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 151756
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1255 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
spring****
MEZ101-160900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1255 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Showers None None Snow
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 4 (+1) 21 (+8) 16 32
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+12) 66 (+1) 87 68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 G18 SW 5 SW 6 G18 SW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip duration 0 4
Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM
Precip end 9 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2640 2610
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 SW 24
Vent rate (kt-ft) 52120 74040
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-160900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1255 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Showers None None Snow
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 4 (-2) 23 (+9) 14 34
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+5) 64 (+1) 89 68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G20 SW 5 SW 5 G17 SW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 0 2
Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM
Precip end 8 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2990 2660
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 SW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 58990 74350
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ103-160900-
Eastern Aroostook-
1255 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Showers None None Snow Showers
Chance precip (%) 10 0 0 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 1
Temp (24h trend) 3 (-4) 24 (+8) 13 31
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+2) 63 (+3) 93 70
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 9 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 8 G21 SW 5 S 5 G18 SW 7 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM
Precip end 8 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2780 1790
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 58500 49840
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-160900-
Central Highlands-
1255 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None Snow Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 5 (-1) 26 (+11) 14 32
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+12) 61 (+1) 92 68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 8 G26 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 11 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3200 2200
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 57640 58320
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ106-160900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1255 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 4 (-5) 26 (+8) 14 36
RH % (24h trend) 92 (+7) 60 (+2) 92 68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 G18 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 12 PM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2660 2620
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 45560 72300
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-160900-
Interior Downeast-
1255 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
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) 9 (-3) 28 (+9) 17 40
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+6) 60 (+2) 95 74
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 9 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G20 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 G23
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2400 2990
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 SW 24
Vent rate (kt-ft) 32720 80660
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-160900-
Coastal Downeast-
1255 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 10 (-3) 33 (+12) 21 41
RH % (24h trend) 89 (+8) 51 (-2) 93 69
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 12 G29
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 7 G25 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 11 G29
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2750 3090
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 SW 29
Vent rate (kt-ft) 58450 111140
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-160900-
Bangor Region-
1255 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 5 (-4) 27 (+8) 16 36
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+12) 61 (+6) 92 68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 9 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G21 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 1 PM
Precip end 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2440 2530
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 29280 63090
Dispersion Marginal Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-160900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1255 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 9 (-3) 33 (+12) 20 40
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+15) 56 (+1) 92 70
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 13 G31
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 9 G27 SW 5 SW 5 G23 SW 11 G29
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2840 2720
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 26
Vent rate (kt-ft) 59330 106180
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers.
Lows around 16. West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Areas of fog.
Not as cold. Lows around 30. South winds around 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Rain. Areas of fog. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds
around 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Colder. Lows around 10. West winds around 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Much colder. Highs in the lower 20s.
West winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Lows around 13.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Highs in
the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 9. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs around 20. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
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