Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
701
FNUS51 KCAR 191841
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
241 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Showers move back into the area from the west late tonight.
The next chance for wetting rain occurs, mainly over the south
on Sunday. Windy and drier conditions expected on Monday behind
cold front.
MEZ101-200815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
241 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 60 40 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 12 38(ELEV) 30(ELEV) 7
Temp (24h trend) 54 (+1) 71 (-4) 45 64
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+2) 67 (+20) 100 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 9 G19
Precip amount 0.06 0.17 0.04 0.00
Precip duration 2 6 2 1
Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2690 6860
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 NW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 31720 147560
Dispersion Marginal Excellent
CWR 50 50 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-200815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
241 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 60 50 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 11 37(ELEV) 35(ELEV) 9
Temp (24h trend) 54 (+1) 71 (-6) 47 66
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+3) 69 (+24) 97 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.08 0.22 0.05 0.00
Precip duration 2 7 2 2
Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2650 6750
Transport wnd (kts) SW 7 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 33340 157490
Dispersion Marginal Excellent
CWR 70 80 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-200815-
Eastern Aroostook-
241 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 70 50 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 12 34(ELEV) 34(ELEV) 10
Temp (24h trend) 56 (+1) 70 (-8) 50 67
RH % (24h trend) 90 (0) 71 (+29) 99 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 11 G24
Precip amount 0.09 0.36 0.09 0.00
Precip duration 2 7 2 1
Precip begin 1 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2250 6770
Transport wnd (kts) SW 7 NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 26230 167930
Dispersion Marginal Excellent
CWR 70 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-200815-
Central Highlands-
241 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 50 80 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 23(LTD) 39(ELEV) 28(ELEV) 4
Temp (24h trend) 56 (+3) 71 (-6) 51 68
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+4) 73 (+31) 97 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 11 G23
Precip amount 0.15 0.50 0.09 0.00
Precip duration 2 8 1
Precip begin 12 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 2 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2240 7180
Transport wnd (kts) SW 5 NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 18000 174350
Dispersion Poor Excellent
CWR 100 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-200815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
241 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 50 90 50 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20(LTD) 42(ELEV) 34(ELEV) 4
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+5) 72 (-8) 54 70
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+2) 77 (+38) 99 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 9 G21
Precip amount 0.09 0.71 0.16 0.00
Precip duration 1 9 1
Precip begin 2 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 2 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2050 7690
Transport wnd (kts) SW 9 NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 36940 186690
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 90 100 100 0
KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-200815-
Interior Downeast-
241 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 40 90 80 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 41(ELEV) 41(ELEV) 2
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+4) 73 (-7) 56 72
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+9) 83 (+42) 100 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 S 6 Lgt/Var NW 9 G22
Precip amount 0.01 0.69 0.20 0.00
Precip duration 1 11 4
Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 3 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2130 8200
Transport wnd (kts) S 16 NW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft) 40150 197410
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 10 100 100 0
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-200815-
Coastal Downeast-
241 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 30 90 80 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 12 39(ELEV) 39(ELEV) 1
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+2) 73 (-5) 56 75
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+8) 81 (+33) 100 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 NW 6 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var NW 8 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.43 0.19 0.00
Precip duration 1 9 5
Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1780 8250
Transport wnd (kts) S 16 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35860 193490
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 10 100 100 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-200815-
Bangor Region-
241 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 50 90 60 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 26(ELEV) 51(SIG) 44(ELEV) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+6) 74 (-6) 56 71
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+5) 86 (+44) 100 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 9 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 S 5 Lgt/Var NW 11 G23
Precip amount 0.04 0.84 0.18 0.00
Precip duration 1 11 1
Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 11 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1780 8010
Transport wnd (kts) S 11 NW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 26400 182430
Dispersion Marginal Excellent
CWR 20 100 100 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ114-200815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
241 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 40 90 60 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 21(LTD) 45(ELEV) 45(ELEV) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+4) 75 (-4) 58 75
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+12) 86 (+37) 100 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 NW 8 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 S 7 Lgt/Var NW 10 G22
Precip amount 0.01 0.44 0.15 0.00
Precip duration 1 10 2
Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1730 8060
Transport wnd (kts) S 15 NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 31060 180870
Dispersion Marginal Excellent
CWR 10 100 100 0
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 80.
West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$