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 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

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


MEZ101-300900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance precip (%)     0            90           90           20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      12 (-9)      33 (+6)      19           31
RH % (24h trend)      97 (+7)      73 (+10)     100          57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   W  8 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  7 G17    S  5         W  7 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.14         0.12         0.01
Precip duration                    5            7            0
Precip begin                       9 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   9 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2250                      3660
Transport wnd (kts)                S 18                      NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  53730                     88700
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            90           90           20
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-300900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance precip (%)     0            90           90           20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      14 (-8)      35 (+7)      20           33
RH % (24h trend)      95 (+10)     70 (+9)      100          58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   W  7 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  7 G17    S  6 G17     NW  8 G21
Precip amount         0.00         0.12         0.15         0.00
Precip duration                    5            7            0
Precip begin                       9 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   10 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2240                      4210
Transport wnd (kts)                S 18                      NW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  51200                     114610
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            80           80           10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-300900-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance precip (%)     0            70           100          20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      2            4            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      16 (-7)      37 (+6)      24           36
RH % (24h trend)      89 (+4)      67 (+11)     100          58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   W  8 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  5 G17     SE  8 G21    S  8 G23     NW 10 G25
Precip amount         0.00         0.08         0.24         0.01
Precip duration                    3            8            1
Precip begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   1 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2300                      4800
Transport wnd (kts)                S 17                      NW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  45290                     119620
Dispersion                         Fair                      Very Good
CWR                   0            40           100          10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-300900-
Central Highlands-
1255 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     0            90           90           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      17 (-6)      37 (+7)      22           35
RH % (24h trend)      87 (+7)      71 (+11)     100          59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   W  9 G25
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  6 G23    SE  8 G21    S  7 G23     NW 11 G25
Precip amount         0.00         0.18         0.21         0.00
Precip duration                    6            6
Precip begin                       8 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2220                      3950
Transport wnd (kts)                S 15                      NW 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  45140                     116610
Dispersion                         Fair                      Very Good
CWR                   0            90           90           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-300900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         Snow         Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     0            60           100          0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      19 (-6)      42 (+8)      27           38
RH % (24h trend)      88 (-4)      67 (+14)     100          57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   W  7 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  6 G18    S  7 G20     NW  9 G23
Precip amount         0.00         0.07         0.30         0.00
Precip duration                    2            7
Precip begin                       8 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2040                      4310
Transport wnd (kts)                S 13                      NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  31600                     112860
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Very Good
CWR                   0            40           100          0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-300900-
Interior Downeast-
1255 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         Snow         Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     0            50           100          0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      3            5            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      22 (-3)      46 (+10)     31           41
RH % (24h trend)      88 (-8)      70 (+16)     100          61
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   W  7 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  7 G20    S  9 G23     NW 10 G23
Precip amount         0.00         0.06         0.39         0.00
Precip duration                    1            7
Precip begin                       8 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2070                      4290
Transport wnd (kts)                S 13                      NW 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  41440                     115900
Dispersion                         Fair                      Very Good
CWR                   0            40           100          0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-300900-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         Snow         Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     0            40           100          0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      4            7            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      22 (-5)      48 (+11)     32           42
RH % (24h trend)      85 (-11)     64 (+13)     100          56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   W  8 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5 G21    S  9 G26     S 11 G30     NW 10 G25
Precip amount         0.00         0.06         0.41         0.00
Precip duration                    1            7
Precip begin                       8 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3150                      4350
Transport wnd (kts)                S 14                      NW 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  69910                     120770
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            40           100          0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-300900-
Bangor Region-
1255 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         Snow         Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     0            70           90           0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      2            3            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      20 (-6)      45 (+9)      28           39
RH % (24h trend)      88 (-2)      74 (+23)     100          53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   W  9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  5 G18    SE  8 G21    S  9 G23     NW 12 G25
Precip amount         0.00         0.08         0.25         0.00
Precip duration                    2            6
Precip begin                       7 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             1760                      4590
Transport wnd (kts)                S 14                      NW 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  30110                     126790
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Excellent
CWR                   0            50           100          0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-300900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 PM EST Sat Nov 29 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         Snow         Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     0            70           100          0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      22 (-6)      48 (+10)     31           42
RH % (24h trend)      88 (+1)      70 (+19)     100          56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   W 10 G26
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   NW  6 G23    S 11 G29     S 12 G33     NW 12 G27
Precip amount         0.00         0.10         0.29         0.00
Precip duration                    2            6
Precip begin                       7 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   3 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3170                      4380
Transport wnd (kts)                S 18                      NW 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  101350                    126850
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            80           100          0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 11. West winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the
upper 20s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
16. North winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 16. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs around 30.
West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 1. West
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs around 18. West winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
9. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs in the mid
20s. West winds around 5 mph.

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

$$