Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
410
FNUS51 KCAR 191756
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Dry this afternoon and tonight. Minimum relative humidity values
30-40 percent this afternoon. A slight chance of showers
Wednesday
into Wednesday night. Dry again Thursday and Friday.
MEZ101-200800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 10 8 7
Temp (24h trend) 44 (+9) 71 (+1) 44 75
RH % (24h trend) 88 (-8) 42 (+6) 100 38
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 1 1
Precip begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4060 5620
Transport wnd (kts) SE 3 NW 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 22060 39400
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-200800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 10 8 11
Temp (24h trend) 43 (+8) 72 (+2) 45 75
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-10) 42 (+6) 99 40
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 0 1 0
Precip begin 3 PM Continuing 3 PM
Precip end Continuing 2 AM 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4590 5430
Transport wnd (kts) SE 4 NW 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 36340 37280
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-200800-
Eastern Aroostook-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 10 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 8 7 13
Temp (24h trend) 43 (+8) 73 (+3) 48 75
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-15) 41 (+6) 96 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1 0
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip end Continuing 3 AM 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5730 5040
Transport wnd (kts) S 4 NW 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 33970 27090
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-200800-
Central Highlands-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 9 7 8
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+6) 73 (+2) 48 76
RH % (24h trend) 88 (-4) 40 (+4) 94 38
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 0 1
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5950 6150
Transport wnd (kts) S 6 N 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55000 26540
Dispersion Good Marginal
CWR 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-200800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 10 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 6 6 6
Temp (24h trend) 46 (+6) 75 (+2) 48 78
RH % (24h trend) 88 (-3) 36 (+4) 94 36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 5 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6640 6500
Transport wnd (kts) SW 5 NW 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 44520 32110
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-200800-
Interior Downeast-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 2 2 1
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+7) 74 (+1) 49 77
RH % (24h trend) 84 (-2) 41 (+6) 91 40
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) 5920 6360
Transport wnd (kts) S 5 N 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35660 36520
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-200800-
Coastal Downeast-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 1 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 48 (+3) 75 (+2) 49 77
RH % (24h trend) 83 (-2) 40 (+2) 93 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3820 5010
Transport wnd (kts) S 5 SE 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25700 31750
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-200800-
Bangor Region-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 4 4 2
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+5) 74 (0) 49 78
RH % (24h trend) 89 (-3) 41 (+5) 98 36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 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) 5820 6710
Transport wnd (kts) S 6 E 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43910 35660
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-200800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 1 1 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+2) 74 (-1) 50 78
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+1) 43 (0) 97 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 8 PM
Precip end 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3870 5570
Transport wnd (kts) S 7 E 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 31390 35170
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
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