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
1255 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
 spring****


MEZ101-152100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow
Chance precip (%)     0            60           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0(None)      3
Temp (24h trend)      32 (0)       16 (+1)      31
RH % (24h trend)      52 (-14)     100 (+5)     84
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  5                      Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.08         0.21
Precip duration                    2            12
Precip begin                       2 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2380                      1600
Transport wnd (kts)   W 14                      SE  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     40670                     26600
Dispersion            Fair                      Marginal
CWR                   0            60           80
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-152100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow
Chance precip (%)     0            50           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      1            1
Temp (24h trend)      34 (+1)      17 (-1)      33
RH % (24h trend)      47 (-13)     100 (+12)    83
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  6 G18                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  6 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.07         0.30
Precip duration                    2            12
Precip begin                       2 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2840                      1740
Transport wnd (kts)   W 15                      E 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     51220                     32710
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   0            40           90
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-152100-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow
Chance precip (%)     0            50           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      1            1
Temp (24h trend)      36 (+1)      18 (-2)      34
RH % (24h trend)      45 (-9)      100 (+16)    83
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  8 G20                 E  5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  7 G20     Lgt/Var      NE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.05         0.41
Precip duration                    1            12
Precip begin                       3 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2980                      1400
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 15                     E 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     51750                     25840
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   0            40           100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-152100-
Central Highlands-
1255 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow/Fz Ra
Chance precip (%)     0            90           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            1            2
Temp (24h trend)      36 (+1)      19 (-2)      37
RH % (24h trend)      48 (-15)     100 (+15)    80
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  7 G20                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  6 G18    Lgt/Var      NW  5 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.18         0.27
Precip duration                    4            12
Precip begin                       12 AM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2890                      1960
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 15                     NW  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     49790                     54430
Dispersion            Fair                      Good
CWR                   0            100          100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-152100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           None         Snow         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            90           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      2            1
Temp (24h trend)      39 (+1)      20 (-2)      40
RH % (24h trend)      45 (-9)      100 (+17)    83
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      N  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.15         0.31
Precip duration                    3            12
Precip begin                       1 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3090                      1190
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 13                     NE 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     46040                     31480
Dispersion            Fair                      Marginal
CWR                   0            90           100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-152100-
Interior Downeast-
1255 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            90           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      3            3
Temp (24h trend)      39 (0)       25 (+1)      44
RH % (24h trend)      50 (-5)      100 (+17)    85
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  6                     SE  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      NW  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.16         0.28
Precip duration                    3            12
Precip begin                       1 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3110                      1180
Transport wnd (kts)   W 14                      SE 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     50390                     32500
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   0            100          100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-152100-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            90           100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      4            4
Temp (24h trend)      42 (+1)      25 (0)       47
RH % (24h trend)      46 (-6)      100 (+16)    83
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  6 G17                 SE  8 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  6 G17     Lgt/Var      W  8 G21
Precip amount         0.00         0.21         0.27
Precip duration                    3            11
Precip begin                       1 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3150                      1770
Transport wnd (kts)   W 13                      W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     48050                     75900
Dispersion            Fair                      Good
CWR                   0            100          100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-152100-
Bangor Region-
1255 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            100          90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            2            2
Temp (24h trend)      40 (0)       23 (-1)      43
RH % (24h trend)      45 (-13)     100 (+12)    87
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  6                     E  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  6         Lgt/Var      NW  8 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.21         0.17
Precip duration                    4            11
Precip begin                       12 AM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3230                      1300
Transport wnd (kts)   W 12                      W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     40940                     24750
Dispersion            Fair                      Marginal
CWR                   0            100          100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-152100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            100          90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            3            3
Temp (24h trend)      44 (+2)      27 (0)       47
RH % (24h trend)      46 (-13)     100 (+13)    81
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  7 G18                 SE  9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  7 G17     Lgt/Var      W  9 G25
Precip amount         0.00         0.25         0.14
Precip duration                    4            10
Precip begin                       12 AM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3180                      2200
Transport wnd (kts)   W 12                      W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     45190                     81260
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Good
CWR                   0            100          100
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow with rain likely. Lows in the upper 20s.
Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely and a chance of rain.
Highs in the upper 30s. West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds around
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a chance of snow.
Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

$$