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 Thu Dec 11 2025

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


MEZ101-112100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Showers
Chance precip (%)     90           70           30
Chance of Thunder (%) 2            2            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      23 (-1)      8 (-9)       19
RH % (24h trend)      71 (-5)      85 (-11)     64
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   W 14 G28
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G22     W 10 G23     W 12 G26
Precip amount         0.06         0.06         0.01
Precip duration       9            7            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2900                      3180
Transport wnd (kts)   W 15                      W 28
Vent rate (kt-ft)     70390                     99960
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   20           20           20
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-112100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Showers
Chance precip (%)     70           60           20
Chance of Thunder (%) 2            1            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      26 (+1)      8 (-10)      20
RH % (24h trend)      69 (-3)      86 (-11)     63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   W 13 G28
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G26     W 10 G24     W 12 G26
Precip amount         0.04         0.04         0.01
Precip duration       8            3            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2790                      3520
Transport wnd (kts)   W 15                      W 28
Vent rate (kt-ft)     72890                     117100
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   20           10           10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-112100-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Showers
Chance precip (%)     60           50           20
Chance of Thunder (%) 1            1            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      28 (-2)      9 (-11)      21
RH % (24h trend)      71 (+1)      84 (-15)     61
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   W 15 G29
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G20     SW 10 G23    W 13 G27
Precip amount         0.03         0.04         0.00
Precip duration       5            3            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2560                      3680
Transport wnd (kts)   W 14                      W 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)     57700                     117910
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   40           10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-112100-
Central Highlands-
1255 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%)     40           30           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1            1            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      29 (0)       8 (-14)      21
RH % (24h trend)      63 (-8)      77 (-22)     60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  6 G23                  W 16 G36
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 11 G27     W 12 G32     W 14 G31
Precip amount         0.02         0.01         0.00
Precip duration       3            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3370                      3690
Transport wnd (kts)   W 19                      W 28
Vent rate (kt-ft)     81750                     118410
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   30                        0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-112100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%)     20           20           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      33 (-4)      10 (-17)     23
RH % (24h trend)      64 (-12)     77 (-23)     57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  5 G19                 W 13 G27
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G23     SW 10 G25    W 12 G26
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3500                      3890
Transport wnd (kts)   W 18                      W 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)     79300                     113260
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   30                        0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-112100-
Interior Downeast-
1255 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 5            2            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-6)      12 (-21)     23
RH % (24h trend)      67 (-15)     79 (-21)     59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  6 G20                 W 14 G28
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 10 G24     W 11 G25     W 13 G27
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3590                      3940
Transport wnd (kts)   W 19                      W 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)     80280                     121180
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-112100-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%)     10           10           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 6            2            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      40 (-5)      13 (-24)     27
RH % (24h trend)      63 (-21)     76 (-24)     56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  8 G23                 W 14 G32
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 11 G28     W 11 G31     W 14 G30
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0            0
Precip begin          8 AM         7 PM
Precip end            9 AM         8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4250                      4000
Transport wnd (kts)   W 23                      W 28
Vent rate (kt-ft)     165850                    134240
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   40                        0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-112100-
Bangor Region-
1255 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      34 (-5)      12 (-19)     24
RH % (24h trend)      60 (-21)     71 (-29)     55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  8 G22                 W 15 G29
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 12 G25     W 13 G27     W 14 G29
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3760                      3880
Transport wnd (kts)   W 21                      W 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)     85100                     113120
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-112100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 AM EST Thu Dec 11 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4            1            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      38 (-6)      12 (-23)     28
RH % (24h trend)      61 (-21)     75 (-24)     59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  9 G27                 W 16 G34
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 13 G34     W 13 G36     W 15 G34
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4120                      3870
Transport wnd (kts)   W 24                      W 28
Vent rate (kt-ft)     148680                    131570
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 12. West winds around
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 11. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Highs in
the mid 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows
around 10. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 17. Northwest winds around
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 6. West winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 6. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 30. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.

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

$$