Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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Spot Forecast for Machias River Red Pine RX...MEFS
National Weather Service Caribou ME
234 AM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0240 EDT on September 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
Please contact NWS Caribou at 207-492-0166 with any further questions.
.DISCUSSION...
Patchy fog possible early this morning. Otherwise, mostly/partly sunny
and dry today. North/northeast winds 5 to 10 mph this morning, becoming
southeast around 10 mph this afternoon. Afternoon relative humidity
45 to 50 percent. Partly cloudy tonight with patchy fog possible late.
Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, becoming east/northeast. Relative humidity
increasing to around 95 percent. Patchy fog possible early Wednesday.
Otherwise, mostly/partly sunny. East/northeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast around 10 mph.
Beyond...Increasing clouds Wednesday night with a chance of rain
and patchy fog late. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Rain Thursday, with
also the slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to around 20 mph. Rain and patchy fog
Thursday night. Partly/mostly cloudy Friday with a chance of showers.
Variable winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north 10 to 15 mph. Afternoon
relative humidity 60 to 70 percent.
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.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming
sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming mostly
sunny (30-40 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind chill..........50.
Eye level winds.....Light winds.
Wind shift..........
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph shifting to the northeast 6
to 7 mph until afternoon, then shifting to the
southeast 7 to 8 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1700 knot-ft) early in the morning
increasing to good (32400 knot-ft) in the
afternoon.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................3 to 7 increasing to 14 late in the morning,
then increasing to 24 to 33 late in the morning
increasing to 32 to 38 late in the afternoon
decreasing to 24.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.
TIME (EDT) 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........24 19 22 28 33 32 29 19 15 20 22 29 37 45 44 37
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0
Temp............53 53 52 51 50 53 59 64 67 71 73 75 75 75 74 72
RH..............96 93 96 96 96 93 80 70 63 55 49 46 45 46 50 53
Wind chill (F)..53 53 52 51 50 53 59 64 67 71 73 75 75 75 74 72
Eye lvl wnd dir.N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE
Eye lvl wnd spd.0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Eye lvl wnd gst. 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.4 2.3 3.9 5.2 6.4 6.5 6.0 3.9 2.9
Transp wind dir.NW N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE E E SE S
Transp wind spd.5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8
LVORI...........6 8 9 9 9 8 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............3 3 3 3 3 7 7 14 24 33 33 36 38 38 32 24
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2 2 2 2 2 2 4 8 14 24 31 32 32 30 23 21
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Wind chill..........52.
Eye level winds.....Light winds.
Wind shift..........
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 5 to 7 mph shifting to the east 7 to
8 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1400 knot-ft).
LVORI...............3 early in the evening.
ADI.................7 to 15 early in the evening.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........36 36 39 42 48 46 51 53 51 43 40 41
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
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............69 66 64 60 59 57 57 55 54 54 53 52
RH..............59 63 73 81 83 86 86 90 90 90 93 96
Wind chill (F)..69 66 64 60 59 57 57 55 54 54 53 52
Eye lvl wnd dir.SE SE SE SE N N N N NE NE NE NE
Eye lvl wnd spd.3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Eye lvl wnd gst.5 4 3 3 3
Mix hgt (kft)...1.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.S SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E
Transp wind spd.7 7 6 6 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8
LVORI...........2 3 M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............15 7 M M M M M M M M M M
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 3
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming partly
sunny (50-60 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........53 percent.
Wind chill..........51.
Eye level winds.....Light winds becoming southeast around 4 mph in
the late morning and afternoon.
Wind shift..........
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 8 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
around 10 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3100 knot-ft) early in the morning
increasing to good (44700 knot-ft) in the
afternoon.
LVORI...............MISSING.
ADI.................MISSING.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........38 28 25 6 8 12 14 18 21 36 34 55
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
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............51 53 58 62 65 68 70 71 72 71 70 67
RH..............96 96 87 78 73 65 59 55 53 55 59 63
Wind chill (F)..51 53 58 62 65 68 70 71 72 71 70 67
Eye lvl wnd dir.NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Eye lvl wnd spd.1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Eye lvl wnd gst.3 4 4 4 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.5 1.1 1.9 3.1 4.3 4.7 4.9 4.8 5.0 4.2 3.2
Transp wind dir.E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
Transp wind spd.8 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10
LVORI...........M M M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............M M M M M M M M M M M M
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3 3 10 17 28 35 38 39 39 45 38 29
Ventrate Cat....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
$$
Forecaster...CN
Requested by...W. Hatch
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2620941.2/CAR
.DELDT 09/01/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL wesley.hatch@maine.gov