Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Heat and humidity increase through early this evening until
Thursday with very hot and humid conditions by midweek.
There will be chances for isolated to scattered thunderstorms
this afternoon and early evening across the interior while
widespread wetting rains are unlikely. Winds will remain
light through the week except for a steady sea breeze tomorrow
afternoon with winds turning southerly in its wake. Chances
for showers and thunderstorms increase late in the week as
a cold front drops south into New England around Friday.
MEZ104-190815-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 30 0 60
Temp (24h trend) 66 (+7) 94 (+7) 67 91
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 44 (-9) 95 50
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 6 G19 W 10 G25
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 6 W 9 G19 W 8 G21 W 11 G26
Precip amount 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.05
Precip duration 0 1 4
Precip begin 6 PM 1 PM 7 AM
Precip end 9 PM 6 PM Continuing
LAL 3 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6140 5960
Transport wnd (mph) W 14 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 73680 89400
CWR 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-190815-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 30 20 50
Temp (24h trend) 65 (+5) 95 (+6) 71 96
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 45 (-9) 94 47
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR W 6
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 SW 8 G17 SW 8 W 9 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.03
Precip duration 0 0 1
Precip begin 3 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip end Continuing 9 PM Continuing
LAL 2 3 3 3
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6310 6740
Transport wnd (mph) SW 12 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 63100 80880
CWR 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-190815-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 30 30 40
Temp (24h trend) 67 (+5) 98 (+7) 69 96
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 43 (-9) 95 44
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 SW 8 SW 6 W 6
Precip amount 0.01 0.09 0.04 0.02
Precip duration 0 1 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip end 9 PM Continuing 11 PM Continuing
LAL 3 3 3 2
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6300 7630
Transport wnd (mph) SW 9 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 50400 83930
CWR
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-190815-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 30 30
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+2) 96 (+13) 67 95
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 45 (-16) 96 47
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 6 SW 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 8 G17 S 10 G21 SW 9 G19 SW 8 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip end 11 PM Continuing
LAL 1 2 3 2
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3630 5430
Transport wnd (mph) SW 10 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 32670 54300
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-190815-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 50
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+2) 95 (+16) 66 97
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 47 (-20) 96 46
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 5 G17 W 8 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 8 G17 SW 10 G21 SW 9 G20 SW 10 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip end 12 AM Continuing
LAL 1 2 2 2
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3480 5480
Transport wnd (mph) SW 13 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 38280 60280
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-190815-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 30 30 20 60
Temp (24h trend) 65 (+6) 94 (+7) 65 90
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 45 (-7) 99 51
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 5 G17 W 9 G25
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 6 W 8 G19 W 8 G21 W 10 G28
Precip amount 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.08
Precip duration 0 1 0 4
Precip begin 6 PM 12 PM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end 10 PM Continuing 8 PM Continuing
LAL 3 3 3 3
Haines Index 3 3 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5760 5490
Transport wnd (mph) W 12 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 57600 71370
CWR 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-190815-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 30 30 20 50
Temp (24h trend) 66 (+3) 96 (+8) 68 93
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 44 (-7) 95 47
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR W 5 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 5 W 6 G17 W 6 G18 W 8 G25
Precip amount 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.04
Precip duration 1 1 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 1 PM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end 10 PM Continuing 8 PM Continuing
LAL 3 3 3 3
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5960 5790
Transport wnd (mph) W 9 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 47680 63690
CWR
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-190815-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 30 20 40
Temp (24h trend) 69 (+4) 97 (+6) 70 94
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+3) 43 (-5) 95 46
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 5 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 6 SW 8 SW 6 W 8
Precip amount 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.02
Precip duration 0 0 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 3 PM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end 10 PM Continuing 9 PM Continuing
LAL 3 3 3 2
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6880 7590
Transport wnd (mph) W 10 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 61920 83490
CWR
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-190815-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 0 20 30
Temp (24h trend) 66 (+2) 95 (+4) 67 94
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+2) 44 (-4) 92 44
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 5 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 6 G17 SW 8 SW 6 W 6
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 0 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 6 PM 2 PM
Precip end 8 PM 1 AM Continuing
LAL 2 2 3 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6390 7430
Transport wnd (mph) W 9 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 51120 81730
CWR 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-190815-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 30 30
Temp (24h trend) 69 (+3) 97 (+4) 70 96
RH % (24h trend) 91 (-1) 41 (-5) 90 44
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 5 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 8 SW 8 G17 SW 8 W 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip end 1 AM Continuing
LAL 1 1 3 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 5
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6930 7940
Transport wnd (mph) W 12 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 69300 87340
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-190815-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
326 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 30 30
Temp (24h trend) 69 (+1) 99 (+9) 70 97
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+4) 41 (-10) 89 45
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 6 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 8 G18 SW 9 G19 SW 9 G18 SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip end 11 PM Continuing
LAL 1 1 3 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 5
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6670 7710
Transport wnd (mph) SW 12 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 66700 77100
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. North winds around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Daytime humidity values moderate.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$