Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
208 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Showers and thunderstorms will continue to push eastward through
Interior Downeast this evening, exiting east of the forecast area
tonight. A few showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible
Friday, mainly over the north. Saturday will be mostly sunny and
warm. A cold front will push into the area Sunday with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. The front will stall over the area
bringing a chance that showers will linger into Monday.
MEZ101-040815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
208 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 50 50 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 55(SIG) 30(ELEV) 25(ELEV) 5
Temp (24h trend) 48 (-9) 67 (-4) 49 79
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 52 (-14) 95 36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 6 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.13 0.02 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 2 2 1
Precip begin 6 PM 9 AM Continuing
Precip end 4 AM Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5740 5470
Transport wnd (kts) NW 15 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 89760 78440
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 100 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-040815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
208 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 50 50 50 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 58(SIG) 33(ELEV) 25(ELEV) 5
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-9) 68 (-6) 49 80
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+4) 53 (-14) 94 36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 6 G17 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip amount 0.11 0.02 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 3 3 1
Precip begin 6 PM 10 AM Continuing
Precip end 4 AM Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6040 6710
Transport wnd (kts) NW 14 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 110140 96550
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 100 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-040815-
Eastern Aroostook-
208 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 60 50 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 51(SIG) 33(ELEV) 25(ELEV) 4
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-6) 69 (-8) 51 81
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+9) 54 (-10) 96 38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.18 0.04 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 2 3 1
Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM Continuing
Precip end 4 AM Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5990 7510
Transport wnd (kts) NW 12 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 89280 92830
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 100 20 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-040815-
Central Highlands-
208 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 50 40 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50(SIG) 29(ELEV) 22(LTD) 6
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-8) 69 (-9) 52 80
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+4) 50 (-11) 91 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 6 G18 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 8 G19 NW 5 G17 W 5
Precip amount 0.12 0.01 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 1 2 1
Precip begin 6 PM 12 PM Continuing
Precip end 12 AM Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5860 6290
Transport wnd (kts) NW 17 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 126470 90010
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 100 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-040815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
208 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 60 20 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 46(ELEV) 23(LTD) 22(LTD) 4
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-7) 72 (-11) 53 82
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 48 (-5) 96 38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM Continuing
Precip end 11 PM Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6670 7340
Transport wnd (kts) NW 14 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 124020 84290
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-040815-
Interior Downeast-
208 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 40 20 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 38(ELEV) 11 11 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-4) 74 (-11) 54 83
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 47 (-6) 95 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 7 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip amount 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2 0 0
Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM Continuing
Precip end 11 PM Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6380 7420
Transport wnd (kts) W 14 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 101630 91330
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 30 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-040815-
Coastal Downeast-
208 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 31(ELEV) 9 9 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-4) 76 (-4) 55 83
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 44 (-20) 95 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5980 5780
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 102830 82190
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ113-040815-
Bangor Region-
208 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None Showers None
Chance precip (%) 50 0 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 42(ELEV) 13 13 3
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-7) 73 (-12) 54 83
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-1) 45 (-9) 92 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 9 NW 5 W 6
Precip amount 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 6 PM 6 PM
Precip end 10 PM 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7000 6890
Transport wnd (kts) NW 16 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 126700 79820
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 100 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-040815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
208 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 50 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 33(ELEV) 9 6 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-4) 77 (-5) 56 84
RH % (24h trend) 96 (0) 43 (-16) 91 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 8 NW 5 SW 7
Precip amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 11 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6380 6350
Transport wnd (kts) NW 15 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 106660 69820
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 40 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 80.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$