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Spot Forecast for Dry Point FIre...Maine Forest Service
National Weather Service Caribou ME
703 AM EDT Fri Aug 29 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 EDT on August 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact NWS Caribou at 207-492-0166 with any further questions.

.DISCUSSION...

Cloudy skies today as moisture associated with a low pressure in
Canada moves east. Rain today through tomorrow, with a chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon through tonight. Not looking at any
severe thunderstorms however. Expecting about an inch of
precipitation between today into tomorrow. Winds from the S/SE
today, with winds gusting up to 20 mph this afternoon, but
expected to start decreasing this evening. RHs stay high today,
with low values only in the 70s.

Weather Coverage Abbreviations... SCH=Slight Chance, ISO=Isolated,
CHC=Chance, SCT=Scattered, LKY=Likely, NUM=Numerous,
DEF=Definite, WID=Widespread, OCL=Occasional, PDS=Periods,
ARS=Areas, PTY=Patchy

Weather Type Abbreviations... DYT=Dry Thunderstorms, TSM=Thunderstorms,
SN=Snow, RN=Rain, SW=Snow Showers, RW=Rain Showers,
DZL=Drizzle, FZR=Freezing Rain, FZD=Freezing Drizzle, SLT=Sleet,
FZF=Freezing Fog, IFG=Ice Fog, HAZ=Haze, BSN=Blowing Snow,
SMK=Smoke, FST=Frost, FZS=Freezing Spray, RS=Rain/Snow,
DZF=Drizzle/Fog, SNF=Snow/Fog, RNF=Rain/Fog,
ZRS=Freezing Rain/Snow

Other Abbreviations... NA=Not Available, M=Missing

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms in the morning, then
                    widespread rain showers and scattered
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent increasing to 90 percent.
Chance of thunder...39 percent.
Min humidity........75 percent.
Pcpn amount.........0.35 inches.
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 7 to 8 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
                    early in the afternoon then 20 mph late in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms late in the morning. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    late in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM
Sky (%).........66  64  72  79  86  89  87  85  85  92  95
Weather cov.....                ISO SCT SCT NUM WID WID WID
Weather type....                RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT ISO
CWR.............0   0   0   0   20  40  50  70  80  90  90
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   20  20  20  40  40  40  20
Temp............54  55  57  60  61  62  62  61  61  61  60
RH..............96  96  90  81  78  75  75  78  81  81  87
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   SE  S   SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..6   6   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   7
20 FT wind gust.11  12  12  14  14  16  16  14  16  16  14

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers in the
                    evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms through
                    the night. Rain showers likely overnight.
CWR.................80 percent decreasing to 70 percent early in
                    the evening, then increasing to 80 percent
                    early in the evening decreasing to 70 percent
                    late in the evening decreasing to 60 percent
                    decreasing to 40 percent overnight decreasing
                    to 30 percent decreasing to 20 percent after 3
                    am increasing to 30 percent.
Chance of thunder...24 percent.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Pcpn amount.........0.47 inches.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 7 mph in the evening becoming
                    light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening and overnight.

TIME (EDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM
Sky (%).........87  83  86  83  81  87  86  92  90  94  96  96
Weather cov.....WID LKY DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............80  70  80  70  70  60  60  40  30  30  20  30
Chc of thdr (%).20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  10  10  10  0
Temp............59  59  58  57  57  57  56  56  56  54  54  53
RH..............87  83  87  96  96  96  96  96  93  100 96  100
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  S   S   SE  S   S   S   SW  W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..7   6   6   5   5   5   4   4   3   3   3   4
20 FT wind gust.14  13  11  10  10  10  8   7   6   7   7   7

$$
Forecaster...BRENNAN
Requested by...Samuel Heffner
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520926.0/CAR
.DELDT 08/29/25
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.EMAIL samuel.heffner@maine.gov