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 160901
FWFGYX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
.DISCUSSION...
A dry airmass in place will lead to minimum RH of around 30
percent today with light winds of 5-10 mph. Humidity and heat
increase through next week with very hot and humid conditions by
midweek. There may be a few showers on Monday while wetting rains
are unlikely. There is a limited signal for wetting rains through
the middle of next week with chances increasing late next week.
MEZ104-162000-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 74 (+12) 48 (+6) 75
RH % (24h trend) 33 (-10) 91 (0) 55
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 6 S 6
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 6 SW 5 S 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end 6 PM
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5820 2740
Transport wnd (mph) W 7 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34920 24660
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-162000-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 75 (+6) 50 (+2) 73
RH % (24h trend) 34 (-6) 92 (+9) 59
20ftWnd - AM(mph) N 5 S 8 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 6 S 6 S 10 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 11 AM
Precip end 6 PM
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5830 2300
Transport wnd (mph) NW 7 S 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34980 32200
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-162000-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 75 (+4) 49 (+3) 80
RH % (24h trend) 33 (-2) 96 (+8) 50
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR S 8
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 6 S 6 S 10 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 11 AM
Precip end 6 PM
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5510 4150
Transport wnd (mph) W 6 SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 27550 49800
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-162000-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 73 (+1) 51 (+1) 75
RH % (24h trend) 36 (-2) 96 (+14) 57
20ftWnd - AM(mph) N 5 S 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 10 G18 S 9 G17 S 12 G25
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 12 PM
Precip end 6 PM
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5420 2140
Transport wnd (mph) NW 6 S 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 27100 36380
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-162000-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 74 (+3) 51 (+1) 69
RH % (24h trend) 34 (-12) 97 (+18) 62
20ftWnd - AM(mph) N 6 SW 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 9 G19 SW 8 G19 S 11 G24
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 1 PM
Precip end 6 PM
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5680 1860
Transport wnd (mph) NW 8 S 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39760 26040
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-162000-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 74 (+14) 48 (+10) 79
RH % (24h trend) 31 (-11) 84 (-12) 50
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 5 S 6 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 5 SW 5 SW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end 6 PM
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5210 3950
Transport wnd (mph) W 6 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 26050 39500
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-162000-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 75 (+11) 50 (+9) 82
RH % (24h trend) 30 (-9) 86 (-6) 48
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR SW 5 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 5 LGT/VAR SW 8 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 11 AM
Precip end 6 PM
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5360 4920
Transport wnd (mph) W 5 SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21440 59040
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-162000-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 76 (+7) 52 (+5) 83
RH % (24h trend) 31 (-4) 89 (+3) 48
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR SW 6 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 5 S 5 SW 9 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5260 5480
Transport wnd (mph) SW 5 SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21040 82200
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-162000-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 77 (+6) 51 (+6) 84
RH % (24h trend) 31 (-2) 89 (0) 48
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR S 8 G18
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 9 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5280 5290
Transport wnd (mph) SW 6 SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 26400 89930
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-162000-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 77 (+4) 53 (+4) 85
RH % (24h trend) 31 (0) 85 (0) 46
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR S 8 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 8 S 6 S 10 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5390 5030
Transport wnd (mph) SW 5 SW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21560 80480
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-162000-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
501 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 73 (-2) 52 (0) 82
RH % (24h trend) 37 (+4) 87 (+3) 48
20ftWnd - AM(mph) N 5 SW 9 G18
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 10 G19 S 9 G18 S 11 G24
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5460 4900
Transport wnd (mph) N 5 SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21840 73500
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$