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
827 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Today will be cloudy to partly sunny and mild with inland highs
near 60 and a light east wind. Sunday will bring increasing
clouds and an increasing southerly breeze with highs from the low
60s north to the 50s Downeast. A weak occluded front will cross
the area Sunday night bringing some showers. Rain amounts between
a tenth and a quarter inch are expected across the region. Clouds
Monday morning will give way to a partly sunny and warm afternoon
with inland highs in the upper 60s.


MEZ101-042015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
827 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            50
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+1)      41 (+5)      62
RH % (24h trend)      48 (-1)      100 (+1)     46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  8 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S 11 G23
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.04
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    2 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5770                      5570
Transport wnd (kts)   SE  7                     S 19
Vent rate (kt-ft)     45360                     109900
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            30
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ102-042015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
827 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      61 (-1)      40 (+4)      61
RH % (24h trend)      51 (+5)      100 (+4)     47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  7 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S 11 G24
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.03
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    2 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5630                      5600
Transport wnd (kts)   SE  6                     S 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     42380                     109720
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            20
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ103-042015-
Eastern Aroostook-
827 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            30
Temp (24h trend)      59 (-5)      39 (0)       61
RH % (24h trend)      51 (+7)      96 (+6)      47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S 10 G22
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    3 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5270                      5370
Transport wnd (kts)   SE  5                     S 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     28130                     95440
Dispersion            Marginal                  Very Good
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ105-042015-
Central Highlands-
827 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+1)      41 (+3)      59
RH % (24h trend)      52 (0)       97 (+1)      54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  6 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S 11 G24
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.03
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    2 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5650                      4870
Transport wnd (kts)   SE  6                     S 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     41600                     93520
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            20
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ106-042015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
827 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      61 (-2)      39 (-1)      61
RH % (24h trend)      50 (+2)      99 (+8)      49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  9 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    3 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5640                      5250
Transport wnd (kts)   E  5                      S 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     34940                     88790
Dispersion            Marginal                  Very Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ108-042015-
Interior Downeast-
827 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      59 (-4)      38 (-2)      58
RH % (24h trend)      57 (+4)      100 (+3)     57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5340                      4590
Transport wnd (kts)   E  5                      S 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     37080                     76750
Dispersion            Fair                      Good
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ112-042015-
Coastal Downeast-
827 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      59 (-3)      39 (-1)      55
RH % (24h trend)      56 (+4)      100 (+3)     62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5190                      3970
Transport wnd (kts)   NE  8                     S 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     48770                     62970
Dispersion            Fair                      Good
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ113-042015-
Bangor Region-
827 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      62 (-2)      40 (-1)      59
RH % (24h trend)      53 (0)       100 (+8)     56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  9 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    3 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5780                      4830
Transport wnd (kts)   E  5                      S 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     34750                     84900
Dispersion            Marginal                  Very Good
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ114-042015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
827 AM EDT Sat May 4 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            10
Temp (24h trend)      60 (-3)      38 (-2)      55
RH % (24h trend)      60 (+3)      100 (+3)     62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  8 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    5 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5670                      4220
Transport wnd (kts)   E  6                      S 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     35560                     63270
Dispersion            Fair                      Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows around 40. East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the upper 50s. East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal.  Precipitation above normal.

$$