Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
216 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Cool and dry weather is expected into Friday. Saturday into
Sunday will remain mostly dry with a slow warming trend. A weak
cold front pushing into the area late Sunday may produce some
showers or thunderstorms over the far north late Sunday.
Otherwise, dry weather will persist through early next week.

MEZ101-010830-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
216 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            1            7
Temp (24h trend)      43 (-6)      71 (+3)      43           73
RH % (24h trend)      86 (-13)     37 (-5)      95           38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6600                      6960
Transport wnd (kts)                N  6                      W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  42790                     73150
Dispersion                         Fair                      Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-010830-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
216 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            1            5
Temp (24h trend)      44 (-9)      72 (+3)      43           74
RH % (24h trend)      86 (-9)      39 (-4)      93           37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6680                      7560
Transport wnd (kts)                N  6                      W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  53760                     95710
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-010830-
Eastern Aroostook-
216 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0            0(None)      5
Temp (24h trend)      45 (-9)      72 (+2)      45           75
RH % (24h trend)      83 (-11)     39 (-6)      88           38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6800                      8250
Transport wnd (kts)                N  7                      W  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  59280                     93820
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-010830-
Central Highlands-
216 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      4            4            3
Temp (24h trend)      49 (-12)     73 (+2)      47           75
RH % (24h trend)      77 (-18)     41 (-5)      84           36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6740                      8660
Transport wnd (kts)                N  6                      NW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  58370                     108400
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-010830-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
216 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Showers      None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     10           0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0            2            2
Temp (24h trend)      52 (-10)     75 (+2)      49           77
RH % (24h trend)      75 (-22)     40 (-5)      86           35
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          6 PM
Precip end            1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7100                      9050
Transport wnd (kts)                N  8                      NW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  69270                     104330
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                                0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-010830-
Interior Downeast-
216 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Showers      None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     30           0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      56 (-8)      75 (0)       52           78
RH % (24h trend)      80 (-19)     47 (-1)      87           37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2
Precip begin          6 PM
Precip end            5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6450                      9170
Transport wnd (kts)                NE 10                     NW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  66410                     86520
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                                0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-010830-
Coastal Downeast-
216 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     40           10           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      56 (-8)      75 (-1)      52           79
RH % (24h trend)      87 (-10)     49 (-2)      89           39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.02         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       4            0
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             5000                      8620
Transport wnd (kts)                NE 10                     NW  6
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  57490                     74360
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                   10           10           0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-010830-
Bangor Region-
216 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Showers      None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      4            4            0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      57 (-9)      75 (0)       52           77
RH % (24h trend)      80 (-11)     45 (-5)      83           36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          6 PM
Precip end            3 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7090                      9860
Transport wnd (kts)                NE  9                     NW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  66140                     99250
Dispersion                         Good                      Very Good
CWR                                0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-010830-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
216 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Showers      None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     50           0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      0(None)      0(None)
Temp (24h trend)      57 (-9)      77 (0)       53           80
RH % (24h trend)      91 (-5)      48 (-8)      85           38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       3
Precip begin          6 PM
Precip end            5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6030                      9040
Transport wnd (kts)                NE  9                     NW  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  55220                     78530
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                   10           0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.

$$