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 041823
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
223 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Mainly dry weather expected through Monday along with a warming
trend. A wetting rain is expected later Tuesday into Wednesday,
when rainfall of a quarter to three quarters of an inch is likely.
MEZ101-050815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
223 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance precip (%) 10 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 5 0(None) 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (-2) 79 (+10) 53 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 42 (-3) 95 35
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 Lgt/Var SW 6 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 5 AM
Precip end 6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3520 4680
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 76900 106190
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-050815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
223 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 0 10 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 3 2 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (-3) 79 (+10) 51 81
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+10) 43 (-4) 99 36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4050 4980
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 SW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 84020 98560
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
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MEZ103-050815-
Eastern Aroostook-
223 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 0 10 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 2 1 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (-2) 77 (+7) 50 81
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+11) 47 (0) 100 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 Lgt/Var SW 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3300 4910
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 69510 95170
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
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MEZ105-050815-
Central Highlands-
223 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 1 0(None) 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (-5) 79 (+7) 51 82
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+13) 43 (-3) 100 38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3990 5270
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 79360 93690
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
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MEZ106-050815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
223 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 0
Temp (24h trend) 42 (-1) 76 (+2) 51 83
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+10) 44 (-1) 100 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2830 4500
Transport wnd (kts) SW 12 SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43320 73440
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-050815-
Interior Downeast-
223 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 1 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+4) 75 (0) 52 82
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 49 (+3) 100 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2890 3300
Transport wnd (kts) SW 10 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 37200 48790
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
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MEZ112-050815-
Coastal Downeast-
223 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 1 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+1) 73 (-3) 51 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 51 (+7) 100 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var SW 8
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2180 1730
Transport wnd (kts) SW 10 SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 30560 29370
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
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MEZ113-050815-
Bangor Region-
223 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
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(None) 0
Temp (24h trend) 45 (0) 77 (+1) 51 83
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+8) 48 (+1) 100 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 SW 5 SW 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2870 4700
Transport wnd (kts) SW 10 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 30970 61430
Dispersion Marginal Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-050815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
223 PM EDT Sat Oct 4 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
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(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+1) 74 (-2) 53 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 53 (+6) 100 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2160 1920
Transport wnd (kts) SW 8 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 22200 29940
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...
.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 a chance of rain. 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 mid 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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
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