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 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to scattered showers this morning across all of the
region then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms late
this
afternoon into early evening Northern areas. Warmer today, then
cooler, breezy, and dry later tonight into Tuesday. Next chance
of rain is late Wednesday through Thursday mainly Western,
Central, and Downeast areas.


MEZ101-062000-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     30           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+6)      38 (-7)      59
RH % (24h trend)      41 (-22)     95 (-5)      39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  6 G17                 W  6 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G21     W  7 G20     NW  9 G20
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6600                      6060
Transport wnd (kts)   W 17                      NW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft)     127170                    131310
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   10                        0
LAL                   2            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-062000-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     30           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      67 (+8)      37 (-7)      61
RH % (24h trend)      41 (-20)     97 (-3)      38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  6 G17                 NW  7 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G23     W  7 G21     NW 10 G21
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6810                      6430
Transport wnd (kts)   W 17                      NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     134370                    139130
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   10                        0
LAL                   2            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-062000-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     30           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      67 (+7)      39 (-4)      63
RH % (24h trend)      42 (-13)     100 (+3)     37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  6                     NW  6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  8 G19     W  6 G17     NW  9 G20
Precip amount         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6630                      6800
Transport wnd (kts)   W 16                      NW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft)     118900                    143740
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   10                        0
LAL                   2            2            1
Haines Index          3            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-062000-
Central Highlands-
500 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      68 (+12)     41 (-2)      66
RH % (24h trend)      45 (-25)     96 (-3)      34
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  5                     NW  8 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  8 G21     NW  7 G20    NW 11 G23
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            11 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6540                      7150
Transport wnd (kts)   W 14                      NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     114220                    161200
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   10           0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-062000-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      67 (+8)      42 (-1)      68
RH % (24h trend)      49 (-14)     100 (+2)     33
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  5                     NW  5 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6        W  5         NW  9 G19
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          8 AM
Precip end            3 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6240                      7620
Transport wnd (kts)   W 13                      NW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft)     104780                    159480
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   10           0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            5
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-062000-
Interior Downeast-
500 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      64 (+6)      43 (0)       68
RH % (24h trend)      64 (-4)      100 (0)      37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      NW  7 G18
Precip amount         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            3 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5700                      7700
Transport wnd (kts)   W 13                      NW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft)     85710                     158380
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                                0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            5
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-062000-
Coastal Downeast-
500 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      61 (+6)      43 (0)       67
RH % (24h trend)      66 (-9)      100 (0)      37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  6 G18                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      W  6
Precip amount         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5430                      7650
Transport wnd (kts)   W 10                      NW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft)     81740                     155160
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                                0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            5
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-062000-
Bangor Region-
500 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      68 (+10)     44 (0)       69
RH % (24h trend)      54 (-12)     100 (0)      33
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  5                     NW  5 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      NW  9 G19
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          8 AM
Precip end            12 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6360                      7950
Transport wnd (kts)   W 12                      NW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft)     89490                     160920
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   10           0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            5
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-062000-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+9)      44 (+1)      70
RH % (24h trend)      63 (-7)      100 (0)      38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  6 G18                 NW  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      W  8 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6220                      7960
Transport wnd (kts)   W  8                      NW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft)     67000                     154940
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows
around 40. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 30s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 50s.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the upper 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the upper 50s. West winds around 10 mph.

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

$$