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
500 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A widespread wetting rain is expected for the entire region
tonight into the weekend. The rain could mix with, or change to,
snow across northern areas Saturday into Sunday. High pressure
returns Monday.


MEZ101-230900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip type           Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    Snow         Snow
Chance precip (%)     100          100          90           80
Temp (24h trend)      32 (-4)      36 (-4)      29           36
RH % (24h trend)      97 (0)       87 (+5)      99           73
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NE 10 G23                 NW 10 G26
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7 G17    N 11 G26     N 12 G29     NW 11 G23
Precip amount         0.09         0.13         0.12         0.07
Precip duration       12           12           12           7
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             1970                      2610
Transport wnd (kts)                NE 20                     NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  50950                     60460
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                   30           40           30           30
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-230900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip type           Rain         Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%)     100          100          90           70
Temp (24h trend)      33 (-3)      38 (-2)      30           37
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+4)      85 (+3)      99           75
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NE 11 G26                 NW 11 G27
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7 G17    N 12 G27     NW 13 G32    NW 12 G25
Precip amount         0.13         0.22         0.15         0.06
Precip duration       12           12           12           7
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2100                      2690
Transport wnd (kts)                NE 23                     NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  58970                     69390
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                   40           80           50           20
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-230900-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%)     100          100          90           70
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-1)      39 (-2)      32           38
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+8)      82 (+3)      99           77
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NE 13 G33                 NW 14 G33
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  8 G20    N 14 G33     N 15 G36     NW 13 G27
Precip amount         0.16         0.32         0.19         0.07
Precip duration       11           12           11           7
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2140                      2650
Transport wnd (kts)                NE 25                     NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  66560                     70540
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                   80           100          80           20
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            3            3
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-230900-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip type           Showers      Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%)     100          100          70           40
Temp (24h trend)      34 (-2)      40 (-1)      31           40
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+1)      84 (-2)      97           69
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                N 14 G33                  NW 15 G37
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7 G18    N 15 G37     NW 17 G43    NW 15 G33
Precip amount         0.26         0.39         0.12         0.04
Precip duration       11           12           9            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             1990                      3150
Transport wnd (kts)                N 24                      NW 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  66700                     94540
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                   100          100          40           20
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-230900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Snow/Rain    Rain
Chance precip (%)     100          100          80           40
Temp (24h trend)      39 (0)       41 (-3)      34           42
RH % (24h trend)      98 (+1)      85 (-2)      96           68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NE 12 G29                 NW 11 G27
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  6 G17    N 13 G30     NW 13 G32    NW 11 G26
Precip amount         0.25         0.50         0.16         0.02
Precip duration       9            12           7            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             1940                      3390
Transport wnd (kts)                N 26                      NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  63070                     92450
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                   100          100          60
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            3            3
KBDI                  201-300      <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-230900-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     100          100          90           40
Temp (24h trend)      40 (0)       43 (-4)      35           42
RH % (24h trend)      98 (-1)      87 (0)       100          71
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NE 12 G29                 NW 12 G27
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7 G17    N 13 G29     NW 13 G32    NW 12 G26
Precip amount         0.32         0.64         0.17         0.02
Precip duration       10           12           7            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2080                      3400
Transport wnd (kts)                NE 28                     NW 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  64530                     95470
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                   100          100          70
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            2            3            3
KBDI                  201-300      <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-230900-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     100          100          90           40
Temp (24h trend)      42 (+1)      46 (-2)      35           44
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     86 (+1)      98           68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                NE 13 G33                 NW 13 G32
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7 G21    N 14 G33     NW 13 G34    NW 14 G30
Precip amount         0.40         0.71         0.17         0.02
Precip duration       10           12           7            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2140                      3510
Transport wnd (kts)                NE 29                     NW 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  83160                     101610
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   100          100          70           10
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
KBDI                  301-400      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-230900-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     100          100          80           20
Temp (24h trend)      39 (0)       42 (-5)      36           43
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     85 (-3)      97           64
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                N 15 G32                  NW 14 G30
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  7 G17    N 15 G33     NW 15 G36    NW 14 G29
Precip amount         0.34         0.53         0.09         0.01
Precip duration       9            12           4            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2100                      3670
Transport wnd (kts)                N 26                      NW 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  65280                     97530
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                   100          100          30
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3            3
KBDI                  201-300      <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-230900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EST Fri Nov 22 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy
Precip type           Rain         Rain         Rain         Rain
Chance precip (%)     100          100          80           20
Temp (24h trend)      41 (+1)      44 (-5)      36           46
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+1)      86 (0)       98           65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                N 15 G36                  NW 15 G33
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NE  6 G18    N 16 G37     NW 16 G42    NW 15 G32
Precip amount         0.44         0.65         0.11         0.00
Precip duration       8            12           3            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2200                      3620
Transport wnd (kts)                N 29                      NW 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  80850                     113860
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   100          100          40
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            3            3
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain and snow. Highs around 40. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain and a chance of snow. Lows in the upper
20s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs in the
upper 30s. West winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow and rain. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.

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

$$