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 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.

$$

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.

$$