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 242101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Lingering rain showers will continue tonight, predominantly
across northern areas. Sunday will remain mostly cloudy with
showers in the north. Drier and warmer weather will build in
early
next week.
MEZ101-250800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 70 40 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 37 (+2) 53 (+11) 34 68
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-2) 66 (-17) 98 33
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) N 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 7 4 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 1 PM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2910 8460
Transport wnd (kts) N 13 N 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 48050 119900
Dispersion Fair Very Good
CWR 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-250800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 80 40 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 37 (+1) 54 (+11) 34 68
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-2) 67 (-17) 98 35
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) N 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 8 4 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 1 PM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3000 7750
Transport wnd (kts) N 13 N 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 46070 122770
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-250800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 80 50 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (+1) 53 (+8) 38 67
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-2) 65 (-18) 94 38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) N 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 7 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.06 0.04 0.01 0.01
Precip duration 9 5 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 1 PM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3050 7560
Transport wnd (kts) N 13 N 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 50360 111690
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-250800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 30 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 38 (-1) 54 (+9) 37 67
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-2) 64 (-15) 94 36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) N 7 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 7 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 5 2 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 1 PM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3560 7680
Transport wnd (kts) N 14 N 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 66500 126660
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-250800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 40 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 41 (0) 55 (+6) 41 67
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-2) 66 (-11) 99 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.01
Precip duration 6 4 0 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 3 PM
Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3420 7010
Transport wnd (kts) N 14 N 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 64950 114200
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-250800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 50 30 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 41 (-1) 54 (+3) 41 64
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-2) 74 (-6) 100 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 5 4 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3030 6300
Transport wnd (kts) N 14 N 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 54300 88520
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-250800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 50 30 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (0) 56 (+6) 42 63
RH % (24h trend) 99 (-1) 72 (-10) 100 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 5 4 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2930 5410
Transport wnd (kts) N 13 N 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 52370 77200
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-250800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 40 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (0) 56 (+6) 41 68
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-5) 62 (-16) 97 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 6 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var N 7 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 4 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3680 6490
Transport wnd (kts) N 14 N 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 58310 100320
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-250800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Sat May 24 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 40 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (0) 58 (+8) 43 66
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-2) 67 (-19) 97 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 3 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3950 5690
Transport wnd (kts) N 14 N 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 59820 78600
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$