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 231327
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
927 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Today will feature south winds 10-15 mph, gusting 20-25 mph for
the Bangor area and Downeast. Very few rain showers possible
North, but dry elsewhere. RH drops to 35-40 percent for the
Central Highlands, Moosehead Region and Southern Aroostook County
this afternoon. RH drops to 40-50 percent elsewhere except 50-65
percent along the coastline.
Sunday will be partly to mostly cloudy. An increasing southerly
wind on Sunday may increase wildfire risk, especially Downeast
where it has been very dry. Widespread S winds 10-15mph with
gusts
20-30mph likely. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will
develop in the afternoon from the Moosehead Region northward to
the St. John Valley.
A wetting rain is expected Monday, mainly across the west and
north, as a frontal system moves in. Tuesday will be partly
cloudy
with a chance for some lingering showers or isolated
thunderstorms over central and northern areas.
MEZ101-232015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
927 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 20 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 10 28(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 83 (+4) 57 (+3) 75
RH % (24h trend) 37 (+5) 84 (-7) 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 7 G17 Lgt/Var S 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.11
Precip duration 0 1 5
Precip begin 6 AM 1 AM Continuing
Precip end 9 AM Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6460 3350
Transport wnd (kts) SW 18 SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 126760 73950
Dispersion Excellent Good
CWR 40
KBDI 201-300 201-300 <200
Remarks...High.
$$
MEZ102-232015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
927 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 10 10 40
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 8 24(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 83 (+5) 55 (+3) 78
RH % (24h trend) 37 (+3) 90 (+2) 50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 7 Lgt/Var S 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.04
Precip duration 0 0 4
Precip begin 6 AM 2 AM 6 AM
Precip end 9 AM 3 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6930 3960
Transport wnd (kts) SW 17 SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 128420 109830
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 10
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...High.
$$
MEZ103-232015-
Eastern Aroostook-
927 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Showers None Showers
Chance precip (%) 10 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 5 6 15(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 83 (+5) 56 (+5) 80
RH % (24h trend) 40 (+6) 92 (+6) 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 9 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G17 S 7 G17 S 11 G23
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 6 AM 7 AM
Precip end 9 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6940 4840
Transport wnd (kts) SW 17 SW 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 130640 124040
Dispersion Excellent Excellent
CWR 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...High.
$$
MEZ105-232015-
Central Highlands-
927 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 4 17(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 84 (+5) 56 (+2) 80
RH % (24h trend) 35 (+1) 91 (+7) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G17 S 7 G19 S 11 G22
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 8 AM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7220 5020
Transport wnd (kts) SW 15 S 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 115870 127970
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...High.
$$
MEZ106-232015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
927 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 2 7
Temp (24h trend) 85 (+5) 57 (+5) 81
RH % (24h trend) 36 (+1) 92 (+4) 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G21
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G20 S 6 G19 S 11 G23
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6980 5260
Transport wnd (kts) SW 17 SW 24
Vent rate (kt-ft) 120440 138880
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-232015-
Interior Downeast-
927 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 80 (+1) 57 (+4) 77
RH % (24h trend) 43 (+7) 98 (+12) 56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G20 S 6 G19 S 11 G23
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3920 4140
Transport wnd (kts) S 17 SW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft) 79830 110100
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-232015-
Coastal Downeast-
927 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 78 (-1) 57 (+4) 77
RH % (24h trend) 45 (+10) 99 (+13) 61
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 9 G19 S 6 G18 S 11 G23
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2510 3110
Transport wnd (kts) S 16 SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55780 82880
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-232015-
Bangor Region-
927 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 2 6
Temp (24h trend) 84 (+3) 60 (+6) 80
RH % (24h trend) 42 (+5) 89 (-3) 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 G17 S 10 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 11 G23 S 8 G21 S 14 G25
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6120 4760
Transport wnd (kts) S 16 S 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 108260 110120
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ114-232015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
927 AM EDT Sat Aug 23 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 79 (-2) 60 (+5) 78
RH % (24h trend) 54 (+16) 98 (+5) 65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 G17 S 10 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 10 G21 S 7 G20 S 12 G24
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2760 3400
Transport wnd (kts) S 16 SW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55370 83560
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows around 60. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. West winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.
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