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 1 2025

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


MEZ101-012100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers None         Snow
Chance precip (%)     40           0            40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      1
Temp (24h trend)      28 (+1)      2 (-24)      23
RH % (24h trend)      59 (-14)     96 (-4)      65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  8 G20                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  7 G20     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.04
Precip duration       2                         2
Precip begin          6 AM                      8 AM
Precip end            1 PM                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3260                      2240
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 20                     S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     73720                     31140
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   10           0            20
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-012100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers None         Snow
Chance precip (%)     40           0            60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      1
Temp (24h trend)      30 (+1)      5 (-22)      24
RH % (24h trend)      59 (-15)     90 (-10)     65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  8 G21                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  8 G21    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.07
Precip duration       2                         2
Precip begin          6 AM                      8 AM
Precip end            2 PM                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3530                      2100
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 22                     S 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     88550                     40970
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   10           0            40
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-012100-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers None         Snow
Chance precip (%)     40           0            80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      1
Temp (24h trend)      33 (+3)      6 (-23)      24
RH % (24h trend)      58 (-15)     91 (-9)      65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  8 G25                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 10 G27    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.11
Precip duration       1                         4
Precip begin          6 AM                      8 AM
Precip end            2 PM                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3690                      2060
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 22                     S 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     90490                     36570
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                   10           0            80
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-012100-
Central Highlands-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers None         Snow
Chance precip (%)     10           0            90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      1
Temp (24h trend)      33 (+1)      9 (-19)      26
RH % (24h trend)      59 (-16)     81 (-18)     65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 10 G27                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 11 G27    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.18
Precip duration       1                         7
Precip begin          9 AM                      7 AM
Precip end            2 PM                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3480                      1850
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 24                     S 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     95270                     36580
Dispersion            Very Good                 Fair
CWR                                0            90
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-012100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Snow Showers None         Snow
Chance precip (%)     10           0            90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      1
Temp (24h trend)      35 (+1)      12 (-20)     30
RH % (24h trend)      59 (-13)     82 (-18)     67
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  7 G23                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  9 G24    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.21
Precip duration       0                         6
Precip begin          10 AM                     8 AM
Precip end            2 PM                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3710                      1870
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 23                     S  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)     95750                     30840
Dispersion            Very Good                 Marginal
CWR                                0            100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-012100-
Interior Downeast-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Snow
Chance precip (%)     0            0            100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      4
Temp (24h trend)      38 (0)       16 (-18)     35
RH % (24h trend)      65 (-11)     84 (-15)     72
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  8 G24                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 11 G25    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.22
Precip duration                                 6
Precip begin                                    8 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3660                      1450
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 25                     SE  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)     101360                    11740
Dispersion            Very Good                 Poor
CWR                   0            0            100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-012100-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Snow
Chance precip (%)     0            0            100
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      5
Temp (24h trend)      39 (-3)      17 (-20)     39
RH % (24h trend)      60 (-11)     85 (-14)     72
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W  9 G25                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 11 G27    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.24
Precip duration                                 6
Precip begin                                    8 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3780                      2980
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 26                     S 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     112620                    79810
Dispersion            Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-012100-
Bangor Region-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Snow
Chance precip (%)     0            0            90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      3
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-2)      14 (-18)     32
RH % (24h trend)      56 (-21)     82 (-17)     66
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 10 G27                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 13 G27    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.24
Precip duration                                 7
Precip begin                                    8 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3770                      1430
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 26                     S  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     109050                    12580
Dispersion            Very Good                 Poor
CWR                   0            0            100
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-012100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Cloudy
Precip type           None         None         Snow
Chance precip (%)     0            0            90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      3
Temp (24h trend)      39 (-3)      16 (-19)     39
RH % (24h trend)      57 (-20)     88 (-11)     66
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   W 10 G28                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW 13 G30    NW  6 G23    Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.30
Precip duration                                 6
Precip begin                                    8 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3760                      2590
Transport wnd (kts)   NW 27                     S  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     109480                    74090
Dispersion            Very Good                 Good
CWR                   0            0            100
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Patchy
blowing snow. Lows around 17. North winds around 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing snow. Highs in the
upper 20s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 16. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the
lower 30s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows near zero. West
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, colder. Highs around 17. West winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 8. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the
upper 20s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows
around 13. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds around
5 mph.

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

$$