Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
943
FNUS51 KCAR 051913
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front pushing across the area will bring some
thunderstorms to northern and central regions this afternoon into
evening. Friday will be partly to mostly cloudy and a little
drier over the north but still humid over the south. Some haze
forecast to move through the north. Low pressure will likely
bring some rain on Saturday with about a half inch of rain likely
across the area. High pressure will return with partial sunshine
Sunday into Monday.
MEZ101-060815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 40 10 50 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 19(LTD) 2 11 27(ELEV)
Temp (24h trend) 50 (-9) 77 (-1) 55 68
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+15) 33 (-25) 98 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 5
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.08 0.30
Precip duration 2 0 2 8
Precip begin 6 PM 4 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 12 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7570 4550
Transport wnd (kts) E 4 N 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 38200 39220
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 70 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-060815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 50 10 60 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 25(ELEV) 1 9 23(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-5) 78 (-3) 55 69
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+6) 35 (-19) 98 62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.08 0.31
Precip duration 2 0 3 9
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 12 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7440 3820
Transport wnd (kts) NE 4 NW 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 44410 36510
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 60 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-060815-
Eastern Aroostook-
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 80 10 60 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 39(ELEV) 1 5 19(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 54 (0) 78 (-6) 58 67
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+7) 36 (-16) 99 66
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.10 0.00 0.16 0.38
Precip duration 3 0 4 10
Precip begin 6 PM 5 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 2 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6860 3570
Transport wnd (kts) NE 5 SW 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35560 32310
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 20 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-060815-
Central Highlands-
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 70 30 70 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 39(ELEV) 5 15(LTD) 21(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+3) 78 (-6) 57 69
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+2) 40 (-9) 100 72
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.06 0.01 0.21 0.42
Precip duration 3 1 6 10
Precip begin 6 PM 10 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 2 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6660 4190
Transport wnd (kts) E 5 N 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43460 42380
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 90 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-060815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip type Tstms Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 70 30 70 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 44(ELEV) 8 13 19(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+8) 79 (-8) 57 68
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+2) 43 (-5) 100 78
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.12 0.01 0.29 0.44
Precip duration 4 1 6 10
Precip begin 6 PM 8 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 5 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6240 1960
Transport wnd (kts) NE 5 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39680 32560
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 30 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-060815-
Interior Downeast-
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip type Tstms Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 30 60 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 21(LTD) 9 13 19(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+8) 77 (-7) 53 66
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 54 (+1) 100 76
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5
Precip amount 0.03 0.01 0.16 0.31
Precip duration 1 1 5 9
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4960 1790
Transport wnd (kts) NE 5 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 27960 24660
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 10 50 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-060815-
Coastal Downeast-
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 30 60 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 14 10 12 17(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+3) 73 (-1) 49 65
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+6) 62 (+1) 100 75
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.10 0.30
Precip duration 1 2 4 9
Precip begin 8 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2530 1660
Transport wnd (kts) NE 4 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 17200 22100
Dispersion Poor Marginal
CWR 40 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-060815-
Bangor Region-
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip type Tstms Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 50 40 70 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 36(ELEV) 12 17(LTD) 18(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 62 (+11) 78 (-11) 57 67
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+3) 50 (+3) 100 77
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.11 0.04 0.33 0.46
Precip duration 3 2 7 11
Precip begin 6 PM 7 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end 5 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5300 1320
Transport wnd (kts) NE 5 S 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 28350 12580
Dispersion Marginal Poor
CWR 30 30 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-060815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 5 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip type Tstms Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 40 60 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 18(LTD) 12 15(LTD) 17(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 55 (+6) 77 (-3) 52 67
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+5) 60 (+1) 100 75
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.01 0.03 0.21 0.33
Precip duration 1 2 4 9
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3110 1350
Transport wnd (kts) NE 5 S 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 19660 13790
Dispersion Poor Poor
CWR 20 90 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the
lower 70s. West winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around
10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
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