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 051756
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
155 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected through Monday along with much above
normal level temperatures. A wetting rain is expected later
Tuesday into Wednesday, when rainfall of a quarter to three
quarters of an inch is likely.
MEZ101-060800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
155 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0 0(None) 13
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+14) 79 (+1) 54 78
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-5) 37 (-9) 78 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 Lgt/Var SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 12 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5020 5410
Transport wnd (kts) SW 19 SW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 106280 134420
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-060800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
155 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0 0(None) 11
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+13) 81 (+2) 50 80
RH % (24h trend) 95 (-3) 36 (-11) 83 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 Lgt/Var SW 8 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 1 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5300 5880
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 100090 148260
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 40
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ103-060800-
Eastern Aroostook-
155 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0 0(None) 4
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+11) 82 (+5) 49 79
RH % (24h trend) 98 (0) 39 (-11) 94 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 Lgt/Var S 9 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 2 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5110 5230
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 SW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 89260 133250
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ105-060800-
Central Highlands-
155 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None Rain
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0 0 7
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+9) 82 (+4) 50 80
RH % (24h trend) 97 (0) 37 (-9) 90 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var S 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 3 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5460 5100
Transport wnd (kts) SW 13 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 90290 116700
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
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MEZ106-060800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
155 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0 1
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+10) 84 (+7) 50 79
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 38 (-8) 98 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var S 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4540 3690
Transport wnd (kts) SW 12 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 70050 74630
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 301-400 301-400 201-300
Remarks...None.
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MEZ108-060800-
Interior Downeast-
155 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 53 (+10) 83 (+7) 52 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 47 (-5) 99 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var S 8 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3630 2280
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 47870 47260
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
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MEZ112-060800-
Coastal Downeast-
155 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+3) 80 (+8) 51 73
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 52 (-6) 99 61
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 SW 5 SW 10 G22
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1710 1750
Transport wnd (kts) SW 10 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25450 28630
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
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MEZ113-060800-
Bangor Region-
155 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+8) 84 (+6) 51 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 43 (-7) 96 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 S 5 S 10 G22
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4580 3630
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 54140 61340
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-060800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
155 PM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 54 (+8) 80 (+7) 53 74
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 57 (-4) 98 66
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G17 SW 6 SW 11 G24
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1780 1750
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 26620 27650
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
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.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 50. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
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