Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
841
FNUS51 KCAR 021806
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
206 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Dry and partly cloudy today. There is a chance for showers and
thunderstorms Wednesday in northern and central Maine, with the
strongest storms likely to be in the far north. Light southerly
winds with a trend of increasing wind speeds through late-week.
The next chance for wetting rains will be at the end of the week,
likely Friday and Saturday.
MEZ101-030815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
206 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 40 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 27(ELEV) 22(LTD) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+3) 74 (-1) 48 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 48 (0) 100 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.06 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 3 2
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5410 6820
Transport wnd (kts) SW 8 S 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 53770 101420
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 30 30 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-030815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
206 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 30 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 28(ELEV) 28(ELEV) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+1) 75 (-1) 48 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 48 (+1) 100 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.08 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 2 2
Precip begin 12 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5730 5660
Transport wnd (kts) SW 7 S 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55020 93600
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 50 50 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-030815-
Eastern Aroostook-
206 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 24(LTD) 24(LTD) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 48 (+1) 77 (0) 49 77
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 46 (-2) 100 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5910 4640
Transport wnd (kts) S 9 S 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 60600 56520
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 10 10 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-030815-
Central Highlands-
206 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20(LTD) 20(LTD) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 51 (0) 76 (0) 50 76
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+4) 46 (-1) 100 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5560 5190
Transport wnd (kts) SW 7 S 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 52440 79700
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 30 30 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-030815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
206 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 6 6 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-2) 77 (-1) 50 77
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 41 (-3) 100 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 11 PM
Precip end 12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6040 5190
Transport wnd (kts) SW 8 S 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 56710 64530
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-030815-
Interior Downeast-
206 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-2) 76 (-2) 51 75
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 49 (-1) 100 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4690 4030
Transport wnd (kts) SW 8 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 45110 39200
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-030815-
Coastal Downeast-
206 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-1) 74 (0) 51 74
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+10) 54 (-3) 100 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2850 2550
Transport wnd (kts) S 9 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34280 28810
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-030815-
Bangor Region-
206 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 3 3 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-2) 77 (-1) 51 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 49 (0) 100 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var S 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5490 4530
Transport wnd (kts) S 9 S 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 51260 51440
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-030815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
206 PM EDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 54 (0) 74 (-2) 52 74
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+8) 58 (+1) 100 60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var S 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3020 2770
Transport wnd (kts) S 9 S 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 33820 32580
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$