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 091814
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025
.DISCUSSION...
An isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible across the north
and mountains this evening, then again Sunday afternoon. Hot with
higher humidity Monday and Tuesday. An increasing lightning risk
across mostly northern areas Wednesday.
MEZ101-100900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 10 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 17(LTD) 17(LTD) 3
Temp (24h trend) 61 (+6) 85 (+2) 64 91
RH % (24h trend) 89 (-8) 52 (+6) 97 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip amount 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 7 AM
Precip end 7 PM 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4970 5960
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 71970 73070
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-100900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 10 20 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 19(LTD) 19(LTD) 3
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+3) 87 (+3) 63 93
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-1) 51 (+6) 98 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1 0
Precip begin 6 PM 8 AM Continuing
Precip end 7 PM Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5310 6880
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 76360 79500
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-100900-
Eastern Aroostook-
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 17(LTD) 17(LTD) 4
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-1) 87 (+3) 63 93
RH % (24h trend) 89 (+2) 51 (+3) 96 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 12 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5420 7660
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 W 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 67380 77040
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 10 10 0
KBDI <200 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-100900-
Central Highlands-
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 20 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 17(LTD) 16(LTD) 5
Temp (24h trend) 57 (0) 87 (+5) 63 93
RH % (24h trend) 88 (-2) 50 (+3) 98 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 12 PM
Precip end 7 PM 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5760 7330
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 W 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 66380 79710
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-100900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 11 11 6
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+1) 88 (+4) 61 94
RH % (24h trend) 88 (+2) 48 (+5) 96 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 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5410 7670
Transport wnd (kts) SW 9 W 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 64010 72020
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-100900-
Interior Downeast-
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 5 5 7
Temp (24h trend) 55 (0) 84 (+4) 59 90
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+2) 54 (+11) 98 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3210 6540
Transport wnd (kts) SW 9 W 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35230 54160
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-100900-
Coastal Downeast-
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 3 5 8
Temp (24h trend) 54 (0) 80 (+4) 58 87
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+4) 58 (+6) 100 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1840 2610
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 22240 36820
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-100900-
Bangor Region-
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 7 8 6
Temp (24h trend) 57 (0) 88 (+6) 62 94
RH % (24h trend) 90 (-1) 53 (+7) 94 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 S 6 S 5 SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5070 7250
Transport wnd (kts) SW 9 W 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 48910 63450
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-100900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
214 PM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 3 8 8
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+1) 82 (+4) 60 89
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+2) 63 (+8) 100 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1830 3970
Transport wnd (kts) S 10 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21100 44730
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. South winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$