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Spot Forecast for Sleeper Fire...Maine Forest Service
National Weather Service Caribou ME
740 AM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 EDT on August 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact NWS Caribou at 207-492-0166 with any further questions.

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions today. Winds are light from the southwest this
morning, before a seabreeze develops later this morning into this
afternoon. Could be a few gusts up to 15-20kts. Winds will become
light again by later this evening.

Weather Coverage Abbreviations... SCH=Slight Chance, ISO=Isolated,
CHC=Chance, SCT=Scattered, LKY=Likely, NUM=Numerous,
DEF=Definite, WID=Widespread, OCL=Occasional, PDS=Periods,
ARS=Areas, PTY=Patchy

Weather Type Abbreviations... DYT=Dry Thunderstorms, TSM=Thunderstorms,
SN=Snow, RN=Rain, SW=Snow Showers, RW=Rain Showers,
DZL=Drizzle, FZR=Freezing Rain, FZD=Freezing Drizzle, SLT=Sleet,
FZF=Freezing Fog, IFG=Ice Fog, HAZ=Haze, BSN=Blowing Snow,
SMK=Smoke, FST=Frost, FZS=Freezing Spray, RS=Rain/Snow,
DZF=Drizzle/Fog, SNF=Snow/Fog, RNF=Rain/Fog,
ZRS=Freezing Rain/Snow

Other Abbreviations... NA=Not Available, M=Missing

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........56 percent.
Wind shift..........
Transport winds.....South 6 to 15 mph increasing to around 16 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 7 mph late in
                    the morning.

TIME (EDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........7   9   11  13  22  31  40  35  29  24
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............64  66  70  74  75  76  77  77  75  74
RH..............84  84  73  66  64  60  58  56  58  57
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..2   3   4   5   6   6   7   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.4   6   6   8   10  12  14  14  14  14
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.7   6   7   9   12  14  15  16  16  16

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Patchy fog early
                    in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 59.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Wind shift..........
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 15 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 7 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........29  35  40  41  42  43  41  39  37  40  42  45
Weather cov.....                                            PTY
Weather type....                                            FOG
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............73  69  67  65  63  63  62  61  60  60  59  59
RH..............59  68  73  78  87  87  87  90  93  90  93  96
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..6   5   4   3   2   2   1   1   1   1   1   1
20 FT wind gust.12  10  7   6   5   4   2   2   2   2   2   2
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.15  13  12  10  10  10  9   9   9   8   9   8

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Patchy fog early in the
                    morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........59 percent.
Wind shift..........
Transport winds.....South 8 to 14 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 8 mph with
                    gusts to around 16 mph in the late morning and
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........36  27  18  13  9   4   5   5   6   5   3   2
Weather cov.....PTY
Weather type....FOG
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............59  62  64  65  69  71  73  74  74  73  73  72
RH..............96  93  90  87  76  68  64  59  59  62  59  61
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..1   2   2   4   5   6   7   8   8   8   8   7
20 FT wind gust.2   4   5   6   10  11  13  14  16  16  14  14
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.8   8   9   10  12  13  13  13  14  14  14  14

$$
Forecaster...BRENNAN
Requested by...Forest Ranger Hayden Daigle
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519554.0/CAR
.DELDT 08/08/25
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.EMAIL hayden.j.daigle@maine.gov