Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
320 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Rain chances will increase, from south to north, today and tonight.
Rain chances then persist through mid week.


MEZ101-262015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
320 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip type           None         Frz Rain     Frz Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            50           80
Temp (24h trend)      38 (-2)      32 (+21)     48
RH % (24h trend)      53 (+23)     100 (+11)    78
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SE  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  6         E  7 G18     Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.06         0.15
Precip duration                    6            10
Precip begin                       6 PM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)850                       2020
Transport wnd (kts)   E  8                      S  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     23020                     22770
Dispersion            Marginal                  Marginal
CWR                   0            30           60
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-262015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
320 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip type           Frz Drzl     Frz Rain     Frz Rain
Chance precip (%)     10           70           60
Temp (24h trend)      39 (-1)      31 (+20)     46
RH % (24h trend)      54 (+25)     100 (+10)    82
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SE  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  6         E  6 G17     Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.06         0.09
Precip duration       0            7            9
Precip begin          5 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)910                       1780
Transport wnd (kts)   E  8                      S  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     23050                     19100
Dispersion            Marginal                  Poor
CWR                                20           30
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-262015-
Eastern Aroostook-
320 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip type           None         Frz Rain     Rain
Chance precip (%)     0            90           70
Temp (24h trend)      39 (0)       32 (+21)     45
RH % (24h trend)      56 (+26)     100 (+9)     85
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SE  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  6         E  6         SE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.15         0.11
Precip duration                    10           7
Precip begin                       6 PM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)790                       1600
Transport wnd (kts)   E  9                      S  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     11810                     15560
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor
CWR                   0            60           30
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-262015-
Central Highlands-
320 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip type           Frz Rain     Frz Rain     Frz Rain
Chance precip (%)     20           80           50
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-3)      32 (+16)     45
RH % (24h trend)      60 (+29)     100 (+17)    85
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   E  5                      Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   E  7 G17     E  7 G18     Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.01         0.12         0.08
Precip duration       1            8            4
Precip begin          11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)760                       1610
Transport wnd (kts)   E  5                      S  4
Vent rate (kt-ft)     22790                     22240
Dispersion            Marginal                  Marginal
CWR                                40           20
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-262015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
320 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip type           Frz Rain     Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     30           80           60
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-2)      34 (+16)     46
RH % (24h trend)      69 (+26)     100 (+14)    89
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  6                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7 G17    NE  6 G17    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.01         0.14         0.10
Precip duration       1            10           4
Precip begin          11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)310                       1760
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  2                     S  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     22140                     25600
Dispersion            Marginal                  Marginal
CWR                   10           40           30
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-262015-
Interior Downeast-
320 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip type           Frz Rain     Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     60           80           60
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-2)      36 (+13)     47
RH % (24h trend)      71 (+19)     100 (+17)    91
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  8 G18                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  9 G18    E  8 G18     Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.05         0.18         0.13
Precip duration       2            10           4
Precip begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)420                       2020
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  1                     S 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     14320                     30200
Dispersion            Poor                      Marginal
CWR                   40           60           40
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-262015-
Coastal Downeast-
320 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip type           Frz Rain     Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     70           80           60
Temp (24h trend)      38 (0)       37 (+10)     46
RH % (24h trend)      72 (+27)     100 (+20)    91
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE 11 G27                 SE  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE 12 G27    E 11 G27     SE  5
Precip amount         0.08         0.24         0.15
Precip duration       2            10           4
Precip begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)390                       1920
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  0                     S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     6950                      32810
Dispersion            Poor                      Marginal
CWR                   70           80           40
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-262015-
Bangor Region-
320 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip type           Frz Rain     Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     40           80           40
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-1)      35 (+13)     46
RH % (24h trend)      75 (+27)     100 (+15)    91
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE  7 G17                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  8 G17    NE  6        Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.01         0.09         0.07
Precip duration       1            8            2
Precip begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)170                       1820
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  0                     W  4
Vent rate (kt-ft)     0                         15860
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor
CWR                   10           30           20
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-262015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
320 AM EDT Tue Mar 26 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Wed

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip type           Frz Rain     Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     50           80           50
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-1)      36 (+9)      47
RH % (24h trend)      75 (+20)     100 (+14)    91
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NE 10 G26                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE 10 G27    NE  9 G26    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.03         0.16         0.10
Precip duration       1            9            2
Precip begin          7 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)490                       1920
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  1                     SW  4
Vent rate (kt-ft)     41550                     15520
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor
CWR                   30           50           30
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Patchy fog. Lows in
the upper 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Rain. Areas of fog. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain and snow likely. Lows in the
upper 20s. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain showers.
Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest
winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal.  Precipitation near normal.

$$


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