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 041256
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Isolated showers possible across northern Aroostook county today
then again later tonight into early Sunday. A wetting rain is
expected later Tuesday into Wednesday, when rainfall of a quarter
to three quarters of an inch is likely.
MEZ101-042015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 10 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-1) 40 (-1) 77
RH % (24h trend) 49 (+23) 96 (+7) 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var SW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 10 AM 5 AM
Precip end 3 PM 6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4830 3600
Transport wnd (kts) NW 12 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 67980 73760
Dispersion Good Good
CWR
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ102-042015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 70 (0) 39 (-3) 78
RH % (24h trend) 49 (+23) 98 (+8) 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 6 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 11 AM
Precip end 3 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5000 3850
Transport wnd (kts) NW 13 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 74960 83010
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ103-042015-
Eastern Aroostook-
856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None Showers
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-2) 39 (-2) 76
RH % (24h trend) 54 (+25) 98 (+9) 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 7 G18 Lgt/Var SW 7
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 12 PM
Precip end 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4520 3480
Transport wnd (kts) N 14 W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 71270 68330
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 10 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ105-042015-
Central Highlands-
856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 74 (+4) 43 (-4) 78
RH % (24h trend) 48 (+19) 99 (+17) 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 7 G17 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5510 3920
Transport wnd (kts) NW 14 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 83790 76260
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-042015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 75 (+5) 43 (0) 76
RH % (24h trend) 47 (+14) 96 (+6) 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4960 3310
Transport wnd (kts) N 13 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 83060 47600
Dispersion Very Good Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-042015-
Interior Downeast-
856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0
Temp (24h trend) 75 (+5) 45 (+2) 75
RH % (24h trend) 49 (+12) 98 (+4) 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 6 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4640 3510
Transport wnd (kts) N 13 SW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 68710 41130
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-042015-
Coastal Downeast-
856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0
Temp (24h trend) 76 (+8) 47 (+1) 74
RH % (24h trend) 47 (-2) 97 (+4) 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4190 2800
Transport wnd (kts) NW 10 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 63940 34610
Dispersion Good Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-042015-
Bangor Region-
856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0
Temp (24h trend) 76 (+5) 45 (0) 77
RH % (24h trend) 52 (+14) 98 (+8) 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 7 G17 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5020 3260
Transport wnd (kts) NW 11 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 62650 38660
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ114-042015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
856 AM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0
Temp (24h trend) 78 (+10) 48 (+2) 76
RH % (24h trend) 50 (-3) 96 (+1) 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 6 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4880 2910
Transport wnd (kts) NW 9 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55690 32640
Dispersion Good Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with rain likely. Cooler. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$