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
235 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Winds gusting to 20 mph this afternoon will subside this evening
and trend downward through Saturday. RH in the 45-55% range this
weekend with an increasing trend early next week. Wetting rains
also possible Monday into Tuesday of next week.


MEZ101-180830-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
235 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      25 (-7)      58 (+6)      34           64
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     42 (-11)     100          42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  7
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3080                      2340
Transport wnd (kts)                W  4                      S 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  13910                     37380
Dispersion                         Poor                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-180830-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
235 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0(None)      1            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      25 (-9)      59 (+6)      34           63
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     44 (-12)     100          44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  7
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3240                      2420
Transport wnd (kts)                NW  4                     S 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  17460                     45730
Dispersion                         Poor                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-180830-
Eastern Aroostook-
235 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      28 (-9)      59 (+6)      33           62
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+3)     50 (-9)      100          48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3490                      2640
Transport wnd (kts)                N  5                      S 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  24820                     36520
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-180830-
Central Highlands-
235 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0(None)      1            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      30 (-7)      60 (+6)      35           63
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+6)     45 (-10)     100          45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   N  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  8 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3470                      2980
Transport wnd (kts)                N  5                      S 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  25790                     53810
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-180830-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
235 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      31 (-8)      61 (+5)      34           64
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+3)     46 (-10)     100          45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3750                      3180
Transport wnd (kts)                N  7                      S  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  43020                     47720
Dispersion                         Fair                      Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-180830-
Interior Downeast-
235 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0            0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      37 (-4)      62 (+5)      36           63
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     54 (-8)      100          56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                N  5                      Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   N  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3800                      3120
Transport wnd (kts)                N 10                      S  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  44150                     31470
Dispersion                         Fair                      Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-180830-
Coastal Downeast-
235 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0            0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      38 (-4)      63 (+4)      36           63
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+3)     51 (-8)      100          57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                N  5                      Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   N  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             4040                      2650
Transport wnd (kts)                N 10                      S  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  46930                     29130
Dispersion                         Fair                      Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-180830-
Bangor Region-
235 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      32 (-7)      62 (+4)      35           65
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+7)     49 (-6)      100          50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   N  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3710                      3300
Transport wnd (kts)                N  7                      S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  31060                     39790
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-180830-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
235 PM EDT Fri Oct 17 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      35 (-6)      64 (+4)      36           64
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+6)     51 (-7)      100          58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                N  6                      Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   N  7 G17     N  5         Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3870                      2870
Transport wnd (kts)                N  8                      S 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  38870                     30670
Dispersion                         Fair                      Marginal
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the lower
60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid
40s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely. Highs in the upper
50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the upper
50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the
lower 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 50s. West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.

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

$$