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 032101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Mostly sunny with smoke and haze Wednesday. A cold front will
approach Thursday and bring a chance of thunderstorms Thursday
afternoon. Heavy downpours are possible. Low pressure will
approach on Saturday bringing a chance of rain.
MEZ101-040800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 40
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+13) 83 (+9) 61 82
RH % (24h trend) 80 (-18) 32 (+7) 86 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G17 SW 5 W 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
Precip duration 3
Precip begin 9 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5090 4990
Transport wnd (kts) SW 21 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 130250 82860
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 0 0 0 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-040800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 40
Temp (24h trend) 48 (+11) 84 (+9) 58 84
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-15) 32 (+8) 87 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G17 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09
Precip duration 3
Precip begin 10 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5390 4900
Transport wnd (kts) SW 19 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 128290 90470
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 0 0 0 50
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-040800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 46 (+7) 83 (+9) 56 86
RH % (24h trend) 84 (-13) 38 (+12) 85 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G20 S 6 G17 SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 11 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4750 5450
Transport wnd (kts) SW 18 SW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 104900 80070
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-040800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+10) 84 (+10) 57 87
RH % (24h trend) 84 (-8) 34 (+7) 92 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G17 S 5 SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 11 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4440 5600
Transport wnd (kts) SW 16 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 98140 92770
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ106-040800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 48 (+7) 83 (+8) 52 88
RH % (24h trend) 82 (-16) 37 (+8) 94 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17 S 5 SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 1 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3680 5930
Transport wnd (kts) S 14 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 68980 93620
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-040800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 46 (+4) 79 (+4) 48 85
RH % (24h trend) 87 (-7) 44 (+11) 98 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 5 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2550 2330
Transport wnd (kts) S 13 S 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 38980 38200
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ112-040800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 45 (+3) 74 (+4) 46 79
RH % (24h trend) 87 (-7) 50 (+7) 99 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1520 1260
Transport wnd (kts) S 12 S 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 26300 18110
Dispersion Marginal Poor
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-040800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 10
Temp (24h trend) 48 (+7) 83 (+8) 53 91
RH % (24h trend) 83 (-13) 40 (+8) 97 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 S 7 S 5 S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 2 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3260 4810
Transport wnd (kts) S 13 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 47760 79340
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 0 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-040800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Tue Jun 3 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 48 (+6) 78 (+6) 50 85
RH % (24h trend) 85 (-8) 46 (+4) 98 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G17 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 5 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1550 1500
Transport wnd (kts) S 12 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25370 15670
Dispersion Marginal Poor
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs around 70.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper
60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.
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