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 041809
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
209 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Showers will end this evening. A front will slowly move south
across the area Sunday into early next week bringing a chance of
showers and thunderstorms. A wetting rain is expected Sunday night
into Monday. Humid conditions are expected to persist through
early next week.
MEZ101-050900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
209 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 50 10 30 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 31(ELEV) 2 8 34(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 50 (-3) 79 (+13) 60 83
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-8) 39 (-18) 85 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var SW 8 G19
Precip amount 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.17
Precip duration 1 0 4 2
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 9 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6490 5000
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 94400 112100
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 40 10 10 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-050900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
209 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 50 0 30 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 29(ELEV) 3 9 35(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-6) 80 (+13) 59 85
RH % (24h trend) 91 (-7) 39 (-17) 86 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var SW 8 G19
Precip amount 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.10
Precip duration 1 3 2
Precip begin 6 PM 6 PM Continuing
Precip end 10 PM Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7340 5750
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 110590 148970
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 50 0 10 60
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-050900-
Eastern Aroostook-
209 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 50 0 20 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 24(LTD) 3 8 34(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-5) 80 (+12) 61 86
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-3) 40 (-14) 82 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 W 5 Lgt/Var SW 9 G18
Precip amount 0.06 0.00 0.03 0.06
Precip duration 1 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 9 PM Continuing
Precip end 10 PM Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8090 6300
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 114630 148990
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 40 0 10 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-050900-
Central Highlands-
209 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 40 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 22(LTD) 2 7 24(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-4) 81 (+14) 60 88
RH % (24h trend) 88 (-10) 39 (-15) 83 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 SW 5 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 6 G18 W 5 Lgt/Var SW 7 G19
Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip end 9 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7460 6140
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 106900 126130
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 20 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-050900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
209 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 40 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 21(LTD) 2 7 21(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-5) 83 (+12) 61 89
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-5) 39 (-11) 82 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7
Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 6 PM 3 PM
Precip end 10 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8240 6010
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 122350 115690
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 20 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-050900-
Interior Downeast-
209 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 17(LTD) 0(None) 3 7
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-7) 84 (+10) 60 87
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-4) 38 (-9) 82 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 W 5 Lgt/Var SW 8
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8360 3070
Transport wnd (kts) NW 13 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 122000 61370
Dispersion Very Good Good
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-050900-
Coastal Downeast-
209 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 13 0(None) 3 5
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-5) 84 (+10) 58 83
RH % (24h trend) 89 (-8) 38 (-10) 86 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 SW 5 SW 9
Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7000 1920
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 112080 38670
Dispersion Very Good Fair
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ113-050900-
Bangor Region-
209 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 15(LTD) 0(None) 2 10
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-3) 83 (+10) 62 90
RH % (24h trend) 84 (-12) 40 (-9) 77 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 G17 W 5 Lgt/Var SW 8
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8220 6050
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 99540 104860
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-050900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
209 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None None None
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 0(None) 2 5
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-2) 85 (+10) 60 86
RH % (24h trend) 83 (-9) 39 (-10) 87 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 W 7 G17 SW 5 G17 SW 9 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7850 2010
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 95100 37150
Dispersion Very Good Fair
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$