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
909 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Cool and dry weather will persist into mid week. The next
chance of any significant rainfall will be late week. Winds will
generally be light east to northeast by day and nearly calm at
night through early week, becoming light south by midweek.


MEZ101-222015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
909 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      62 (-2)      41 (-1)      63
RH % (24h trend)      53 (0)       100 (0)      55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4920                      3950
Transport wnd (kts)   SE  9                     SE  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     51670                     37540
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ102-222015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
909 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      64 (0)       40 (-2)      64
RH % (24h trend)      55 (+1)      100 (0)      55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4890                      3800
Transport wnd (kts)   SE  9                     SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     53360                     36140
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ103-222015-
Eastern Aroostook-
909 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      64 (-1)      40 (-4)      63
RH % (24h trend)      56 (+1)      100 (+1)     54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          12 PM
Precip end            5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5210                      4210
Transport wnd (kts)   E  8                      E  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     53510                     30950
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                                0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ105-222015-
Central Highlands-
909 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+2)      43 (-4)      65
RH % (24h trend)      54 (-2)      100 (+6)     55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5090                      3890
Transport wnd (kts)   E 10                      E  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     58030                     31020
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ106-222015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
909 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      67 (+2)      42 (-8)      65
RH % (24h trend)      52 (-6)      100 (+5)     53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5370                      4050
Transport wnd (kts)   E 11                      E  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     78750                     39190
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ108-222015-
Interior Downeast-
909 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      66 (0)       44 (-8)      64
RH % (24h trend)      51 (-9)      100 (+4)     56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5270                      4000
Transport wnd (kts)   E 16                      E  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     86070                     40160
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ112-222015-
Coastal Downeast-
909 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      67 (+2)      45 (-8)      66
RH % (24h trend)      51 (-6)      100 (+6)     57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  7 G20                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  8 G20     Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4650                      3690
Transport wnd (kts)   E 17                      E 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     86910                     40680
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ113-222015-
Bangor Region-
909 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      67 (+2)      46 (-5)      66
RH % (24h trend)      51 (-12)     100 (+6)     57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5610                      4270
Transport wnd (kts)   E 11                      E  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     77880                     30110
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ114-222015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
909 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      68 (+2)      47 (-5)      66
RH % (24h trend)      51 (-12)     100 (+8)     57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  7 G21                 NE  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  8 G21     Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5780                      4040
Transport wnd (kts)   E 14                      E  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     86060                     39110
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            3
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...High.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 40s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 40s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper
40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around
60. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.

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

$$