Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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FNUS51 KCAR 211227
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
827 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front moving through this morning will bring nw winds
briefly gusting to 20kts this afternoon across the area. Min RH
values will be in the 40 to 55% range today. Otherwise, min RHs
return to the 30 to 40 percent through midweek, with another
chance of rain late week into the weekend, mainly over Downeast.
MEZ101-212015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
827 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 10 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-1) 29 (-16) 60
RH % (24h trend) 42 (-15) 100 (0) 35
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) N 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4980 5210
Transport wnd (kts) N 13 N 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 73220 56800
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
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MEZ102-212015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
827 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 10 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-1) 30 (-16) 60
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-9) 100 (0) 38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 6 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 8 AM
Precip end 9 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4920 5400
Transport wnd (kts) N 14 N 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 85190 69170
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ103-212015-
Eastern Aroostook-
827 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 10 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-1) 32 (-14) 60
RH % (24h trend) 50 (-5) 100 (+3) 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 G17 N 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 8 G20 Lgt/Var N 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 8 AM
Precip end 9 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4890 5550
Transport wnd (kts) N 15 N 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 83760 69170
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-212015-
Central Highlands-
827 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+4) 34 (-12) 62
RH % (24h trend) 48 (-15) 100 (+2) 37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) N 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4930 5390
Transport wnd (kts) N 14 N 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 78100 60050
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-212015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
827 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 61 (+2) 36 (-12) 62
RH % (24h trend) 48 (-12) 100 (+4) 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) N 6 Lgt/Var N 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5050 5380
Transport wnd (kts) N 13 N 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 72180 65090
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-212015-
Interior Downeast-
827 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 (+5) 39 (-11) 62
RH % (24h trend) 56 (-8) 100 (+1) 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) N 6 Lgt/Var N 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4760 5280
Transport wnd (kts) N 13 N 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 66720 63230
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-212015-
Coastal Downeast-
827 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 66 (+7) 40 (-11) 63
RH % (24h trend) 54 (-14) 99 (0) 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var N 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) N 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4530 5250
Transport wnd (kts) N 11 NE 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 60890 64130
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-212015-
Bangor Region-
827 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+4) 39 (-9) 63
RH % (24h trend) 52 (-13) 99 (+1) 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var N 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) N 7 N 5 NE 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5460 5340
Transport wnd (kts) N 13 N 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 73020 64450
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ114-212015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
827 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 66 (+7) 40 (-10) 64
RH % (24h trend) 53 (-15) 97 (-1) 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) N 5 N 6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) N 7 N 5 NE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5240 5430
Transport wnd (kts) N 12 NE 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 68070 64160
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog and frost. Lows in the
mid 30s. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog and frost. Lows in
the mid 30s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. North winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
60s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
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