Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
957
FNUS51 KCAR 161756
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1255 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
spring****
MEZ101-170900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 90 50 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 22 (+3) 35 (+4) 22 35
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 68 (-14) 93 66
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 9 G20 W 10 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 W 9 G20 W 9 G21 W 9 G23
Precip amount 0.24 0.04 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 10 1 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2730 3080
Transport wnd (kts) NW 22 W 23
Vent rate (kt-ft) 69970 86830
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 90 60
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-170900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 90 60 20 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 23 (+4) 36 (+3) 21 35
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 69 (-16) 91 65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 10 G23 W 10 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 G18 NW 10 G22 W 9 G22 W 9 G22
Precip amount 0.31 0.04 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 12 2 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 11 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2730 3320
Transport wnd (kts) NW 23 W 24
Vent rate (kt-ft) 80680 95770
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 100 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-170900-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 90 80 30 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 1 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 27 (+10) 37 (+2) 24 36
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 70 (-18) 89 64
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 12 G26 W 11 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) N 6 G17 NW 12 G25 W 9 G23 W 10 G23
Precip amount 0.42 0.08 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 12 4 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2640 3420
Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 78470 84380
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 100 90 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-170900-
Central Highlands-
1255 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow None None
Chance precip (%) 80 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 24 (+3) 37 (+2) 23 36
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-1) 66 (-18) 87 64
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 14 G30 W 12 G27
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 9 G27 NW 13 G29 W 12 G30 W 11 G24
Precip amount 0.18 0.04 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 10 2
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2980 3450
Transport wnd (kts) NW 26 NW 24
Vent rate (kt-ft) 90780 104850
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 60 30 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-170900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow None None
Chance precip (%) 90 50 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 27 (+5) 39 (0) 25 37
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 66 (-18) 86 60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 10 G25 W 9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G20 W 10 G23 W 8 G21 W 9 G23
Precip amount 0.25 0.04 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 10 2
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2980 3850
Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 85750 91780
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 90 80 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-170900-
Interior Downeast-
1255 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow None None
Chance precip (%) 80 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 27 (+3) 40 (-3) 26 39
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 71 (-13) 87 60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 11 G25 W 10 G24
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G21 W 11 G25 W 8 G23 W 9 G23
Precip amount 0.15 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 7 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3070 3970
Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 86660 92590
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 40 40 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-170900-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow None None
Chance precip (%) 80 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 27 (+1) 43 (-4) 26 43
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 62 (-16) 86 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 12 G27 W 10 G26
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 8 G25 W 12 G26 W 9 G25 W 10 G24
Precip amount 0.07 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 6 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3190 4020
Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 W 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 107880 94030
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 20 20 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-170900-
Bangor Region-
1255 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow None None
Chance precip (%) 70 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 0(None) 0(None) 0
Temp (24h trend) 27 (+2) 40 (-1) 26 39
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-6) 63 (-20) 81 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 14 G27 W 12 G26
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 10 G23 W 13 G25 W 11 G23 W 11 G24
Precip amount 0.09 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 6 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 12 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3240 4140
Transport wnd (kts) NW 25 W 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 86630 96700
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 30 20 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-170900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Snow Snow None None
Chance precip (%) 60 50 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 0(None) 0(None) 0
Temp (24h trend) 28 (0) 44 (-2) 27 43
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-7) 60 (-19) 79 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 14 G29 W 12 G26
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 10 G28 W 13 G29 W 10 G27 W 11 G25
Precip amount 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 6 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3350 4090
Transport wnd (kts) NW 26 W 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 104760 93660
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 20 10 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of snow.
Highs in the lower 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain and snow likely. Not as cold.
Lows in the mid 30s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 40s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$