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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
000
FNUS51 KGYX 172101
FWFGYX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
.DISCUSSION...
A chance of showers returns Thursday into Thursday night, mainly
across NH, with very low potential for wetting rains. Onshore
flow
will also moderate RH through the end of this week, generally in
the 40 to 50 percent range on both Thursday and Friday. A more
widespread light rain arrives late Friday into early Saturday as
a
cold front approaches and crosses. Behind the front west winds
become breezy on Saturday and Sunday with min RH 30 to 40 percent
possible across the interior Saturday afternoon and slightly
lower
values on Sunday. Dry weather continues early next week along
with good mixing, but winds will be lighter. Min RH for Monday
and
Tuesday is forecast to fall as low as 25 to 35 percent away from
the coast.
MEZ104-180800-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 27 (-2) 55 (+3) 32 54
RH % (24h trend) 88 (+10) 40 (+6) 83 48
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 9 G18 S 12 G26
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NE 6 G17 SE 9 G18 S 6 S 18 G33
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 6 PM 3 PM
Precip end 3 AM Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4680 4150
Transport wnd (mph) SE 12 S 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 46800 70550
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-180800-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 31 (-2) 57 (+1) 36 55
RH % (24h trend) 85 (+10) 42 (+13) 90 46
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 5 S 9 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NE 6 G17 SE 6 S 5 S 12 G23
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5130 4740
Transport wnd (mph) SE 8 S 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35910 71100
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-180800-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 30 (-2) 55 (-2) 33 53
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+12) 43 (+13) 91 48
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 9 SE 9
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 6 SE 9 S 5 SE 12 G24
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 1 AM
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4660 4170
Transport wnd (mph) SE 12 S 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 46600 58380
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-180800-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 32 (-3) 54 (0) 35 52
RH % (24h trend) 92 (+16) 47 (+13) 93 56
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 9 G17 SE 8
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 SE 9 G17 SE 5 SE 10 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4190 3480
Transport wnd (mph) E 14 S 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 50280 48720
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-180800-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 31 (-3) 55 (+2) 34 53
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+25) 48 (+15) 94 54
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 8 SE 9
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 8 SE 8 S 5 S 11 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4520 4080
Transport wnd (mph) E 9 S 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 36160 48960
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-180800-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 30 30 30
Temp (24h trend) 27 (+2) 57 (+5) 30 54
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-5) 38 (+6) 80 45
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SE 10 G21 SE 11 G26
20ftWnd - PM(mph) E 6 G17 SE 10 G20 S 6 S 17 G34
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.01
Precip duration 1 2 1
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing 2 PM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4110 3530
Transport wnd (mph) SE 14 S 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 49320 56480
CWR 0 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-180800-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 40 40 30
Temp (24h trend) 30 (+2) 52 (-3) 32 54
RH % (24h trend) 88 (-1) 48 (+17) 85 49
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 10 G21 S 11 G25
20ftWnd - PM(mph) E 5 G18 SE 9 G20 S 5 SE 14 G31
Precip amount 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 2 2 1
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing 1 PM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3850 3620
Transport wnd (mph) SE 15 S 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 50050 57920
CWR 0 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-180800-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 40 40 20
Temp (24h trend) 34 (+1) 51 (-8) 34 55
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-3) 49 (+17) 87 49
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 9 G21 SE 9 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) E 8 G19 SE 9 G18 SE 5 SE 11 G23
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 2 2 0
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 3 PM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4070 3990
Transport wnd (mph) SE 15 S 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 52910 55860
CWR 0 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-180800-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 20 40 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 38 (+4) 49 (-12) 35 56
RH % (24h trend) 77 (-10) 56 (+22) 88 48
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 9 G23 SE 9 G17
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 9 G20 SE 8 G17 SE 5 SE 11 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.06 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 1 2 1
Precip begin 12 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 3 AM
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 2 2 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2850 3740
Transport wnd (mph) E 16 S 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39900 52360
CWR 20 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-180800-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 30 30 0
Temp (24h trend) 38 (+2) 52 (-9) 36 57
RH % (24h trend) 78 (-7) 53 (+20) 90 47
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 8 G17 SE 8
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 10 G18 E 8 E 5 SE 11 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 2 AM
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3450 4140
Transport wnd (mph) E 15 S 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 44850 53820
CWR 0 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-180800-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
501 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 38 (-2) 51 (-4) 36 54
RH % (24h trend) 82 (+6) 53 (+17) 91 52
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 9 G18 SE 6
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 9 E 9 G17 E 5 SE 10 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 3 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3330 3670
Transport wnd (mph) E 15 S 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43290 47710
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Daytime humidity values moderate.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs
in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity
values moderate.
$$
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