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 170901
FWFGYX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
.DISCUSSION...
A humid weather pattern and unsettled weather expected through
Sunday with showers and thunderstorms. Unsettled weather will
continue
into Monday.
MEZ104-172000-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20
Chance precip (%) 60 80 60
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-17) 48 (-8) 62
RH % (24h trend) 79 (+23) 97 (-2) 63
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SE 10 G24 W 6 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 13 G28 SE 8 G21 W 6 G21
Precip amount 0.29 0.31 0.22
Precip duration 4 6 5
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 760(STBL) 2900(MRGL)
Transport wnd (mph) SE 10 NW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 6840 26100
CWR 90 90 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-172000-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20
Chance precip (%) 70 80 60
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-21) 50 (-5) 61
RH % (24h trend) 86 (+22) 100 (+1) 71
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 6 G17 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 8 G21 E 6 G17 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.27 0.28 0.18
Precip duration 4 5 4
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 540(STBL) 860(STBL)
Transport wnd (mph) SE 12 NW 3
Vent rate (kt-ft) 5400 2580
CWR 90 90 70
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-172000-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20
Chance precip (%) 40 70 30
Temp (24h trend) 62 (-16) 52 (-5) 67
RH % (24h trend) 83 (+21) 97 (0) 54
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 5 W 8 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 6 G17 E 6 W 9 G19
Precip amount 0.17 0.15 0.08
Precip duration 2 3 2
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 540(STBL) 4170(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) SE 8 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 3780 41700
CWR 70 70 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-172000-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 0
Chance precip (%) 40 40 40
Temp (24h trend) 60 (-10) 50 (-4) 66
RH % (24h trend) 84 (+6) 100 (+1) 56
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 6 W 8 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 9 G21 SE 8 G19 W 9 G18
Precip amount 0.16 0.13 0.11
Precip duration 2 2 2
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 280(STBL) 3750(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) SE 6 W 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 1400 26250
CWR 50 50 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-172000-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 20
Chance precip (%) 70 60 50
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-15) 49 (-2) 61
RH % (24h trend) 88 (+8) 100 (0) 70
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 6 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 9 G20 SE 8 G18 SW 6 G20
Precip amount 0.33 0.26 0.15
Precip duration 4 3 2
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 350(STBL) 1120(MRGL)
Transport wnd (mph) SE 10 W 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 3150 4480
CWR 100 100 50
KBDI <200 <200 N/A
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-172000-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 20 20
Chance precip (%) 40 90 60
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-8) 48 (-8) 62
RH % (24h trend) 70 (+19) 95 (-4) 59
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SE 11 G25 W 8 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 14 G28 SE 6 G21 W 8 G25
Precip amount 0.25 0.30 0.15
Precip duration 2 7 5
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1430(MRGL) 3420(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) SE 9 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 11440 41040
CWR 90 90 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-172000-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 30 20
Chance precip (%) 50 90 60
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-10) 52 (-5) 63
RH % (24h trend) 74 (+21) 94 (-4) 57
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SE 8 G21 W 9 G25
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 9 G24 SW 6 G21 W 9 G23
Precip amount 0.31 0.35 0.10
Precip duration 2 7 5
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1240(MRGL) 4020(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) SE 8 NW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 8680 56280
CWR 100 100 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-172000-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 30 0
Chance precip (%) 30 70 50
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-12) 53 (-6) 65
RH % (24h trend) 70 (+18) 91 (-6) 53
20ftWnd - AM(mph) E 6 W 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 9 G21 S 8 G20 W 10 G20
Precip amount 0.22 0.21 0.08
Precip duration 2 5 2
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2530(MRGL) 4120(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) S 10 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 22770 61800
CWR 90 90 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-172000-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 30 0
Chance precip (%) 40 50 50
Temp (24h trend) 73 (-7) 53 (-8) 63
RH % (24h trend) 64 (+9) 87 (-9) 51
20ftWnd - AM(mph) S 6 G17 W 11 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 8 G24 SW 9 G25 W 11 G24
Precip amount 0.22 0.15 0.06
Precip duration 1 2 2
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing 6 AM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4770(UNST) 5610(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) S 22 W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 90630 95370
CWR 90 90 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-172000-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 30 0
Chance precip (%) 20 50 40
Temp (24h trend) 74 (-7) 54 (-8) 67
RH % (24h trend) 66 (+14) 90 (-5) 48
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SE 6 W 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 9 G20 S 9 G24 W 11 G20
Precip amount 0.15 0.11 0.04
Precip duration 1 2 1
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing 10 AM
Precip end Continuing 5 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 2830(MRGL) 5900(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) S 14 W 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 33960 106200
CWR 80 80 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-172000-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
500 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance of Thunder (%) 20 20 0
Chance precip (%) 20 30 30
Temp (24h trend) 70 (-8) 54 (-4) 68
RH % (24h trend) 73 (+10) 93 (-6) 48
20ftWnd - AM(mph) SE 6 W 9 G20
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SE 11 G24 SE 9 G19 W 10 G20
Precip amount 0.11 0.08 0.04
Precip duration 1 2 1
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing 12 PM
Precip end Continuing 5 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 1110(MRGL) 5720(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph) S 12 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 11100 91520
CWR 80 80 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Daytime humidity values
high.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$