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 132101
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
500 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Mostly dry conditions continue across the region through the
middle of next week. A weak disturbance may bring a couple of
showers this afternoon, and a weak cold front will cross the
Northeast through Sunday, but any shower activity will again be
fairly isolated and wetting rains will be few and far between.
There will be strong relative humidity recovery overnight, with
daytime minimum values dropping to 40 to 50 percent for most of
the area.
MEZ104-140800-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Showers Showers None
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 12 3 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 45 (+3) 74 (+6) 44 75
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 49 (0) 100 45
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR NW 6 G17 NW 5 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 9 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5390(UNST) 5400(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 9 W 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43120 21600
CWR 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-140800-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Showers Showers None
Chance of Thunder (%) 7 10 5 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+4) 77 (+7) 50 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 52 (-10) 100 51
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5830(UNST) 5740(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 6 NW 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 29150 17220
CWR 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-140800-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Showers None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 8 1 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+1) 78 (+6) 48 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 49 (-10) 100 50
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 1 PM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6120(UNST) 5680(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 6 NW 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 30600 22720
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-140800-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Showers None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 7 6 1 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+3) 78 (+8) 51 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 54 (-12) 100 54
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 9 G17 SE 5 LGT/VAR SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 11 AM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5140(UNST) 4540(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 5 NE 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 20560 22700
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-140800-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Showers Showers None
Chance of Thunder (%) 7 8 3 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+7) 75 (+7) 51 75
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 58 (-8) 100 53
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR N 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4600(UNST) 5640(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) W 5 N 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 18400 22560
CWR 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-140800-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Showers None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 9 2 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 44 (+4) 72 (+6) 42 73
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 54 (+4) 100 45
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR NW 6 G19 NW 6 G17 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 9 AM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4220(UNST) 4830(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 9 W 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 33760 19320
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-140800-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Showers None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 10 2 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+4) 76 (+8) 45 75
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+6) 49 (-2) 100 45
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR NW 5 G17 N 5 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 10 AM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5220(UNST) 5360(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 7 W 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 31320 21440
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-140800-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 8 1 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+4) 77 (+5) 49 77
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+4) 47 (-6) 100 45
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6020(UNST) 5600(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 8 NW 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 42140 16800
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-140800-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 9 1 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 50 (+3) 77 (+4) 49 78
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 48 (-7) 100 46
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5760(UNST) 5590(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 8 NW 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 40320 16770
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-140800-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 8 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (+4) 79 (+5) 52 78
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 49 (-8) 100 50
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6180(UNST) 5740(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 7 N 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 37080 22960
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-140800-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
501 PM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 6 0(None) 0(None)
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 52 (+5) 78 (+5) 53 76
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+3) 50 (-9) 100 54
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5560(UNST) 4380(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) NW 6 E 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 27800 26280
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around
5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph.
Daytime humidity values moderate.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$