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 021332
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
932 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather expected through this morning with isolated showers
and possible storms over the far north this afternoon. Better
chance for showers and storms will be over the north Sunday
evening.
Precipitation will be light, generally less than a quarter of an
inch.
MEZ101-022045-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
932 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 19(LTD) 20(LTD) 30(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 74 (+4) 53 (+13) 81
RH % (24h trend) 43 (+8) 90 (-5) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var SW 9 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.03
Precip duration 0 1 1
Precip begin 3 PM Continuing 1 PM
Precip end Continuing 12 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6590 6140
Transport wnd (kts) W 16 W 24
Vent rate (kt-ft) 117740 158890
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-022045-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
932 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 10 10 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 17(LTD) 18(LTD) 27(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 75 (+5) 52 (+9) 83
RH % (24h trend) 41 (+2) 89 (-5) 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 0 1 1
Precip begin 3 PM Continuing 1 PM
Precip end Continuing 12 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6890 6500
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 W 23
Vent rate (kt-ft) 115870 164890
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-022045-
Eastern Aroostook-
932 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 10 10 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 13 13 22(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 74 (+3) 52 (+9) 82
RH % (24h trend) 42 (+2) 87 (-9) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1 0
Precip begin 5 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip end Continuing 12 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7350 6270
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 W 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 105000 140400
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-022045-
Central Highlands-
932 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 7 7 7
Temp (24h trend) 76 (+5) 53 (+5) 83
RH % (24h trend) 38 (-1) 83 (-6) 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8070 6810
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 112350 157020
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-022045-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
932 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 4 5
Temp (24h trend) 78 (+4) 53 (+5) 84
RH % (24h trend) 36 (-1) 86 (-4) 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8240 7500
Transport wnd (kts) W 10 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 93210 149090
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-022045-
Interior Downeast-
932 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Clear Mclear Clear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 79 (+3) 54 (+2) 82
RH % (24h trend) 36 (-1) 84 (0) 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8250 6940
Transport wnd (kts) NW 9 SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 82950 146240
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-022045-
Coastal Downeast-
932 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Clear Mclear Clear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 80 (+4) 54 (+1) 81
RH % (24h trend) 36 (-2) 87 (+2) 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7320 4070
Transport wnd (kts) W 7 SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 67070 104650
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-022045-
Bangor Region-
932 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 2 2
Temp (24h trend) 78 (+3) 53 (+4) 84
RH % (24h trend) 35 (-5) 84 (-8) 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8820 8020
Transport wnd (kts) NW 9 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 90280 138180
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ114-022045-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
932 AM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Clear Mclear Clear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 80 (+4) 56 (+5) 82
RH % (24h trend) 36 (-7) 90 (-2) 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8380 4570
Transport wnd (kts) W 8 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 75580 99020
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$