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 011756
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
155 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Cool and dry weather is expected today, tonight and Saturday. A
weakening cold front may bring spotty showers or thunderstorms to
the north late Sunday. Otherwise, dry and seasonably warm weather
is expected through the rest of next week.
MEZ101-020800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
155 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20(LTD) 14 22(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 39 (-2) 73 (+4) 52 80
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 41 (+2) 96 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip duration 0 1 1
Precip begin 2 PM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end Continuing 1 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6230 5380
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 W 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 101510 128950
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-020800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
155 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 10 10 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 18(LTD) 12 22(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 40 (-3) 74 (+3) 51 82
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 40 (+1) 94 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 0 1 1
Precip begin 2 PM Continuing 12 PM
Precip end Continuing 1 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6450 5960
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 W 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 97880 149180
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-020800-
Eastern Aroostook-
155 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 10 10 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 14 12 20(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 41 (-4) 75 (+4) 51 81
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 39 (-1) 92 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 0 1 1
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing 1 PM
Precip end Continuing 1 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7140 6300
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 90680 151770
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-020800-
Central Highlands-
155 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 7 7 10
Temp (24h trend) 45 (-3) 75 (+4) 52 83
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+1) 38 (-3) 85 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7740 6650
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 90710 147410
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-020800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
155 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 4 4 6
Temp (24h trend) 45 (-6) 77 (+3) 52 84
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+6) 36 (-2) 90 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7960 7020
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 78480 154150
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-020800-
Interior Downeast-
155 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 2 0(None) 1
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-7) 78 (+2) 54 83
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-1) 36 (-2) 88 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7880 6310
Transport wnd (kts) NW 8 SW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 71080 132670
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-020800-
Coastal Downeast-
155 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-8) 79 (+4) 54 81
RH % (24h trend) 95 (-2) 36 (-6) 91 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 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) 7210 3550
Transport wnd (kts) W 7 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 60040 80810
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-020800-
Bangor Region-
155 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 4 3 3
Temp (24h trend) 48 (-7) 78 (+2) 54 84
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-5) 37 (-3) 89 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8410 6990
Transport wnd (kts) NW 8 SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 77470 129400
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-020800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
155 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0(None) 0(None) 1
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-5) 81 (+5) 55 82
RH % (24h trend) 90 (-7) 38 (-7) 91 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8050 3960
Transport wnd (kts) W 7 SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 64220 76230
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$