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 012101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Some showers and thunderstorms tonight, mostly across the west as
a cold front moves through. A chance of showers north Wednesday.
Otherwise, partly sunny Wednesday. Another chance of showers and
thunderstorms Thursday and Friday.
MEZ101-020800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mcldy
Precip type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 0 0 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 38(ELEV) 11 13 52(SIG)
Temp (24h trend) 59 (0) 81 (+7) 56 77
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 45 (-32) 100 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.26
Precip duration 1 8
Precip begin 6 PM 6 AM
Precip end 12 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6110 5190
Transport wnd (kts) W 19 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 130510 96000
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 90 0 0 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-020800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mcldy
Precip type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 70 0 0 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 34(ELEV) 6 9 50(SIG)
Temp (24h trend) 59 (0) 83 (+9) 55 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 44 (-32) 99 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G17 Lgt/Var W 6 G17
Precip amount 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.22
Precip duration 1 7
Precip begin 6 PM 7 AM
Precip end 12 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6230 6110
Transport wnd (kts) W 19 SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 131080 116710
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 70 0 0 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-020800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 0 0 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 29(ELEV) 7 7 46(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 63 (+2) 85 (+10) 58 82
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+7) 44 (-30) 97 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 W 7 Lgt/Var SW 6 G18
Precip amount 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.23
Precip duration 1 5
Precip begin 6 PM 8 AM
Precip end 12 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6620 6530
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 124580 99730
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 40 0 0 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-020800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 70 0 0 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 34(ELEV) 4 5 44(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 61 (+2) 84 (+9) 58 81
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+2) 46 (-35) 95 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 Lgt/Var W 6 G18
Precip amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.14
Precip duration 1 4
Precip begin 6 PM 8 AM
Precip end 11 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6580 6180
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 124640 104590
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 70 0 0 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-020800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 40 0 0 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 26(ELEV) 3 4 39(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 64 (+6) 86 (+11) 60 84
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 46 (-35) 99 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.14
Precip duration 1 3
Precip begin 6 PM 10 AM
Precip end 12 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6660 7210
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 112510 125420
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 20 0 0 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-020800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 18(LTD) 2 5 30(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 62 (+5) 87 (+18) 59 83
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 49 (-40) 100 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.11
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 1 PM
Precip end 12 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6660 5980
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 91100 81240
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 10 0 0 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-020800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Showers None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 0 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 2 6 22(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+2) 85 (+19) 56 81
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 55 (-33) 100 59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.06
Precip duration 1 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip end Continuing 8 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4220 2770
Transport wnd (kts) SW 10 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 66780 39960
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 20 20 0 50
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-020800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 40 0 0 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 32(ELEV) 2 3 40(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 65 (+7) 86 (+10) 62 85
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 48 (-36) 98 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.08
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 12 PM
Precip end 12 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7030 7370
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 88040 126950
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 80 0 0 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-020800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 23(LTD) 2 3 30(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 61 (+3) 87 (+17) 58 85
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 56 (-34) 99 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 1 PM
Precip end 6 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4820 5300
Transport wnd (kts) SW 9 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 54630 63860
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 0 0 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
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