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 011303
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
903 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Clear skies across Northern Maine into the Central Highlands this
morning becoming Mostly Sunny with some clouds today. Morning low
clouds across the Central Highlands into the Downeast will
gradually see some sunny breaks. Minimum RHs will fall into the
mid to upper 30% range with 50-60% RHs in Downeast and Central
Highlands. Winds today will be light and variable. Wetting rain
moves in late tonight and will mainly affect the Central Highlands
into Downeast through the day Thursday.
MEZ101-012030-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
903 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 40
Temp (24h trend) 62 (+8) 34 (+4) 57
RH % (24h trend) 33 (0) 97 (+8) 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.08
Precip duration 0 3
Precip begin 4 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5570 5680
Transport wnd (kts) N 5 E 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34060 63790
Dispersion Marginal Good
CWR 0 10 20
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ102-012030-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
903 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 10 30
Temp (24h trend) 61 (+5) 35 (+4) 57
RH % (24h trend) 33 (+1) 100 (+16) 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.06
Precip duration 0 3
Precip begin 4 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5590 5880
Transport wnd (kts) N 4 E 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 30400 59060
Dispersion Marginal Good
CWR 0 10
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ103-012030-
Eastern Aroostook-
903 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 62 (+4) 37 (+2) 57
RH % (24h trend) 35 (+1) 100 (+22) 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 8 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5590 5620
Transport wnd (kts) N 4 E 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 29010 51160
Dispersion Marginal Good
CWR 0 0
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ105-012030-
Central Highlands-
903 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 70
Temp (24h trend) 61 (+4) 39 (+1) 55
RH % (24h trend) 40 (+11) 100 (+7) 63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.15
Precip duration 0 7
Precip begin 4 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5560 5550
Transport wnd (kts) NW 3 SE 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 29290 45450
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 70
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-012030-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
903 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 10 60
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+1) 39 (-2) 57
RH % (24h trend) 42 (+11) 100 (+4) 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.06
Precip duration 0 5
Precip begin 5 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5730 5670
Transport wnd (kts) N 2 SE 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 24120 46510
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 20
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-012030-
Interior Downeast-
903 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 80
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-2) 38 (-4) 57
RH % (24h trend) 52 (+16) 100 (+4) 61
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip duration 7
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5340 5350
Transport wnd (kts) N 2 E 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21670 41510
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 0 10
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-012030-
Coastal Downeast-
903 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 80
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-2) 37 (-5) 54
RH % (24h trend) 57 (+21) 100 (+4) 65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip duration 7
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4850 5010
Transport wnd (kts) NE 2 SE 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 15480 43410
Dispersion Poor Fair
CWR 0 0 10
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ113-012030-
Bangor Region-
903 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 80
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-3) 40 (-4) 53
RH % (24h trend) 55 (+27) 100 (+5) 71
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.11
Precip duration 0 8
Precip begin 4 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5570 4930
Transport wnd (kts) N 3 SE 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 17990 54520
Dispersion Poor Good
CWR 0 40
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-012030-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
903 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 80
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-2) 38 (-7) 53
RH % (24h trend) 61 (+29) 100 (+5) 74
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.09
Precip duration 0 7
Precip begin 5 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5190 4770
Transport wnd (kts) N 3 SE 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 15830 47160
Dispersion Poor Fair
CWR 0 40
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 2
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 50s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. West winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$
Sinko