Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
251 FNUS51 KCAR 050701 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 301 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 .DISCUSSION... Today will feature a mostly cloudy day with thickening clouds by late day. Temperatures will be in the upper 50s to low 60s with the warmest temperatures across the north. Low level moisture is increasing with afternoon minimum RHs in the 50-55% range across the north and 55-65% in the Central Highlands to Downeast coast. Southerly winds will be increasing with 10-15mph sustained and gusts up to 25-30mph possible especially across the north. Chance of showers increases from W to E by late afternoon with a light rain developing this evening. Expect light rain tonight with accumulations generally less than 0.20 inch. Tomorrow, showers will be ending by midday with gradual clearing of the skies. Winds shift westerly and generally less than 15mph but some gusts 20-25mph across the North Woods. Tomorrow will be much warmer with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Afternoon minimum RHs fall into the 40-45% range across Northern and Northeast Aroostook County. Min RHs generally 45-55% across the Central Highlands and 60-70% along the Downeast coast. Next shot of gusty winds, warm temperatures and low RHs will be Tuesday. MEZ101-052030- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 301 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 80 80 40 Temp (24h trend) 60 (-2) 42 (0) 66 RH % (24h trend) 49 (-4) 99 (+4) 40 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 7 G20 SW 6 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G21 S 9 G21 W 9 G21 Precip amount 0.06 0.09 0.03 Precip duration 3 10 2 Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 4 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4980 6510 Transport wnd (kts) S 20 W 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 113940 151580 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 40 20 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 2 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-052030- North Woods and St. John Valley- 301 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 60 90 40 Temp (24h trend) 60 (-2) 42 (0) 67 RH % (24h trend) 51 (-2) 98 (+5) 40 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 7 G18 SW 6 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G23 S 9 G21 W 8 G21 Precip amount 0.04 0.11 0.02 Precip duration 2 9 2 Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 5 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5080 6840 Transport wnd (kts) S 19 W 18 Vent rate (kt-ft) 108340 146120 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 30 30 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 2 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-052030- Eastern Aroostook- 301 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 30 90 40 Temp (24h trend) 60 (-2) 41 (0) 67 RH % (24h trend) 52 (-2) 99 (+8) 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 G17 SW 6 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G23 S 9 G21 SW 7 G17 Precip amount 0.01 0.16 0.02 Precip duration 1 10 2 Precip begin 3 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 6 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4860 6380 Transport wnd (kts) S 19 W 18 Vent rate (kt-ft) 100490 134020 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 10 80 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 2 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-052030- Central Highlands- 301 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 60 90 40 Temp (24h trend) 58 (-3) 41 (-1) 67 RH % (24h trend) 57 (-1) 99 (+6) 47 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 G18 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G23 S 9 G23 W 7 G20 Precip amount 0.04 0.13 0.02 Precip duration 3 9 1 Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 1 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4500 6540 Transport wnd (kts) S 18 W 16 Vent rate (kt-ft) 100340 111080 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 30 40 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 2 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-052030- Central Maine North of Bangor- 301 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 30 90 40 Temp (24h trend) 60 (-2) 41 (-1) 67 RH % (24h trend) 54 (-1) 100 (+7) 50 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G20 S 7 G18 SW 5 Precip amount 0.01 0.14 0.02 Precip duration 1 9 1 Precip begin 3 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 1 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4670 6390 Transport wnd (kts) S 16 W 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 93080 107340 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 10 80 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 2 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-052030- Interior Downeast- 301 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 10 90 50 Temp (24h trend) 58 (-4) 40 (0) 64 RH % (24h trend) 58 (-1) 100 (+3) 63 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G18 S 7 G17 SW 5 Precip amount 0.00 0.17 0.04 Precip duration 0 10 1 Precip begin 4 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 1 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4450 5690 Transport wnd (kts) S 15 W 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 71780 85390 Dispersion Good Very Good CWR 80 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 2 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-052030- Coastal Downeast- 301 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Precip type None Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 0 90 50 Temp (24h trend) 57 (-2) 40 (0) 62 RH % (24h trend) 60 (0) 100 (+2) 66 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G17 S 7 G17 SW 5 Precip amount 0.00 0.18 0.05 Precip duration 9 1 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 1 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4100 5240 Transport wnd (kts) S 15 W 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 66960 69110 Dispersion Good Good CWR 0 80 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-052030- Bangor Region- 301 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 30 90 40 Temp (24h trend) 58 (-4) 42 (0) 68 RH % (24h trend) 59 (0) 100 (+4) 54 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G20 S 8 G18 SW 5 Precip amount 0.01 0.14 0.02 Precip duration 1 10 1 Precip begin 2 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 12 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4520 6640 Transport wnd (kts) S 17 W 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 82710 99080 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 10 60 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 2 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-052030- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 301 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024 Today Tonight Mon Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 20 90 50 Temp (24h trend) 57 (-3) 41 (0) 64 RH % (24h trend) 62 (-1) 100 (+2) 63 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G18 S 7 G17 SW 5 Precip amount 0.01 0.17 0.04 Precip duration 0 10 1 Precip begin 4 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 1 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4200 6090 Transport wnd (kts) S 16 W 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 68100 69790 Dispersion Good Good CWR 10 80 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 2 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 15 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 50s. East winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows around 40. East winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds around 10 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal. $$ Sinko