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
858 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A few showers are expected today across the north, but most areas
will not have a wetting rain. Very windy tonight into Saturday
morning. Saturday and Sunday will be seasonably cool and dry. The
next potential wetting rain is expected on Monday.


MEZ101-082115-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
858 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     50           10           0
Temp (24h trend)      45           25 (-7)      35
RH % (24h trend)      67 (+11)     84 (-2)      39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW 10 G26                 NW 14 G36
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 12 G28     NW 15 G35    NW  8 G21
Precip amount         0.05         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       4            1
Precip begin          7 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3760                      4710
Transport wnd (kts)   W 27                      NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft)     122290                    114610
Dispersion            Excellent                 Very Good
CWR                   10                        0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ102-082115-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
858 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     50           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      46           26 (-5)      38
RH % (24h trend)      63 (+8)      83 (-6)      40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  9 G30                 NW 14 G36
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 11 G31     NW 15 G35    NW  9 G25
Precip amount         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       4            1
Precip begin          8 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3590                      4850
Transport wnd (kts)   W 26                      NW 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)     127120                    131230
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   10                        0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ103-082115-
Eastern Aroostook-
858 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     50           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      46           29 (-2)      39
RH % (24h trend)      64 (+10)     80 (-7)      42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  8 G20                 NW 15 G34
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G21     NW 11 G27    NW 11 G29
Precip amount         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       4            1
Precip begin          8 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2900                      5290
Transport wnd (kts)   W 20                      NW 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)     77210                     160540
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   10                        0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            4
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ105-082115-
Central Highlands-
858 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     40           10           0
Temp (24h trend)      49           27 (-7)      41
RH % (24h trend)      56 (+9)      80 (-3)      37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  8 G26                 NW 17 G40
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 11 G30     NW 15 G39    NW 12 G30
Precip amount         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       3            0
Precip begin          8 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3690                      5130
Transport wnd (kts)   W 23                      NW 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)     116730                    147120
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   10                        0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ106-082115-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
858 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      53           30 (-4)      42
RH % (24h trend)      50 (+3)      76 (-5)      38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  7 G20                 NW 12 G25
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W  9 G22     NW 10 G23    NW  9 G24
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2
Precip begin          11 AM
Precip end            6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4200                      5580
Transport wnd (kts)   W 23                      NW 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)     124850                    166820
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   10           0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            4
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...High.

$$

MEZ108-082115-
Interior Downeast-
858 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      54           32 (-2)      44
RH % (24h trend)      50 (+2)      77 (-9)      41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  7 G20                 NW 13 G27
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 10 G21     NW  9 G21    NW 11 G25
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4590                      5620
Transport wnd (kts)   W 24                      NW 28
Vent rate (kt-ft)     122770                    168110
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...High.

$$

MEZ112-082115-
Coastal Downeast-
858 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      54           32 (-4)      46
RH % (24h trend)      51 (+7)      79 (-2)      39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  9 G27                 NW 15 G33
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 11 G26     NW 12 G32    NW 12 G30
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4400                      5660
Transport wnd (kts)   W 23                      NW 29
Vent rate (kt-ft)     118100                    196450
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            4
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...High.

$$

MEZ113-082115-
Bangor Region-
858 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      54           32 (-4)      44
RH % (24h trend)      48 (+3)      72 (-8)      38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  8 G21                 NW 14 G28
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 11 G22     NW 10 G23    NW 11 G27
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4880                      5800
Transport wnd (kts)   W 26                      NW 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)     138120                    162430
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...High.

$$

MEZ114-082115-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
858 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      54           32 (-6)      47
RH % (24h trend)      51 (+1)      75 (-7)      38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   SW  9 G29                 NW 16 G36
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   W 11 G27     NW 11 G33    NW 13 G32
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4800                      5510
Transport wnd (kts)   W 24                      NW 28
Vent rate (kt-ft)     122030                    159090
Dispersion            Excellent                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            4
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...High.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the lower 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Patchy fog. Highs in
the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the upper 30s. West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 20s.
Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the lower 40s. East winds around 10 mph.

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

$$