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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

.DISCUSSION...

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


MEZ104-100900-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)                   0(None)
Chance precip (%)     20           90           70           30
Temp (24h trend)      7 (+14)      26 (+9)      19           29
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-5)      75 (+27)     100          63
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  6                      W 13 G29
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5 G17     S  8 G19     S  6 G17     W 14 G33
Precip amount         0.00         0.22         0.09         0.01
Precip duration       1            7            6            2
Precip begin          8 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1720(MRGL)                3850(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 17                      W 30
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  25800                     100100
CWR                                80           80           10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-100900-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow/Rain    Snow/Fz Ra   Snow
Chance of Thunder (%) 2            2                         1
Chance precip (%)     40           90           80           20
Temp (24h trend)      10 (+20)     34 (+12)     24           34
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      83 (+34)     100          63
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  5                      W 11 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S  8 G17     SW  8 G17    W 12 G25
Precip amount         0.02         0.24         0.14         0.00
Precip duration       1            6            6            1
Precip begin          9 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM         6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1870(MRGL)                3970(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 15                      W 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  24310                     83370
CWR                   10           90           90           20
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-100900-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1            0(None)                   0(None)
Chance precip (%)     30           90           70           0
Temp (24h trend)      11 (+16)     33 (+10)     23           33
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+4)      79 (+34)     100          55
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  6                      W 12 G25
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S  8 G17     SW  8 G17    W 13 G25
Precip amount         0.00         0.13         0.05         0.00
Precip duration       1            6            4
Precip begin          8 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1870(MRGL)                4510(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 16                      W 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  26180                     103730
CWR                                80           80           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-100900-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow/Rain    Rain         Snow
Chance of Thunder (%) 4            3                         0(None)
Chance precip (%)     40           90           80           10
Temp (24h trend)      14 (+16)     39 (+11)     27           37
RH % (24h trend)      96 (+2)      73 (+29)     100          53
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 10 G21                 W 12 G25
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SW  6 G19    S 11 G25     SW 10 G25    W 13 G28
Precip amount         0.03         0.12         0.08         0.00
Precip duration       1            5            3            1
Precip begin          9 PM         Continuing   Continuing   1 PM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   1 AM         6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2440(MRGL)                4490(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 23                      W 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  48800                     98780
CWR                                80           80           10
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-100900-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow/Rain    Rain         Snow
Chance of Thunder (%) 7            3                         0(None)
Chance precip (%)     60           90           90           30
Temp (24h trend)      13 (+16)     40 (+13)     28           38
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+2)      77 (+31)     100          65
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW 10 G23                 W 11 G25
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SW  6 G19    S 11 G28     SW 12 G29    W 12 G28
Precip amount         0.10         0.22         0.18         0.00
Precip duration       2            6            7            1
Precip begin          12 AM        Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   3 AM         Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2460(MRGL)                3770(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 20                      W 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  41820                     82940
CWR                   30           90           90           30
KBDI                  201-300      <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-100900-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance of Thunder (%) 1            0(None)                   0(None)
Chance precip (%)     30           100          80           40
Temp (24h trend)      6 (+21)      26 (+9)      18           25
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-6)      77 (+29)     100          68
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  6 G19                  W 14 G34
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  8 G23     S  9 G21     S  8 G23     W 17 G39
Precip amount         0.01         0.23         0.12         0.03
Precip duration       1            8            7            2
Precip begin          8 PM         6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            2 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1820(MRGL)                4190(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 21                      W 30
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  32760                     108940
CWR                                60           60           20
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-100900-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         Snow         Snow
Chance of Thunder (%) 1            0(None)                   0(None)
Chance precip (%)     30           100          80           20
Temp (24h trend)      9 (+16)      28 (+9)      19           28
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-1)      76 (+32)     100          58
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  6 G17                  W 13 G33
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  8 G23     S  8 G21     SW  9 G23    W 14 G36
Precip amount         0.01         0.31         0.10         0.01
Precip duration       1            8            6            2
Precip begin          7 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2010(MRGL)                4820(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 20                      W 29
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  34170                     120500
CWR                   10           90           90           10
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-100900-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         Snow         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1            0(None)                   0(None)
Chance precip (%)     20           90           60           0
Temp (24h trend)      12 (+15)     32 (+10)     23           31
RH % (24h trend)      95 (0)       77 (+33)     100          56
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  8                      W 13 G28
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5 G17     S  8 G19     SW  8 G21    W 13 G31
Precip amount         0.00         0.16         0.04         0.00
Precip duration       1            7            2
Precip begin          8 PM         6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            2 AM         Continuing   1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2100(MRGL)                4810(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 21                      W 32
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  37800                     134680
CWR                                80           80           0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-100900-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Snow/Rain    Snow         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1            0(None)                   0(None)
Chance precip (%)     0            90           60           0
Temp (24h trend)      14 (+17)     33 (+9)      22           29
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-2)      76 (+35)     100          54
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  9 G19                  W 13 G28
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  8 G19     S 10 G19     SW 10 G21    W 14 G29
Precip amount         0.00         0.17         0.04         0.00
Precip duration                    6            2
Precip begin                       7 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2360(MRGL)                5350(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 26                      W 32
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  54280                     149800
CWR                   0            80           80           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-100900-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1            0(None)                   0(None)
Chance precip (%)     30           80           50           0
Temp (24h trend)      15 (+14)     36 (+10)     25           33
RH % (24h trend)      94 (+7)      78 (+36)     100          54
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  8                      W 14 G27
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      S  8 G17     SW  8 G17    W 14 G29
Precip amount         0.00         0.09         0.03         0.00
Precip duration       1            4            1
Precip begin          8 PM         8 AM         Continuing
Precip end            2 AM         Continuing   1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2180(MRGL)                4940(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 22                      W 31
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  41420                     133380
CWR                                40           40           0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-100900-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 9 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Rain         Rain         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 1            0(None)                   0(None)
Chance precip (%)     30           80           60           0
Temp (24h trend)      16 (+10)     39 (+11)     28           34
RH % (24h trend)      91 (+14)     74 (+35)     100          52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SW  9 G19                 W 16 G31
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S 10 G21     SW  8 G19    W 17 G34
Precip amount         0.00         0.07         0.03         0.00
Precip duration       1            3            2
Precip begin          8 PM         9 AM         Continuing
Precip end            4 AM         Continuing   1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2320(MRGL)                4620(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                S 24                      W 31
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  48720                     124740
CWR                                30           30           0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 13. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 13. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 30. Southwest winds around
5 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 17. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs in the mid
20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 5. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 18. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 6. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.

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

$$