Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
105
FNUS51 KCAR 311001
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025
.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
spring***
MEZ101-312100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type Snow Snow None
Chance precip (%) 70 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 23 (+21) -7 (+3) 6
RH % (24h trend) 61 (+8) 87 (+5) 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 6
Precip amount 0.04 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 3 1
Precip begin 6 AM 11 PM
Precip end 2 PM 4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2810 2980
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 NW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39380 58990
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-312100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type Snow Snow None
Chance precip (%) 70 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 23 (+19) -6 (+3) 8
RH % (24h trend) 61 (+9) 93 (+10) 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 7 G18
Precip amount 0.03 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 4 1
Precip begin 6 AM 10 PM
Precip end 2 PM 4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2770 3160
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 40700 70990
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ103-312100-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type Snow Snow None
Chance precip (%) 70 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 24 (+18) -3 (+6) 11
RH % (24h trend) 64 (+14) 90 (+12) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 G20
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 9 G21
Precip amount 0.04 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 4 1
Precip begin 6 AM 8 PM
Precip end 2 PM 4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2520 3240
Transport wnd (kts) W 10 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34010 75590
Dispersion Marginal Good
CWR 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ105-312100-
Central Highlands-
500 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type Snow Snow None
Chance precip (%) 60 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 28 (+22) 0 (+5) 15
RH % (24h trend) 62 (+12) 96 (+12) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var N 7 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 9 G23
Precip amount 0.03 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 3 2
Precip begin 6 AM 7 PM
Precip end 2 PM 6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2450 3550
Transport wnd (kts) W 10 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 38930 83540
Dispersion Fair Very Good
CWR 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ106-312100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip type Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 70 60 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 29 (+19) 2 (+7) 17
RH % (24h trend) 64 (+19) 92 (+14) 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var N 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.05 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 4 4 0
Precip begin 6 AM 6 PM Continuing
Precip end 2 PM Continuing 7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1540 3600
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 NW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21570 79230
Dispersion Marginal Good
CWR 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ108-312100-
Interior Downeast-
500 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 70 70 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 34 (+20) 7 (+10) 19
RH % (24h trend) 61 (+15) 100 (+19) 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var N 7 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.08 0.08 0.01
Precip duration 4 5 0
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1870 3570
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 29360 83730
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 40 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ112-312100-
Coastal Downeast-
500 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 70 80 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 36 (+19) 7 (+3) 21
RH % (24h trend) 56 (+12) 100 (+17) 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 7 G23 N 7 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 G20 Lgt/Var NW 8 G21
Precip amount 0.08 0.11 0.02
Precip duration 4 7 0
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1860 3630
Transport wnd (kts) SW 21 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 72060 91890
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 30 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ113-312100-
Bangor Region-
500 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 60 70 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 32 (+18) 8 (+7) 19
RH % (24h trend) 55 (+14) 98 (+31) 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var N 8 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.03 0.07 0.01
Precip duration 2 5 0
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1860 3850
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 NW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25190 87450
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 10 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ114-312100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 AM EST Fri Jan 31 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Snow
Chance precip (%) 50 80 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 36 (+20) 8 (+1) 22
RH % (24h trend) 51 (+7) 100 (+27) 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 8 G26 N 9 G25
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 G21 Lgt/Var NW 9 G25
Precip amount 0.03 0.13 0.02
Precip duration 1 7 0
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2090 3980
Transport wnd (kts) SW 20 N 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 59970 93540
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 10 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 12 below. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs around 18.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow. Not as cold. Lows around 10. South winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Snow with rain likely. Not as cold. Highs in the mid
30s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain
showers. Lows around 14. West winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs in the lower 20s.
Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows near zero. West
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 20. West winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows
around 9. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain likely.
Not as cold. Highs in the lower 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.
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