Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
404 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Several rounds of rain will cross the region tonight into
Saturday. An isolated thunderstorm is also possible across
northern and central areas Saturday afternoon. Strong gusty
northwest winds are expected Sunday. Winds of 25 to 35 mph with
gusts to 45 mph are possible with the windiest conditions across
the north. Minimum relative humidities Sunday will range through
the 20s Downeast to the mid 30s across the north.
MEZ101-190900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
404 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Rain Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 70 80 50 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (+17) 61 (+7) 29 43
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+26) 69 (+45) 92 35
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 W 14 G32
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G20 W 8 G20 NW 15 G33
Precip amount 0.16 0.18 0.06 0.01
Precip duration 6 8 2 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 9 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1990 6290
Transport wnd (kts) W 27 NW 35
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55340 250350
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 50 70 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ102-190900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
404 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Rain Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 70 80 50 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (+14) 63 (+7) 30 45
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+23) 68 (+46) 94 34
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 W 14 G34
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G23 W 7 G22 NW 16 G35
Precip amount 0.14 0.18 0.06 0.01
Precip duration 6 8 2 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 9 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2000 6340
Transport wnd (kts) W 23 NW 39
Vent rate (kt-ft) 62900 293450
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 70 70 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ103-190900-
Eastern Aroostook-
404 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Rain Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 70 50 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 38 (+12) 62 (+6) 34 46
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+22) 70 (+48) 85 32
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 G17 W 16 G41
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 SW 8 G20 SW 7 G17 NW 19 G43
Precip amount 0.15 0.21 0.06 0.02
Precip duration 3 8 2 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 10 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1340 7010
Transport wnd (kts) SW 20 NW 39
Vent rate (kt-ft) 28070 301980
Dispersion Marginal Excellent
CWR 80 90 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ105-190900-
Central Highlands-
404 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Rain Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 70 30 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 10 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 41 (+14) 69 (+10) 32 47
RH % (24h trend) 90 (+28) 59 (+41) 85 30
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 G17 NW 18 G46
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 G18 SW 8 G22 W 8 G23 NW 20 G46
Precip amount 0.11 0.19 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 4 7 2 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2310 6150
Transport wnd (kts) W 23 NW 40
Vent rate (kt-ft) 57120 294980
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 50 90 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-190900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
404 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Rain Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 70 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (+11) 67 (+8) 38 49
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+24) 62 (+41) 84 28
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 W 14 G34
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 SW 7 G18 SW 6 G17 NW 16 G35
Precip amount 0.12 0.18 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 3 7 1 0
Precip begin 7 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1900 7090
Transport wnd (kts) SW 17 NW 35
Vent rate (kt-ft) 41540 292370
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 60 80 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-190900-
Interior Downeast-
404 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Rain Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 50 60 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 40 (+12) 64 (+3) 41 50
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+18) 66 (+44) 85 25
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 6 W 14 G33
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 SW 8 G19 SW 6 G17 NW 16 G34
Precip amount 0.11 0.13 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 2 7 1
Precip begin 8 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1620 7010
Transport wnd (kts) SW 17 NW 34
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25330 282760
Dispersion Marginal Excellent
CWR 80 50 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-190900-
Coastal Downeast-
404 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Rain Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 50 60 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (+9) 59 (+2) 41 52
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+19) 69 (+43) 89 24
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 7 G22 W 12 G33
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 G18 SW 10 G23 SW 6 G22 NW 14 G34
Precip amount 0.09 0.10 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 2 6 1
Precip begin 9 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1390 7110
Transport wnd (kts) SW 20 NW 33
Vent rate (kt-ft) 27180 270230
Dispersion Marginal Excellent
CWR 70 30 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...High.
$$
MEZ113-190900-
Bangor Region-
404 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Rain Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 60 70 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 41 (+12) 71 (+9) 41 50
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+27) 59 (+38) 80 25
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 NW 16 G35
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 G17 SW 8 G18 SW 7 G17 NW 19 G37
Precip amount 0.12 0.11 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 3 7 0
Precip begin 7 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2590 6750
Transport wnd (kts) SW 19 NW 35
Vent rate (kt-ft) 54790 254930
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 90 30 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...High.
$$
MEZ114-190900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
404 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Rain Showers Showers None
Chance precip (%) 50 60 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 40 (+10) 64 (+8) 41 52
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+24) 67 (+39) 88 23
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 8 G23 NW 14 G34
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 G21 SW 10 G24 SW 7 G23 NW 16 G34
Precip amount 0.11 0.09 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2 5 0
Precip begin 9 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1320 6860
Transport wnd (kts) SW 18 NW 33
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21010 253150
Dispersion Marginal Excellent
CWR 80 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...High.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Colder. Highs
in the mid 40s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in
the upper 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$