Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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FNUS51 KCAR 212101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather continues through most of tonight. An area of showers
and thunderstorms will cross the north early Sunday morning.
Rainfall amounts of a half inch to an inch are possible across
the
north. Very warm high pressure will bring hot and humid weather
Monday and Tuesday with highs near 90 over the interior south. A
cold front will cross the area late Tuesday followed by dry and
cooler weather Wednesday.
MEZ101-220800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 70 80 10 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 26(ELEV) 26(ELEV) 3 22(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+2) 76 (+3) 51 86
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 58 (+23) 100 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 7 G18 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 G18 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.32 0.27 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2 5 0 1
Precip begin 1 AM Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3560 4630
Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 102150 94010
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 100 70
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-220800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 80 10 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 22(LTD) 22(LTD) 2 21(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+1) 76 (+2) 50 86
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 60 (+23) 100 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 7 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 G17 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.25 0.32 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2 6 0 1
Precip begin 1 AM Continuing Continuing 11 AM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3560 4730
Transport wnd (kts) NW 23 SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 111500 85560
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 100 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-220800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 50 80 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 10 19(LTD) 2 17(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 51 (0) 74 (-1) 51 84
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+3) 63 (+24) 97 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 8 G21 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 8 G20 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.14 0.44 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 7 0 0
Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Continuing 4 PM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3060 4120
Transport wnd (kts) NW 23 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 88780 67600
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-220800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 50 70 20 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 23(LTD) 25(ELEV) 5 16(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 54 (+2) 81 (+7) 54 86
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 59 (+24) 98 59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 8 G21 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 8 G20 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.25 0.23 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 6 0 0
Precip begin 1 AM Continuing Continuing 3 PM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4330 4440
Transport wnd (kts) NW 26 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 138450 70050
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 100 60
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-220800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Showers None
Chance precip (%) 30 70 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 13 25(ELEV) 6 10
Temp (24h trend) 54 (0) 80 (+3) 54 85
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+1) 62 (+25) 100 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 7 G18 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.12 0.27 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 5 0
Precip begin 4 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3820 4210
Transport wnd (kts) NW 22 W 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 120630 62430
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-220800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Showers None
Chance precip (%) 10 70 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 9 22(LTD) 6 4
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-1) 80 (+1) 54 83
RH % (24h trend) 96 (0) 66 (+27) 99 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 8 G20 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G19 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.05 0.30 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 0 5 0
Precip begin 5 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2960 3660
Transport wnd (kts) NW 19 W 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 75060 35180
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 30 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-220800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 70 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 8 19(LTD) 5 4
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-2) 78 (0) 53 79
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-1) 62 (+21) 98 59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 8 G21 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G20 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.34 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 5 0
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2350 2760
Transport wnd (kts) NW 17 N 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 74780 19800
Dispersion Good Poor
CWR 0 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-220800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 40 60 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 23(LTD) 7 7
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+2) 84 (+5) 58 85
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+7) 58 (+22) 96 60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 9 G20 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 9 G20 NW 5 SW 5
Precip amount 0.17 0.17 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 5
Precip begin 2 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4880 4430
Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 129010 52310
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 100 40 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-220800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 21 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 30 60 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 13 20(LTD) 4 4
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+1) 84 (+6) 56 81
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+8) 57 (+16) 97 61
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 9 G22 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 9 G22 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.13 0.20 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 4
Precip begin 3 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3660 2910
Transport wnd (kts) W 20 SW 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 96260 23700
Dispersion Very Good Marginal
CWR 100 90 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as warm. Highs in the mid 70s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$