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 180819
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
419 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to scattered showers across northern areas, scattered to
numerous showers Downeast, mostly this afternoon through early
tonight. Shower chances then decrease overnight. A chance of
showers across Downeast areas early Sunday. Otherwise, dry
Sunday. A slight chance/chance of showers across mostly northern
areas early next week.
MEZ101-182100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
419 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 40 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 70 (-2) 48 (-5) 70
RH % (24h trend) 53 (+5) 96 (+1) 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 3 3
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 2 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6680 6810
Transport wnd (kts) SE 9 S 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 65770 69540
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 0
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-182100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
419 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 40 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 70 (-4) 48 (-5) 69
RH % (24h trend) 52 (+10) 97 (+6) 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 2 3
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6940 6820
Transport wnd (kts) SE 8 SE 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 67470 55980
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 0
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-182100-
Eastern Aroostook-
419 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 40 40 0
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-8) 50 (-3) 68
RH % (24h trend) 51 (+11) 96 (+10) 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.02 0.04 0.00
Precip duration 2 3
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6360 6320
Transport wnd (kts) SE 9 E 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 60500 38560
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 10 10 0
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-182100-
Central Highlands-
419 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 40 40 10
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-6) 48 (-5) 67
RH % (24h trend) 56 (+7) 97 (+4) 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.04 0.04 0.00
Precip duration 3 3 0
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6440 6310
Transport wnd (kts) SE 9 E 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 72090 35620
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 20 10
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-182100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
419 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 60 20
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-8) 51 (-2) 67
RH % (24h trend) 54 (+5) 96 (+2) 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.05 0.10 0.00
Precip duration 2 5 0
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6160 6030
Transport wnd (kts) E 10 E 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 73580 41760
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 30 40
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-182100-
Interior Downeast-
419 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 70 30
Temp (24h trend) 64 (-12) 49 (-3) 63
RH % (24h trend) 67 (+15) 96 (+4) 66
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) E 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.04 0.16 0.01
Precip duration 2 7 0
Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5200 5240
Transport wnd (kts) E 12 E 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 73410 47130
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 30 80
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 2 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-182100-
Coastal Downeast-
419 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 70 40
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-9) 47 (-4) 60
RH % (24h trend) 71 (+13) 96 (+4) 69
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 7 G18 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NE 7 G18 NE 5 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.04 0.20 0.02
Precip duration 2 7 1
Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4730 4740
Transport wnd (kts) E 13 E 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 72560 54080
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 20 90
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-182100-
Bangor Region-
419 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 60 20
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-10) 51 (-2) 67
RH % (24h trend) 59 (+5) 96 (+4) 59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.06 0.11 0.00
Precip duration 2 6 0
Precip begin 9 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5760 5910
Transport wnd (kts) E 10 E 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 60560 31730
Dispersion Good Marginal
CWR 40 40
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-182100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
419 AM EDT Sat May 18 2024
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 70 30
Temp (24h trend) 63 (-9) 47 (-4) 63
RH % (24h trend) 69 (+10) 96 (+4) 68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) E 6 G18 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 7 G18 NE 5 G18 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.04 0.14 0.01
Precip duration 3 6 0
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5440 5510
Transport wnd (kts) E 13 E 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 72780 51900
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 30 80
LAL 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$