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
923 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure crosses the region today then moves southeast
tonight into Sunday. Generally dry through the weekend. However,
could have the slight chance of a late afternoon shower or
thunderstorm across northern areas Sunday.


MEZ101-262030-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
923 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            19(LTD)
Temp (24h trend)      77 (+2)      55 (+9)      84
RH % (24h trend)      39 (-15)     87 (-11)     46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    4 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5680                      6230
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 10                     W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft)     70820                     155300
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0            10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ102-262030-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
923 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            0            10
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            19(LTD)
Temp (24h trend)      78 (+2)      53 (+6)      85
RH % (24h trend)      40 (-17)     87 (-8)      45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    5 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5910                      6710
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 10                     SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     70850                     161720
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0            10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ103-262030-
Eastern Aroostook-
923 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            15(LTD)
Temp (24h trend)      79 (+3)      54 (+5)      84
RH % (24h trend)      40 (-26)     90 (-3)      46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  8 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5860                      6770
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 10                     SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     71750                     165000
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ105-262030-
Central Highlands-
923 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            11
Temp (24h trend)      80 (+3)      56 (+5)      84
RH % (24h trend)      39 (-24)     85 (-4)      48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6660                      5750
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 10                     SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     73920                     125040
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ106-262030-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
923 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            7
Temp (24h trend)      81 (-1)      56 (+3)      84
RH % (24h trend)      39 (-28)     85 (-5)      46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6500                      5570
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 10                     SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     71870                     135050
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ108-262030-
Interior Downeast-
923 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            2
Temp (24h trend)      82 (-4)      56 (+1)      81
RH % (24h trend)      39 (-25)     81 (-17)     48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  8 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5760                      3530
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 11                     SW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)     72680                     92650
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      301-400

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ112-262030-
Coastal Downeast-
923 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      83 (+2)      56 (-1)      79
RH % (24h trend)      37 (-29)     84 (-12)     52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  8 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5180                      2650
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 10                     SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     67550                     76570
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ113-262030-
Bangor Region-
923 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            8
Temp (24h trend)      83 (-3)      58 (+2)      83
RH % (24h trend)      40 (-25)     77 (-13)     52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  9 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7100                      4970
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  9                     SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft)     71400                     105440
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ114-262030-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
923 AM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            2
Temp (24h trend)      85 (+2)      59 (+1)      80
RH % (24h trend)      39 (-29)     85 (-4)      56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      SW  9 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6160                      2610
Transport wnd (kts)   NW  8                     SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     62990                     65050
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

$$