Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
667
FNUS51 KCAR 090556
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1255 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
spring****
MEZ101-092100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 0 10 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 2
Temp (24h trend) 13 (+5) 7 (+14) 24
RH % (24h trend) 49 (-9) 93 (-6) 68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.12
Precip duration 0 4
Precip begin 1 AM 7 AM
Precip end 2 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1880 1740
Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 SE 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34320 27040
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-092100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 0 10 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 2
Temp (24h trend) 15 (+5) 6 (+10) 25
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-10) 91 (+1) 70
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.14
Precip duration 0 4
Precip begin 1 AM 7 AM
Precip end 4 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1850 1730
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 SE 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 31890 27570
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ103-092100-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 0 30 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 2
Temp (24h trend) 16 (+4) 6 (+10) 27
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-11) 91 (+4) 72
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.17
Precip duration 1 5
Precip begin 1 AM 7 AM
Precip end 6 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1990 1860
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 SE 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 27930 24230
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ105-092100-
Central Highlands-
1255 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 0 20 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 2
Temp (24h trend) 18 (+7) 9 (+12) 28
RH % (24h trend) 44 (-12) 93 (+6) 72
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.23
Precip duration 0 5
Precip begin 12 AM 7 AM
Precip end 4 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2100 1600
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 S 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 24900 33730
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ106-092100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 0 50 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 2 2
Temp (24h trend) 19 (+3) 9 (+11) 34
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-12) 98 (+12) 75
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.04 0.24
Precip duration 1 6
Precip begin 12 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1970 1710
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21490 22670
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 30 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-092100-
Interior Downeast-
1255 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 0 70 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 7 7
Temp (24h trend) 23 (+5) 11 (+11) 39
RH % (24h trend) 48 (-18) 100 (+15) 84
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.11 0.22
Precip duration 3 7
Precip begin 12 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1940 1350
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21780 16250
Dispersion Marginal Poor
CWR 0 80 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-092100-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 0 70 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 11 11
Temp (24h trend) 31 (+11) 13 (+10) 42
RH % (24h trend) 40 (-21) 100 (+13) 75
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 7 G23
Precip amount 0.00 0.14 0.23
Precip duration 3 7
Precip begin 12 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2120 1940
Transport wnd (kts) W 10 S 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 40040 85980
Dispersion Fair Very Good
CWR 0 90 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ113-092100-
Bangor Region-
1255 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 0 40 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 4 4
Temp (24h trend) 22 (+4) 10 (+12) 37
RH % (24h trend) 48 (-5) 97 (+10) 81
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 6 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.05 0.23
Precip duration 1 5
Precip begin 12 AM 7 AM
Precip end 6 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1920 1440
Transport wnd (kts) SW 8 S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 17710 15870
Dispersion Poor Poor
CWR 0 30 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-092100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 AM EST Tue Dec 9 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 0 60 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 10 9
Temp (24h trend) 31 (+11) 14 (+11) 42
RH % (24h trend) 43 (-12) 100 (+14) 77
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 9 G26
Precip amount 0.00 0.12 0.24
Precip duration 2 6
Precip begin 12 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2270 2270
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 S 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39690 101500
Dispersion Fair Very Good
CWR 0 90 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Snow and rain. Lows in the lower 20s. South
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
Colder. Lows around 10. West winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 20. West winds around
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 11. West winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 11. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 7. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 16. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
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