Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FNUS51 KGYX 262201
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Precipitation ends west to east this evening with drier air
moving
into the region tonight and Wednesday. Westerly winds will
increase Wednesday with gusts 15 to 20 mph and min RH dropping to
around 50 percent. The next low pressure system brings rain snow
Thursday with several inches of accumulating snow across the
foothills and mountains and mostly rain near the coast. The area
will likely experience widespread wetting precipitation. A drying
and cooling trend follows Friday into the weekend.
MEZ104-270900-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Snow Snow Showers None Snow
Chance precip (%) 90 10 0 80
Temp (24h trend) 25 (0) 39 (+7) 22 37
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 58 (-25) 98 71
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 13 G29 S 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 9 G25 W 13 G28 SW 10 G25 SE 5
Precip amount 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.22
Precip duration 3 0 6
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 10 AM Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4430 2360
Transport wnd (mph) W 25 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 97460 16520
CWR 100 10 0 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-270900-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Rain None None Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%) 90 0 0 90
Temp (24h trend) 28 (+3) 42 (+5) 27 41
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 56 (-26) 98 78
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 9 G17 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR W 10 G21 SW 5 E 8
Precip amount 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.33
Precip duration 2 6
Precip begin 6 PM 7 AM
Precip end 10 PM Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4170 1970
Transport wnd (mph) W 21 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 75060 13790
CWR 100 0 0 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-270900-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 90
Temp (24h trend) 28 (+6) 44 (+8) 25 40
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 53 (-31) 99 82
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 11 G21 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 5 W 11 G21 SW 6 E 8 G19
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.45
Precip duration 10
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4130 1670
Transport wnd (mph) W 20 SE 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 70210 8350
CWR 0 0 0 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-270900-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Cloudy
Precip type Rain None None Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%) 70 0 0 100
Temp (24h trend) 29 (+3) 45 (+4) 28 44
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 51 (-27) 96 76
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 11 G23 S 6
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NW 8 G17 W 11 G23 SW 8 G19 E 10 G21
Precip amount 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.50
Precip duration 1 10
Precip begin 6 PM 6 AM
Precip end 9 PM Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3790 1940
Transport wnd (mph) W 20 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 64430 13580
CWR 100 0 0 100
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-270900-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Rain None None Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%) 90 0 0 90
Temp (24h trend) 29 (+2) 43 (+2) 27 44
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 58 (-21) 95 74
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 10 G25 S 6
20ftWnd - PM(mph) NE 8 G21 W 11 G25 W 8 G21 SE 11 G25
Precip amount 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.38
Precip duration 2 6
Precip begin 6 PM 7 AM
Precip end 10 PM Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3720 2050
Transport wnd (mph) W 20 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 63240 14350
CWR 90 0 0 100
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-270900-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type Rain Snow Showers None Snow
Chance precip (%) 50 20 0 90
Temp (24h trend) 24 (+2) 37 (+5) 21 37
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 64 (-24) 99 75
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 16 G34 S 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 12 G32 W 14 G32 W 10 G26 SE 5 G17
Precip amount 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.24
Precip duration 2 1 10
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 6 PM Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4310 2130
Transport wnd (mph) W 25 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 94820 14910
CWR 100 10 0 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-270900-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 90
Temp (24h trend) 24 (+1) 40 (+7) 24 37
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 57 (-28) 97 80
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 14 G34 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 11 G32 W 13 G32 SW 9 G23 E 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.37
Precip duration 11
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 2 3 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4460 1720
Transport wnd (mph) W 24 S 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 93660 10320
CWR 0 0 0 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-270900-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None None Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 100
Temp (24h trend) 29 (+5) 41 (+5) 26 38
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 54 (-31) 99 84
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 12 G26 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 8 G19 W 12 G25 SW 8 G17 E 6 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.46
Precip duration 11
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3910 1500
Transport wnd (mph) W 22 S 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 74290 7500
CWR 0 0 0 100
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-270900-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip type None None Snow Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 100
Temp (24h trend) 28 (+3) 42 (+5) 27 38
RH % (24h trend) 96 (0) 53 (-30) 100 87
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 10 G23 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 9 G19 W 10 G21 SW 6 E 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.57
Precip duration 0 11
Precip begin 4 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3780 1370
Transport wnd (mph) W 20 SE 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 64260 8220
CWR 0 0 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-270900-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip type None None Snow Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20 100
Temp (24h trend) 30 (+4) 45 (+6) 28 41
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+3) 51 (-28) 99 83
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 10 G23 SE 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 6 W 10 G21 SW 5 E 8 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.61
Precip duration 0 11
Precip begin 4 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3700 1450
Transport wnd (mph) W 18 S 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 59200 8700
CWR 0 0 100
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-270900-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
500 PM EST Tue Nov 26 2024
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip type None None None Snow/Rain
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 100
Temp (24h trend) 30 (+2) 45 (+4) 30 44
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+3) 50 (-23) 96 79
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 11 G23 S 6
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 8 G19 W 11 G21 SW 6 E 10 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.64
Precip duration 11
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end Continuing
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 5 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3670 1710
Transport wnd (mph) W 20 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 62390 11970
CWR 0 0 0 100
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow and rain. Lows in the upper 20s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$