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 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

.DISCUSSION...
An isolated shower is possible this evening then again Friday
afternoon. The threat for daily showers then persists into the
weekend.


MEZ101-100800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      32 (-8)      57 (+7)      33           56
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-5)      38 (-24)     91           43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.00
Precip duration       0            0            0
Precip begin          6 PM         5 PM         Continuing
Precip end            8 PM         Continuing   9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6550                      6450
Transport wnd (kts)                NE  7                     SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  54950                     47770
Dispersion                         Good                      Fair
CWR                                10           10           0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-100800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20           20
Temp (24h trend)      32 (-8)      57 (+6)      33           56
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-5)      41 (-19)     91           44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.01
Precip duration       0            0            0            1
Precip begin          6 PM         5 PM         Continuing   11 AM
Precip end            8 PM         Continuing   9 PM         Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6520                      6410
Transport wnd (kts)                NE  7                     SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  60230                     51060
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                                10           10           10
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-100800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20           20
Temp (24h trend)      33 (-8)      57 (+5)      34           55
RH % (24h trend)      93 (0)       41 (-19)     93           46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.02
Precip duration       0            0            0            1
Precip begin          6 PM         5 PM         Continuing   11 AM
Precip end            8 PM         Continuing   10 PM        Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6550                      6370
Transport wnd (kts)                NE  7                     E  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  53620                     46310
Dispersion                         Good                      Fair
CWR                                10           10           10
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-100800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20           10
Temp (24h trend)      34 (-8)      57 (+8)      34           55
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-5)      43 (-28)     89           49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  5        Lgt/Var      E  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.01
Precip duration       0            0            0            1
Precip begin          6 PM         3 PM         Continuing   1 PM
Precip end            8 PM         Continuing   10 PM        6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6370                      6220
Transport wnd (kts)                NE  7                     E  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  63130                     49840
Dispersion                         Good                      Fair
CWR                                10           10
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-100800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20           20
Temp (24h trend)      33 (-10)     59 (+8)      35           55
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-4)      42 (-27)     94           50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  5        Lgt/Var      NE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.01
Precip duration       0            0            0            1
Precip begin          6 PM         5 PM         Continuing   11 AM
Precip end            8 PM         Continuing   10 PM        Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6680                      6330
Transport wnd (kts)                NE  8                     E  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  76370                     49680
Dispersion                         Good                      Fair
CWR                                10           10           10
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-100800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20           20
Temp (24h trend)      35 (-10)     58 (+8)      38           54
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-7)      44 (-31)     95           53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NE  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  6        NE  6        Lgt/Var      NE  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.01
Precip duration       0            0            0            1
Precip begin          6 PM         5 PM         Continuing   10 AM
Precip end            8 PM         Continuing   9 PM         6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6790                      6150
Transport wnd (kts)                NE  9                     E  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  76470                     67860
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                                10           10           10
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-100800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20           20
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-9)      58 (+8)      39           53
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-8)      46 (-31)     96           55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NE  7                     NE  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7 G19    NE  6        Lgt/Var      NE  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.01
Precip duration       0            0            0            1
Precip begin          6 PM         5 PM         Continuing   11 AM
Precip end            8 PM         Continuing   9 PM         Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6560                      6070
Transport wnd (kts)                NE 10                     E 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  73870                     77400
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                                10           10           10
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-100800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-9)      59 (+8)      37           56
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-5)      42 (-30)     92           51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      NE  6        Lgt/Var      NE  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.00
Precip duration       0            0            0
Precip begin          6 PM         5 PM         Continuing
Precip end            8 PM         Continuing   9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6840                      6460
Transport wnd (kts)                NE  8                     E  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  60760                     50950
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                                10           10           0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-100800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     20           20           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      36 (-9)      58 (+7)      37           54
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-6)      44 (-34)     95           55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NE  6                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  6 G17    E  5         Lgt/Var      NE  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.00
Precip duration       0            0            0
Precip begin          6 PM         5 PM         Continuing
Precip end            7 PM         Continuing   9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6740                      6550
Transport wnd (kts)                NE  7                     E  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  54630                     59620
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                                10           10           0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

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

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

$$