Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Warm and humid conditions continue through next Wednesday.
Showers and thunderstorms will continue through this evening.
High pressure returns Sunday and Monday with clearing skies and
warmer temperatures. Chances for showers and thunderstorms
increase Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday with a cold front.


MEZ101-150815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            30           20           40
Temp (24h trend)      60 (+1)      79 (-5)      64           84
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-5)      62 (+9)      100          58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                SW  5                     Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7        Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.02         0.03         0.05
Precip duration                    1            1            2
Precip begin                       11 AM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6840                      7080
Transport wnd (kts)                SW 16                     W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  123700                    117840
Dispersion                         Excellent                 Very Good
CWR                   0            10           10           20
LAL                   1            2            2            3
Haines Index          3            4            2            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ102-150815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            30           20           40
Temp (24h trend)      59 (-1)      82 (-3)      64           86
RH % (24h trend)      95 (-3)      56 (+4)      100          56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7        Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.04
Precip duration                    1            1            2
Precip begin                       12 PM        Continuing   Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7330                      7600
Transport wnd (kts)                SW 15                     W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  130660                    105780
Dispersion                         Excellent                 Very Good
CWR                   0            10                        20
LAL                   1            2            2            2
Haines Index          4            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ103-150815-
Eastern Aroostook-
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            30           20           50
Temp (24h trend)      61 (0)       84 (-2)      65           87
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-3)      52 (+1)      100          55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7        Lgt/Var      SW  7
Precip amount         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.04
Precip duration                    1            0            2
Precip begin                       1 PM         Continuing   8 AM
Precip end                         Continuing   10 PM        Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7450                      7540
Transport wnd (kts)                SW 14                     W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  123280                    96410
Dispersion                         Excellent                 Very Good
CWR                   0            10                        20
LAL                   1            2            2            2
Haines Index          4            4            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ105-150815-
Central Highlands-
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            30           20           40
Temp (24h trend)      62 (0)       84 (-1)      66           88
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-4)      53 (0)       100          53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  6        Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.05         0.02         0.05
Precip duration                    2            1            2
Precip begin                       12 PM        Continuing   9 AM
Precip end                         Continuing   10 PM        Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7760                      7790
Transport wnd (kts)                SW 12                     W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  107060                    102760
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            30                        20
LAL                   1            3            2            3
Haines Index          4            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ106-150815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            20           20           20
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+1)      87 (0)       65           90
RH % (24h trend)      93 (-7)      49 (-2)      100          53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      SW  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.02
Precip duration                    0            1            1
Precip begin                       2 PM         Continuing   10 AM
Precip end                         Continuing   10 PM        Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             8000                      8010
Transport wnd (kts)                SW 11                     W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  107130                    96760
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            10                        20
LAL                   1            2            2            2
Haines Index          5            4            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ108-150815-
Interior Downeast-
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      63 (0)       85 (-2)      62           87
RH % (24h trend)      90 (-8)      54 (+4)      100          57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7680                      7740
Transport wnd (kts)                SW 12                     W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  100860                    85460
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         201-300

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ112-150815-
Coastal Downeast-
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20           0
Temp (24h trend)      60 (-2)      81 (-4)      58           84
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-7)      60 (+6)      100          59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  7         Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.00
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    11 PM
Precip end                                      4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6850                      7050
Transport wnd (kts)                SW 16                     W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  109430                    83450
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            0                         0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            3            3
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ113-150815-
Bangor Region-
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            20           20           20
Temp (24h trend)      63 (0)       88 (-1)      66           91
RH % (24h trend)      92 (-7)      50 (+1)      100          53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         Lgt/Var      SW  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.01
Precip duration                    0            1            1
Precip begin                       3 PM         Continuing   12 PM
Precip end                         Continuing   11 PM        Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             8080                      8110
Transport wnd (kts)                W 12                      W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  104650                    89670
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0                                      10
LAL                   1            2            2            2
Haines Index          5            4            3            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ114-150815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
247 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            10           0
Temp (24h trend)      60 (-3)      84 (-3)      62           87
RH % (24h trend)      94 (-4)      57 (+3)      100          58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   SW  5        S  7 G17     Lgt/Var      S  8 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    10 PM
Precip end                                      4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             7630                      7950
Transport wnd (kts)                SW 13                     SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  102000                    82540
Dispersion                         Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            0                         0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      301-400

Remarks...Low.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the upper
60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph.

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

$$