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 302101
FWFGYX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
500 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers are expected in the mountains and foothills
this afternoon and evening as well as on Sunday. However the
likelihood of wetting rains in any given location is low. During
most afternoons the minimum relative humidity values will drop to
around 35 to 45 percent. Through the end of the week the forecast
remains dry, and expanding drought conditions are likely for at
least parts of the forecast area.
MEZ104-310800-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 3 1 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 43 (-9) 74 (+12) 45 77
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 45 (-19) 100 41
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 6 G17 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 6 NW 8 G17 NW 5 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6130(UNST) 6530(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 13 NE 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 67430 19590
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-310800-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 2 2 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 45 (-11) 77 (+7) 50 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 47 (-11) 100 45
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 5 NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6540(UNST) 6760(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 12 NE 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 65400 20280
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-310800-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 0(None) 0(None) 2
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 44 (-8) 78 (+8) 47 79
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 42 (-12) 100 45
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 5 NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6410(UNST) 6810(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 10 E 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 57690 27240
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-310800-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 1
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 47 (-7) 78 (+7) 50 79
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-2) 45 (-12) 99 50
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 5 NW 5 LGT/VAR SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6060(UNST) 5420(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 9 E 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 48480 32520
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-310800-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 1 1 1
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 48 (-10) 77 (+8) 51 79
RH % (24h trend) 99 (-1) 51 (-14) 100 51
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5880(UNST) 6540(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 10 E 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 52920 26160
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-310800-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 8 2 0(None) 1
Chance precip (%) 60 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (-7) 71 (+14) 43 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 49 (-26) 100 42
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 5 G17 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 8 G19 NW 6 G17 N 5 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 11 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5440(UNST) 6410(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 12 NE 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 54400 19230
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-310800-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 7 0(None) 0(None) 2
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 43 (-5) 75 (+14) 45 78
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 43 (-20) 100 42
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 6 G19 N 5 N 5 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6220(UNST) 6700(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 9 E 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 49760 26800
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-310800-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 0(None) 0(None) 2
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 45 (-4) 76 (+9) 48 78
RH % (24h trend) 98 (0) 42 (-10) 98 42
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 8 NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6270(UNST) 6920(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 8 E 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43890 34600
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-310800-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0(None) 2
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 44 (-3) 75 (+6) 47 77
RH % (24h trend) 99 (0) 40 (-8) 99 43
20ftWnd - AM(mph) NW 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 6 N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6260(UNST) 7050(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 9 E 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 50080 49350
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-310800-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 2
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 47 (-3) 78 (+6) 51 78
RH % (24h trend) 95 (-4) 41 (-5) 93 47
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6250(UNST) 6860(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 7 E 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 37500 48020
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-310800-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 2
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 48 (-4) 78 (+5) 52 78
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-4) 41 (-5) 92 47
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6270(UNST) 5490(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) N 8 E 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43890 38430
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely. Highs in the lower
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$