Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
971
FNUS51 KGYX 021730
FWFGYX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Extensive area of Canadian-based high pressure will dominate
the weather this weekend into much of next week. This will
support low humidity values with relative humidities dropping
under 40% in the afternoons, potentially closer to 30% in some
areas Sunday afternoon. Little to no precipitation is expected
over the next week.
MEZ104-030815-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 3 2 17(LTD)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+4) 82 (+8) 56 83
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-6) 41 (+4) 88 46
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 10 G21 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 6 G17 W 11 G23 SW 9 G19 NW 8 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 2 PM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 7110(UNST) 6940(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) W 17 NW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 106650 76340
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-030815-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 1 1 12
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-1) 83 (+4) 58 86
RH % (24h trend) 89 (-1) 41 (+8) 93 48
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 6 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR SW 11 G23 S 11 G23 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 7530(UNST) 8010(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) W 16 W 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 105420 64080
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-030815-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 7
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-2) 84 (+5) 58 88
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+4) 37 (+5) 91 42
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR SW 9 G21 S 9 G19 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6900(UNST) 7820(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) SW 13 W 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 75900 46920
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-030815-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 6
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-3) 83 (+5) 58 87
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+3) 42 (+4) 93 47
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 6 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 6 S 12 G24 S 11 G23 S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5360(UNST) 5960(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) SW 13 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 58960 41720
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-030815-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 7
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 53 (+3) 82 (+5) 59 87
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+1) 41 (+5) 92 50
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 8 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 8 SW 12 G24 SW 11 G24 SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5870(UNST) 6770(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) SW 16 W 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 82180 47390
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-030815-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 2 2 11
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 46 (+5) 80 (+8) 54 81
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-4) 41 (+1) 91 49
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 8 G19 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 6 G21 W 10 G25 W 8 G23 NW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6830(UNST) 6150(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) W 16 NW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 95620 61500
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-030815-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0(None) 7
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 48 (+3) 82 (+8) 55 85
RH % (24h trend) 90 (0) 38 (+3) 89 43
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR SW 6 G21 SW 6 G19 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 7140(UNST) 7470(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) W 13 NW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 78540 59760
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-030815-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Clear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 5
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+1) 83 (+6) 57 87
RH % (24h trend) 91 (+1) 37 (+5) 89 41
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SW 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR SW 6 SW 6 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6980(UNST) 8300(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) W 10 NW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 62820 58100
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-030815-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Clear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 3
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 48 (-1) 83 (+6) 55 87
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+1) 36 (+4) 93 38
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR SW 5 SW 5 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6590(UNST) 8030(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) W 8 NW 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 46130 40150
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-030815-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Clear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 4
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+1) 85 (+6) 58 90
RH % (24h trend) 90 (-2) 34 (+3) 89 37
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR SW 6 SW 5 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6910(UNST) 7480(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) SW 9 NW 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55280 44880
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-030815-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
130 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Clear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None) 3
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-1) 84 (+6) 59 88
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-3) 35 (-2) 88 40
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 S 10 G21 S 9 G21 S 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6950(UNST) 7220(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) SW 9 W 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55600 43320
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. South winds around
5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Daytime humidity values moderate.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. South winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$