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
500 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Rain will move into the area today. The rain will change to a
brief period of snow over the north late this afternoon before
precipitation tapers off this evening. Total rain amounts across
the area will range from a tenth of an inch Downeast to around a
third of an inch across the north. Snow accumulations up to a
inch
are possible over the north.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be mostly sunny and dry with
highs Thursday in the 40s, Friday in the 50s, and Saturday in the
low 60s inland.


MEZ101-242000-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Snow         Snow         Snow Showers
Chance precip (%)     90           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      44 (-19)     15 (-22)     43
RH % (24h trend)      60 (+40)     73 (-10)     28
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  5                      NW 10 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  9 G18    NW 10 G20    NW  9 G21
Precip amount         0.37         0.05         0.00
Precip duration       10           0
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3390                      5720
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 16                     NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft)     66800                     128870
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-242000-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Snow         Snow         Snow Showers
Chance precip (%)     90           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      45 (-16)     15 (-21)     43
RH % (24h trend)      61 (+37)     77 (0)       27
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  6                      NW 12 G25
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  7 G23    NW 11 G25    NW 11 G23
Precip amount         0.34         0.07         0.00
Precip duration       10           1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3810                      5910
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 12                     NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)     76520                     148030
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   100
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-242000-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Snow         Snow         Snow Showers
Chance precip (%)     90           70           0
Temp (24h trend)      48 (-11)     18 (-16)     45
RH % (24h trend)      58 (+30)     80 (+5)      28
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  7 G18                  NW 13 G29
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6 G20    NW 12 G26    NW 12 G27
Precip amount         0.24         0.11         0.00
Precip duration       6            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4230                      6180
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 18                     NW 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)     101130                    165000
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   100          10
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-242000-
Central Highlands-
500 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Snow         None
Chance precip (%)     90           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      48 (-10)     17 (-17)     46
RH % (24h trend)      57 (+30)     81 (0)       24
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  6                      NW 12 G29
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  7 G26    NW 13 G29    NW 11 G26
Precip amount         0.20         0.06         0.00
Precip duration       8            0
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4490                      6530
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 14                     NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft)     78970                     139920
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   90                        0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-242000-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Rain         Snow         None
Chance precip (%)     80           50           0
Temp (24h trend)      51 (-6)      20 (-12)     49
RH % (24h trend)      57 (+26)     84 (-5)      24
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  5                      NW 10 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6        NW 10 G22    NW 10 G23
Precip amount         0.12         0.06         0.00
Precip duration       5            1
Precip begin          7 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4850                      6910
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 21                     NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)     117550                    169050
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   90                        0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            5
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-242000-
Interior Downeast-
500 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Rain         Rain         None
Chance precip (%)     70           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      51 (-2)      22 (-11)     49
RH % (24h trend)      55 (+15)     89 (-6)      24
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  6                      NW 10 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  7         NW  8 G20    NW 10 G21
Precip amount         0.06         0.04         0.00
Precip duration       3            0
Precip begin          12 PM        Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5130                      7150
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 21                     NW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft)     119690                    171430
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   50                        0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            5
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-242000-
Coastal Downeast-
500 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip type           Rain         Rain         None
Chance precip (%)     60           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      50 (+1)      23 (-12)     50
RH % (24h trend)      58 (+15)     90 (-2)      26
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  7                      NW 11 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  8 G18     NW  9 G23    NW 10 G22
Precip amount         0.05         0.03         0.00
Precip duration       2            1
Precip begin          12 PM        Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5020                      7080
Transport wnd (kts)   W 21                      NW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft)     122090                    171050
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   40                        0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            5
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-242000-
Bangor Region-
500 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip type           Rain         Rain         None
Chance precip (%)     80           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      51 (-5)      22 (-12)     50
RH % (24h trend)      62 (+26)     80 (-10)     23
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  6                      NW 10 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6 G17    NW 11 G26    NW 10 G22
Precip amount         0.09         0.04         0.00
Precip duration       5            0
Precip begin          8 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4890                      7170
Transport wnd (kts)   W 19                      NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft)     111690                    168040
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   80                        0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            4            5
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-242000-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Clear
Precip type           Rain         Rain         None
Chance precip (%)     60           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      49 (-3)      22 (-13)     50
RH % (24h trend)      64 (+13)     85 (-7)      25
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  8 G20                  NW 11 G25
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  8 G20    NW 11 G30    NW 10 G23
Precip amount         0.06         0.03         0.00
Precip duration       2            0
Precip begin          11 AM        Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4980                      7290
Transport wnd (kts)   W 21                      NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)     106220                    167560
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   50                        0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            4            5
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 40s. East winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.

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

$$


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