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 222101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A cold rain will spread from south to north across the area
tonight and continue Friday into Saturday. Total rain amounts
from
a little over a half inch north to an inch Downeast are expected.
Sunday will remain mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Some sunshine and milder weather should return for Monday.
MEZ101-230800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 50 80 90 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 37 (0) 40 (-15) 35 42
RH % (24h trend) 92 (+4) 80 (+31) 100 78
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) E 8 G18 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 5 NE 8 G18 NE 5 N 5
Precip amount 0.06 0.26 0.19 0.12
Precip duration 2 10 12 11
Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2440 2530
Transport wnd (kts) E 20 NE 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 54830 32350
Dispersion Good Marginal
CWR 50 90 70 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-230800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 50 90 90 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 37 (0) 41 (-15) 35 45
RH % (24h trend) 92 (+1) 80 (+29) 98 77
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 8 G22 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 6 G17 NE 9 G20 NE 6 G17 N 5
Precip amount 0.07 0.32 0.24 0.12
Precip duration 3 11 12 11
Precip begin 10 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2370 2340
Transport wnd (kts) E 20 NE 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 65020 31970
Dispersion Good Marginal
CWR 50 100 90 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-230800-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 50 100 90 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 38 (+4) 42 (-15) 39 45
RH % (24h trend) 91 (-3) 78 (+27) 95 77
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 10 G23 NE 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 6 G17 NE 10 G23 NE 7 G20 N 6
Precip amount 0.07 0.36 0.29 0.12
Precip duration 1 11 12 12
Precip begin 9 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2260 2020
Transport wnd (kts) E 20 NE 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 63470 27380
Dispersion Good Marginal
CWR 60 100 90 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-230800-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 90 100 80 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 36 (-3) 42 (-10) 36 47
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+6) 83 (+25) 99 75
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 11 G25 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 7 G21 NE 9 G23 N 6 G18 NW 5
Precip amount 0.22 0.45 0.20 0.07
Precip duration 5 12 10 9
Precip begin 7 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2190 2790
Transport wnd (kts) NE 21 N 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 54830 37760
Dispersion Good Fair
CWR 100 100 40 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-230800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 100 100 80 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 39 (0) 44 (-12) 40 48
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+4) 81 (+28) 100 77
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 11 G25 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 6 G18 NE 10 G23 NE 6 G17 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.27 0.43 0.18 0.08
Precip duration 3 12 10 5
Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2060 2320
Transport wnd (kts) E 22 NE 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55420 34120
Dispersion Good Marginal
CWR 100 100 40 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-230800-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 100 90 50 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 40 (0) 46 (-10) 41 48
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+3) 87 (+29) 100 83
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) E 13 G26 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 8 G21 E 10 G23 E 6 G17 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.42 0.42 0.09 0.06
Precip duration 5 11 2 2
Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1760 1980
Transport wnd (kts) E 24 NE 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 50350 23090
Dispersion Good Marginal
CWR 100 90 10 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-230800-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 100 80 50 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 41 (+1) 47 (-7) 42 48
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+2) 87 (+25) 100 82
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) E 14 G33 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 9 G32 E 11 G27 S 5 G20 Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.51 0.42 0.07 0.05
Precip duration 6 9 2 2
Precip begin 9 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1630 2050
Transport wnd (kts) E 27 W 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 48720 22700
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 100 90 10 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-230800-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 100 90 50 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 40 (-1) 45 (-11) 41 49
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+5) 86 (+29) 100 78
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 13 G27 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 8 G23 NE 11 G23 NW 7 G18 NW 5
Precip amount 0.38 0.45 0.10 0.05
Precip duration 5 12 2 2
Precip begin 9 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1940 2810
Transport wnd (kts) NE 21 N 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 49680 30440
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 100 90 10 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-230800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mcldy Cloudy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Rain Rain Rain Rain
Chance precip (%) 100 90 50 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 41 (-1) 46 (-9) 42 49
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+6) 88 (+26) 100 82
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NE 15 G38 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 10 G34 NE 11 G29 NW 6 G20 W 5
Precip amount 0.50 0.40 0.06 0.04
Precip duration 6 9 2 2
Precip begin 7 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1810 2460
Transport wnd (kts) E 25 NW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 47440 25710
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 100 100 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
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