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 031756
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
spring****
MEZ101-040900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Snow Showers Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 30 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 3 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 13 (+8) 28 (+4) -5 11
RH % (24h trend) 96 (0) 48 (-14) 71 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 7 G21 W 8 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 10 G29 W 11 G28 SW 6 G17
Precip amount 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 2
Precip begin 1 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4280 2710
Transport wnd (kts) W 26 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 133460 52420
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 10 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-040900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Snow Showers Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 40 60 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 3 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 15 (+3) 31 (+6) -4 13
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-2) 48 (-14) 69 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 G20 W 8 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 11 G29 W 11 G30 W 6 G18
Precip amount 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 3
Precip begin 2 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4550 2880
Transport wnd (kts) W 27 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 136820 55710
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 10 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-040900-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Snow Showers Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 20 60 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 4 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 14 (-3) 32 (+5) -2 15
RH % (24h trend) 93 (0) 51 (-16) 69 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 G21 W 10 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 12 G32 NW 13 G34 W 7 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 3
Precip begin 4 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4520 2940
Transport wnd (kts) W 24 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 129360 53480
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-040900-
Central Highlands-
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Snow Showers Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 20 30 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 2 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 16 (-2) 32 (+5) -2 16
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-5) 49 (-12) 66 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 G22 W 8 G25
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 12 G36 NW 15 G41 W 6 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 3
Precip begin 5 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4470 2910
Transport wnd (kts) W 27 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 133730 53520
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-040900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 0 60 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 3 2 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 16 (-5) 34 (+3) -1 17
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-3) 51 (-16) 70 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 8 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 9 G30 NW 12 G33 W 6 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 4
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3950 2880
Transport wnd (kts) W 22 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 113910 50000
Dispersion Very Good Fair
CWR 0 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-040900-
Interior Downeast-
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Snow Showers Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 50 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 4 2 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 19 (-7) 37 (+4) 0 19
RH % (24h trend) 98 (-1) 56 (-19) 77 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 8 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 9 G31 NW 12 G33 W 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 4 0
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3120 2800
Transport wnd (kts) W 18 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 74500 49540
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 0 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-040900-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Showers Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 40 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 4 2 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 21 (-6) 40 (+4) 0 25
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-3) 60 (-11) 81 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 G23 NW 9 G24
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 10 G33 NW 12 G38 W 6 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 3 0
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3600 2790
Transport wnd (kts) NW 25 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 162210 58450
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 0 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-040900-
Bangor Region-
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 0 30 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 3 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 19 (-3) 35 (+1) 0 19
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-5) 53 (-13) 72 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 G18 W 8 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 11 G33 NW 13 G34 W 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3880 2710
Transport wnd (kts) NW 21 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 100030 36150
Dispersion Very Good Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-040900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 PM EST Wed Dec 3 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Snow Showers Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 30 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 3 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 20 (-5) 39 (+3) -1 26
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-5) 57 (-12) 82 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 7 G23 NW 8 G24
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 12 G41 NW 16 G41 W 6 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2 0
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3560 2840
Transport wnd (kts) NW 21 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 101000 54180
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 3. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 12. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 4. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs around 16. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 1. West winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 19. West winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Lows
around 7. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with scattered snow showers. Highs in
the mid 20s. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
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