Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
657
FNUS51 KCAR 180559
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
159 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Light winds today with lingering cloud cover along the extreme
eastern border clearing out through the day. RH in the 45-55%
range this weekend with an increasing trend early next week, as
wetting rains return Monday into Tuesday.
MEZ101-182030-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
159 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+8) 35 (+7) 63
RH % (24h trend) 42 (-15) 97 (-3) 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3160 2520
Transport wnd (kts) W 3 S 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 10530 40390
Dispersion Poor Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-182030-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
159 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+7) 34 (+3) 63
RH % (24h trend) 44 (-17) 100 (+2) 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3440 2550
Transport wnd (kts) NW 3 S 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 11960 42000
Dispersion Poor Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-182030-
Eastern Aroostook-
159 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+6) 33 (-2) 61
RH % (24h trend) 53 (-11) 100 (+6) 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3590 2880
Transport wnd (kts) N 4 S 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 22490 34900
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-182030-
Central Highlands-
159 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+7) 36 (+2) 63
RH % (24h trend) 44 (-13) 98 (0) 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3640 3060
Transport wnd (kts) N 4 S 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 18220 48110
Dispersion Poor Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-182030-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
159 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+6) 34 (-4) 64
RH % (24h trend) 48 (-14) 100 (+5) 47
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
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4050 3320
Transport wnd (kts) N 6 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39110 40280
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-182030-
Interior Downeast-
159 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 61 (+5) 39 (-3) 62
RH % (24h trend) 57 (-12) 100 (+7) 59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3980 3150
Transport wnd (kts) N 9 S 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 44150 29950
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-182030-
Coastal Downeast-
159 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+5) 39 (-4) 62
RH % (24h trend) 54 (-10) 100 (+8) 60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) N 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4190 2720
Transport wnd (kts) N 9 S 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 45050 23090
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-182030-
Bangor Region-
159 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 62 (+5) 37 (0) 65
RH % (24h trend) 49 (-10) 100 (+4) 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3950 3400
Transport wnd (kts) N 5 S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 29590 38940
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-182030-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
159 AM EDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+5) 40 (-1) 63
RH % (24h trend) 54 (-9) 100 (+7) 59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) N 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) N 5 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4120 2960
Transport wnd (kts) N 7 S 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 28840 30150
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the lower
60s. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with rain likely. Highs in the upper 50s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s. West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the mid 30s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds around
10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.
$$