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
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
 spring****


MEZ101-082100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      6 (-8)       -3 (-3)      14
RH % (24h trend)      59 (+8)      87 (0)       55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  7 G18                  SW  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  7 G17     W  6         SW  5
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2630                      2430
Transport wnd (kts)   W 16                      SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     51290                     56140
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   10           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-082100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      8 (-8)       -3 (-4)      16
RH % (24h trend)      57 (+7)      85 (0)       51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  7 G20                 W  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  7 G18     W  6 G19     Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3000                      2380
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 17                     SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     59740                     46670
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   10           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-082100-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      10 (-7)      -3 (-7)      17
RH % (24h trend)      56 (+4)      87 (-2)      48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  9 G21                 W  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  7 G18     W  6         SW  5
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3550                      2310
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 18                     SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)     77660                     34060
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   20           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-082100-
Central Highlands-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         None         None
Chance precip (%)     10           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      12 (-8)      -2 (-8)      18
RH % (24h trend)      53 (+8)      85 (-3)      48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW 10 G25                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  9 G21    W  7 G20     Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3210                      2570
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 20                     SW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     73610                     34100
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   20           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-082100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Snow         None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      14 (-9)      -3 (-13)     19
RH % (24h trend)      54 (+4)      91 (-4)      48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW  9 G23                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  7 G20    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.02         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3860                      2210
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 19                     SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     85390                     31400
Dispersion            Very Good                 Marginal
CWR                   70           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-082100-
Interior Downeast-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Snow         None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      15 (-12)     -2 (-15)     24
RH % (24h trend)      60 (+5)      96 (-3)      44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW 10 G23                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  8 G20    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3880                      2180
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 20                     SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     88700                     24140
Dispersion            Very Good                 Marginal
CWR                   90           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-082100-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Snow         None         None
Chance precip (%)     40           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1            0            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      19 (-11)     0 (-15)      31
RH % (24h trend)      57 (+5)      95 (-1)      37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW 11 G27                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  9 G23    NW  5 G20    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0
Precip begin          6 AM
Precip end            9 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3960                      2520
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 21                     W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     106440                    45560
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   90           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-082100-
Bangor Region-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      14 (-12)     -2 (-14)     22
RH % (24h trend)      53 (+4)      93 (-6)      47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW 11 G23                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  9 G21    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3650                      2360
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 19                     SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     78730                     27100
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-082100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      19 (-10)     -3 (-18)     30
RH % (24h trend)      57 (+5)      100 (+4)     45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   NW 13 G30                 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 10 G26    NW  6 G23    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3820                      2730
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 22                     SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     130730                    46800
Dispersion            Excellent                 Fair
CWR                   0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
11. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain likely.
Highs in the lower 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Snow likely and rain. Lows around 20.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs around 30.
West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 11. West winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 8. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.

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

$$