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
501 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will build across the region through Friday night
then slowly exit to the south and east into the weekend.

Gusty NW winds diminish this evening, and become light be late
Friday. Winds should remain light into the weekend. Day time
relative humidities should run around 25 to 30 percent Friday and
Saturday.


MEZ101-260800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
501 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      16 (0)       50 (+10)     23           60
RH % (24h trend)      82 (-12)     29 (+1)      91           26
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5 G17    NW  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7070                      6900
Transport wnd (kts)                NW 13                     SW  3
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  107360                    34480
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-260800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
501 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      17 (-1)      50 (+9)      22           60
RH % (24h trend)      81 (-14)     26 (-1)      89           27
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5 G18    NW  7        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7160                      7010
Transport wnd (kts)                NW 14                     W  2
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  113870                    35540
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-260800-
Eastern Aroostook-
501 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      19 (0)       50 (+8)      21           60
RH % (24h trend)      80 (-13)     27 (+1)      87           28
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5 G18    NW  7 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7210                      6850
Transport wnd (kts)                NW 16                     N  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  120890                    48900
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-260800-
Central Highlands-
501 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      20 (0)       53 (+11)     25           61
RH % (24h trend)      74 (-19)     24 (0)       83           28
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5 G18    NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7640                      7000
Transport wnd (kts)                NW 14                     NW  3
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  117380                    39480
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-260800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
501 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      20 (-2)      54 (+9)      24           62
RH % (24h trend)      74 (-21)     23 (+1)      87           27
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7920                      7050
Transport wnd (kts)                NW 14                     N  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  122990                    59270
Dispersion                         Excellent                 Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-260800-
Interior Downeast-
501 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      23 (0)       53 (+6)      27           59
RH % (24h trend)      69 (-23)     26 (+5)      85           28
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7970                      6810
Transport wnd (kts)                NW 13                     N  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  118010                    65650
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-260800-
Coastal Downeast-
501 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      24 (0)       53 (+6)      28           57
RH % (24h trend)      69 (-22)     26 (+4)      87           31
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5        W  5         Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7960                      6450
Transport wnd (kts)                NW 12                     N  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  115130                    59040
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-260800-
Bangor Region-
501 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      23 (0)       55 (+7)      25           62
RH % (24h trend)      69 (-18)     24 (+3)      88           28
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  6        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             8130                      7250
Transport wnd (kts)                NW 14                     N  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  123300                    48890
Dispersion                         Excellent                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-260800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
501 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Clear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      24 (0)       55 (+7)      28           60
RH % (24h trend)      72 (-12)     27 (+5)      90           31
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5 G17    W  6         Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             8220                      7160
Transport wnd (kts)                NW 14                     N  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  121940                    47340
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            4            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

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

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

$$


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