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 171504
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1104 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers through the weekend will persist with the
chance for a wetting rain across the entire forecast area.
Isolated thunderstorms possible and most likely over the North
Woods and into the Central Highlands. Cooler weekend temperatures.
MEZ101-172030-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1104 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 90 100
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 49 (-4) 58
RH % (24h trend) 77 100 (0) 69
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 6 G20 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 8 G17 SE 6 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.28 0.29 0.33
Precip duration 4 11 12
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1870 2090
Transport wnd (kts) S 15 NW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39240 29570
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 100 90 90
KBDI <200 <200 N/A
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-172030-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1104 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 90 100
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 62 49 (-1) 60
RH % (24h trend) 74 100 (+1) 72
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 6 G19 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 8 G17 SE 6 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.21 0.26 0.30
Precip duration 4 11 12
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1850 2030
Transport wnd (kts) SE 14 NW 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34370 31720
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 100 90 90
KBDI <200 <200 N/A
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-172030-
Eastern Aroostook-
1104 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 90 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 61 51 (+4) 59
RH % (24h trend) 65 99 (+11) 75
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 7 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 9 G19 SE 7 G18 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.17 0.30 0.25
Precip duration 4 11 12
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1790 1680
Transport wnd (kts) S 15 SE 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35190 10830
Dispersion Fair Poor
CWR 90 90 80
KBDI <200 <200 N/A
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-172030-
Central Highlands-
1104 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 70 90 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20
Temp (24h trend) 61 48 (-5) 60
RH % (24h trend) 85 100 (0) 70
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 6 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 8 G19 SE 6 G17 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.33 0.33 0.25
Precip duration 5 10 12
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1750 2020
Transport wnd (kts) SE 13 NW 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35580 28540
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 100 80 80
KBDI <200 <200 N/A
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-172030-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1104 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 90 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 60 50 (0) 62
RH % (24h trend) 77 100 (+1) 74
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 8 SE 6 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.22 0.26 0.18
Precip duration 4 10 9
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1660 2050
Transport wnd (kts) SE 14 W 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25970 22170
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 100 80 70
KBDI <200 <200 N/A
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-172030-
Interior Downeast-
1104 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 90 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 56 48 (-1) 61
RH % (24h trend) 80 100 (0) 77
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 8 SE 6 G17 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.22 0.32 0.09
Precip duration 4 10 4
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1310 2240
Transport wnd (kts) SE 12 SW 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 20520 17440
Dispersion Marginal Poor
CWR 100 90 30
KBDI <200 <200 N/A
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-172030-
Coastal Downeast-
1104 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 90 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 46 (-1) 59
RH % (24h trend) 81 100 (0) 74
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 7 G17 SE 6 G17 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.23 0.35 0.04
Precip duration 3 9 3
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)920 1790
Transport wnd (kts) SE 12 SW 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 13990 16390
Dispersion Poor Poor
CWR 100 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 N/A
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ113-172030-
Bangor Region-
1104 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 60 90 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 10 20
Temp (24h trend) 59 50 (-3) 63
RH % (24h trend) 84 100 (0) 72
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 8 G17 SE 7 G17 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.27 0.24 0.16
Precip duration 4 10 9
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1530 2330
Transport wnd (kts) SE 13 W 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 22050 22880
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 100 50 80
KBDI <200 <200 N/A
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-172030-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1104 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 90 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 47 (-3) 62
RH % (24h trend) 85 100 (0) 74
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SE 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SE 8 G18 SE 6 G18 SW 5
Precip amount 0.27 0.22 0.07
Precip duration 4 7 5
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)960 2130
Transport wnd (kts) SE 13 SW 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 18300 20520
Dispersion Poor Marginal
CWR 100 70 20
KBDI <200 <200 N/A
Remarks...Low.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Rain showers. Areas of fog. Highs in the lower 50s.
North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in the
lower 40s. North winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 50s. East winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Highs in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$