Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FNUS51 KGYX 082101
FWFGYX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Gusty northwest winds behind a departing cold front usher in a
drier and cooler airmass tonight into Thursday. Winds will gust
up to 30 mph Thursday while minimum relative humidity drops to
the
25 to 30 percent range. While winds relax on Friday the minimum
relative humidity will remain near 25 to 30 percent. Mostly dry
weather continues into the weekend although relative humidity
will
start to increase.
MEZ104-090800-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 29 (-22) 51 (-5) 23 58
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-13) 36 (-26) 100 29
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 14 G29 W 8 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 13 G29 NW 14 G28 NW 11 G23 SW 8 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 8 PM
Precip end 12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6610(UNST) 4300(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 23 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 132200 47300
CWR 80 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-090800-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 36 (-23) 55 (-8) 27 59
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-16) 37 (-31) 99 36
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 14 G28 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) N 10 G23 NW 14 G26 NW 9 G19 SW 8
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6910(UNST) 4160(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 23 SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 138200 45760
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-090800-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 34 (-25) 56 (-7) 24 61
RH % (24h trend) 79 (-19) 34 (-27) 100 32
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 14 G28 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 11 G25 NW 14 G26 NW 9 G19 SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6350(UNST) 4120(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 21 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 114300 37080
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-090800-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 37 (-25) 58 (-6) 27 62
RH % (24h trend) 81 (-18) 34 (-34) 99 34
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 16 G28 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) N 11 G21 N 14 G28 NW 10 G21 SW 10 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6850(UNST) 4010(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 21 SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 123300 44110
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-090800-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Clear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 38 (-25) 57 (-8) 28 60
RH % (24h trend) 84 (-15) 37 (-38) 100 38
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 14 G28 W 6
20ftWnd - PM(mph) N 10 G23 NW 14 G28 NW 10 G23 SW 10 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 7120(UNST) 4240(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 24 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 149520 50880
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-090800-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 27 (-21) 49 (-5) 20 57
RH % (24h trend) 89 (-11) 38 (-24) 100 30
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 13 G34 W 5 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 13 G36 NW 13 G32 NW 10 G25 SW 6 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5850(UNST) 3810(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 21 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 105300 38100
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-090800-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 30 (-20) 52 (-5) 23 59
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-12) 37 (-21) 100 31
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 12 G32 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 13 G33 NW 11 G28 NW 9 G21 SW 6 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5740(UNST) 3950(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 20 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 97580 31600
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-090800-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 33 (-22) 54 (-7) 26 60
RH % (24h trend) 84 (-12) 36 (-21) 100 31
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 12 G25 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 11 G25 NW 12 G23 NW 8 G17 SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5790(UNST) 4050(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 20 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 98430 36450
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-090800-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 33 (-23) 53 (-9) 24 60
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-11) 35 (-22) 100 31
20ftWnd - AM(mph) N 11 G23 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 10 G21 N 11 G21 NW 8 SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5150(UNST) 3930(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 20 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 87550 35370
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-090800-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 36 (-25) 56 (-9) 27 62
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-15) 36 (-23) 98 33
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 11 G23 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 10 G21 NW 11 G23 NW 8 G17 SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5750(UNST) 4100(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 18 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 92000 36900
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-090800-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
500 PM EDT Wed Oct 8 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Clear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (-25) 58 (-9) 29 62
RH % (24h trend) 81 (-19) 33 (-30) 94 32
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 10 G21 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 8 G17 N 10 G21 NW 6 SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6300(UNST) 4020(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 17 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 94500 36180
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the lower
30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost. Highs in the mid 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity
values high.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs
around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
high.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$