47
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+39) 61 (+38) 98 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 9 G21 W 7 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 9 G22 SW 5 NW 9 G21
Precip amount 0.12 0.51 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 3 11 1
Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2020 5590
Transport wnd (kts) S 24 NW 27
Vent rate (kt-ft) 58830 176520
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 90 100 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-030800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%) 80 100 50 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 26 (+5) 42 (+2) 40 49
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+41) 70 (+45) 100 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 10 G22 W 7 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 10 G23 SW 6 NW 9 G21
Precip amount 0.11 0.55 0.04 0.00
Precip duration 3 12 1
Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 11 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1950 5590
Transport wnd (kts) S 24 NW 27
Vent rate (kt-ft) 50350 162600
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 90 100 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-030800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Rain Showers None
Chance precip (%) 80 100 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 27 (+5) 43 (+4) 41 50
RH % (24h trend) 92 (+39) 72 (+44) 99 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 11 G29 W 6 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 13 G31 SW 7 G23 NW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.12 0.57 0.04 0.00
Precip duration 3 11 1
Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2030 5690
Transport wnd (kts) S 24 NW 26
Vent rate (kt-ft) 70770 156440
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 90 100 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-030800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Frz Rain Rain None
Chance precip (%) 100 100 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 27 (+7) 42 (+2) 39 51
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+42) 77 (+53) 100 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 10 G22 W 7 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 9 G22 SW 5 NW 10 G22
Precip amount 0.23 0.44 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 5 10 0
Precip begin 10 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1810 5590
Transport wnd (kts) S 21 NW 28
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43890 168540
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-030800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Frz Rain Rain None
Chance precip (%) 100 100 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 27 (+5) 43 (+5) 41 50
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+42) 81 (+52) 100 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 11 G29 NW 7 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 11 G29 SW 7 G23 NW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.24 0.50 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 5 10 0
Precip begin 10 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1770 5580
Transport wnd (kts) S 18 NW 26
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55080 156320
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the
lower 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Snow, rain and freezing rain. Lows in the lower
30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Rain, snow and freezing rain. Highs in the lower 40s.
South winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, snow and
freezing rain. Lows around 30. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs in the lower
40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs in the upper
30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
20. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$