Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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FNUS51 KCAR 100556
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1255 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
spring****
MEZ101-102100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 90 90 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 1 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 24 (+11) 17 (+16) 25
RH % (24h trend) 66 (+14) 100 (+10) 73
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 7
Precip amount 0.15 0.18 0.03
Precip duration 4 7 2
Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1500 2890
Transport wnd (kts) SE 8 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 16920 60410
Dispersion Poor Good
CWR 90 90 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-102100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 90 100 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 1 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 24 (+10) 17 (+14) 27
RH % (24h trend) 66 (+18) 100 (+10) 73
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 7 G23
Precip amount 0.18 0.24 0.03
Precip duration 4 7 2
Precip begin 12 PM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 6 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1490 2670
Transport wnd (kts) SE 8 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 17530 66950
Dispersion Poor Good
CWR 100 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-102100-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 90 100 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 3 1
Temp (24h trend) 26 (+11) 20 (+15) 30
RH % (24h trend) 64 (+18) 100 (+12) 76
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 7 G17
Precip amount 0.20 0.37 0.04
Precip duration 3 8 2
Precip begin 12 PM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 5 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1480 2260
Transport wnd (kts) S 7 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 12180 38580
Dispersion Poor Fair
CWR 100 100 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-102100-
Central Highlands-
1255 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 100 90 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 3 2
Temp (24h trend) 29 (+12) 21 (+14) 30
RH % (24h trend) 67 (+24) 100 (+9) 68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 9 G23
Precip amount 0.27 0.23 0.02
Precip duration 5 6 4
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1520 3120
Transport wnd (kts) S 9 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 18430 73070
Dispersion Poor Good
CWR 100 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-102100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Snow/Rain Snow
Chance precip (%) 100 100 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 4 3
Temp (24h trend) 35 (+17) 26 (+20) 33
RH % (24h trend) 67 (+16) 100 (+4) 73
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 W 7 G18
Precip amount 0.27 0.35 0.03
Precip duration 4 8 2
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1610 2720
Transport wnd (kts) S 8 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 18110 52450
Dispersion Poor Good
CWR 100 100 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-102100-
Interior Downeast-
1255 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 90 100 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 6 6 4
Temp (24h trend) 40 (+18) 30 (+22) 37
RH % (24h trend) 75 (+18) 100 (+3) 78
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 S 7 G17 W 7 G20
Precip amount 0.17 0.34 0.02
Precip duration 4 8 2
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1720 2740
Transport wnd (kts) SW 9 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 19680 39250
Dispersion Poor Fair
CWR 90 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-102100-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Rain Showers
Chance precip (%) 80 100 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 7 7 5
Temp (24h trend) 43 (+14) 32 (+20) 40
RH % (24h trend) 69 (+22) 100 (+4) 73
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G23 S 8 G26 W 9 G25
Precip amount 0.15 0.30 0.02
Precip duration 4 8 2
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1970 3080
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 61400 134160
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 80 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-102100-
Bangor Region-
1255 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Rain Snow
Chance precip (%) 90 100 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 4 3
Temp (24h trend) 37 (+16) 28 (+20) 33
RH % (24h trend) 75 (+31) 100 (+3) 68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 S 7 G18 W 10 G22
Precip amount 0.24 0.23 0.01
Precip duration 5 5 2
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 3 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1810 3220
Transport wnd (kts) S 9 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 23060 50780
Dispersion Marginal Good
CWR 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-102100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 AM EST Wed Dec 10 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Rain Showers
Chance precip (%) 90 100 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 5 3
Temp (24h trend) 43 (+16) 29 (+16) 38
RH % (24h trend) 74 (+24) 100 (+1) 69
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 G22 SW 8 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G25 S 9 G28 W 11 G31
Precip amount 0.16 0.26 0.01
Precip duration 4 6 2
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 3 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2460 3840
Transport wnd (kts) S 14 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 76220 157050
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 90 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
Lows around 12. West winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds around
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 12. West winds around
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Highs in
the mid 20s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 9. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 18. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 4. West winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 18. West winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
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