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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

.DISCUSSION...
***This product is currently automated and will not be updated
with regular forecast updates.  It should be used for planning
purposes only.  If you need additional fire weather information,
please contact the NWS office in Gray, Maine***.


MEZ104-060900-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow/Fz Ra   Snow Showers
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          90           20
Temp (24h trend)      -6 (-5)      22 (+12)     16           29
RH % (24h trend)      86 (+18)     51 (+5)      96           55
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  9 G23                  W 20 G46
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W 10 G25     S 13 G29     S 12 G29     W 21 G47
Precip amount         0.00         0.21         0.08         0.02
Precip duration                    6            5            2
Precip begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1870                      5260
Transport wnd (mph)                S 17                      W 38
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  28050                     173580
CWR                   0            80           80           10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-060900-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow/Fz Ra   None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          80           0
Temp (24h trend)      0 (-5)       29 (+11)     22           33
RH % (24h trend)      75 (+9)      55 (+14)     96           52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   W 14 G32
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  5         SE  8 G17    S  6 G17     W 17 G34
Precip amount         0.00         0.24         0.06         0.00
Precip duration                    6            3
Precip begin                       10 AM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1550                      6020
Transport wnd (mph)                S 12                      W 32
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  15500                     168560
CWR                   0            90           90           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-060900-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow/Fz Ra   None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          80           0
Temp (24h trend)      -3 (-5)      28 (+8)      21           35
RH % (24h trend)      81 (+10)     58 (+16)     95           51
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   W 17 G34
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  5         SE  5        NW  6        W 19 G36
Precip amount         0.00         0.31         0.06         0.00
Precip duration                    7            2
Precip begin                       10 AM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1250                      6000
Transport wnd (mph)                S 10                      W 32
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  11250                     168000
CWR                   0            90           90           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-060900-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Frz Drzl     None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          80           0
Temp (24h trend)      2 (-6)       33 (+11)     26           36
RH % (24h trend)      78 (+8)      57 (+16)     97           49
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  6 G17                 W 19 G39
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  6         SE 11 G25    S  9 G20     W 20 G41
Precip amount         0.00         0.33         0.06         0.00
Precip duration                    7            2
Precip begin                       10 AM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1790                      6180
Transport wnd (mph)                S 14                      W 31
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  21480                     166860
CWR                   0            100          100          0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-060900-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow/Fz Ra   None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          80           0
Temp (24h trend)      1 (-5)       32 (+13)     26           35
RH % (24h trend)      73 (+6)      60 (+18)     98           52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  8 G21                  W 19 G40
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  8 G19     S 13 G29     SE 12 G28    W 20 G40
Precip amount         0.00         0.26         0.08         0.00
Precip duration                    6            2
Precip begin                       10 AM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2540                      6200
Transport wnd (mph)                S 16                      W 33
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  35560                     179800
CWR                   0            90           90           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-060900-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow/Fz Ra   Snow Showers
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          80           30
Temp (24h trend)      -7 (-5)      23 (+14)     14           27
RH % (24h trend)      88 (+11)     48 (-11)     95           64
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S 10 G26                  W 23 G54
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W 10 G28     SE 14 G32    S 14 G35     W 23 G54
Precip amount         0.00         0.21         0.07         0.04
Precip duration                    7            5            2
Precip begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1720                      4940
Transport wnd (mph)                S 17                      W 38
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  25800                     163020
CWR                   0            80           80           10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-060900-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Snow/Fz Ra   Snow Showers
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          80           20
Temp (24h trend)      -3 (-2)      24 (+11)     16           30
RH % (24h trend)      81 (-4)      54 (+1)      96           54
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S 10 G27                  W 21 G54
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NW 10 G26    SE 12 G29    S 12 G33     W 21 G54
Precip amount         0.00         0.30         0.05         0.00
Precip duration                    8            4            1
Precip begin                       9 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   3 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1680                      5610
Transport wnd (mph)                S 16                      W 37
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  23520                     179520
CWR                   0            90           90
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-060900-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Frz Drzl     None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          60           0
Temp (24h trend)      0 (-4)       26 (+8)      21           32
RH % (24h trend)      81 (+8)      60 (+15)     96           53
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SE  6 G17                 W 19 G40
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  6         SE  8 G19    S  9 G20     W 20 G41
Precip amount         0.00         0.32         0.05         0.00
Precip duration                    8            1
Precip begin                       7 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1350                      5890
Transport wnd (mph)                SE 14                     W 37
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  16200                     188480
CWR                   0            100          100          0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-060900-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Drzl     None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          50           0
Temp (24h trend)      2 (-2)       26 (+5)      21           32
RH % (24h trend)      83 (+6)      63 (+18)     97           52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SE  6                     W 18 G39
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      SE  8 G17    SW 10 G24    W 19 G41
Precip amount         0.00         0.35         0.04         0.00
Precip duration                    9            0
Precip begin                       6 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1360                      5670
Transport wnd (mph)                SE 15                     W 37
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  17680                     181440
CWR                   0            100          100          0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-060900-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow/Fz Ra   Frz Drzl     None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          50           0
Temp (24h trend)      4 (-5)       30 (+7)      24           35
RH % (24h trend)      75 (+10)     59 (+18)     98           51
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   W 18 G36
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  5         E  6         W  6         W 19 G39
Precip amount         0.00         0.35         0.04         0.00
Precip duration                    8            0
Precip begin                       7 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1190                      5800
Transport wnd (mph)                SE 14                     W 36
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  14280                     179800
CWR                   0            100          100          0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-060900-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
501 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2025

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow         Frz Drzl     None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     0            100          50           0
Temp (24h trend)      5 (-6)       33 (+9)      28           37
RH % (24h trend)      73 (+13)     57 (+18)     97           50
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  6 G18                  W 19 G39
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  6         SE  9 G21    NW  8 G17    W 20 G41
Precip amount         0.00         0.35         0.05         0.00
Precip duration                    8            0
Precip begin                       9 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1680                      5950
Transport wnd (mph)                SE 16                     W 35
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  23520                     178500
CWR                   0            100          100          0
KBDI                  201-300      <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 13. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Snow. Lows around 14. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Snow. Highs in the mid 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Daytime humidity values high.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 4. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 2. West winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
10. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs in the
upper 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
high.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal.  Precipitation above normal.

$$