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
436 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to scattered showers across the region this morning.
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across much of
the region this afternoon into the evening. Thunderstorms could
produce locally heavy rain. Scattered showers along the Downeast
coast this afternoon into the evening. Isolated to scattered
showers north, scattered to numerous showers Downeast, tonight.
Warn humid unsettled conditions, with shower and thunderstorm
chances, will persist through the weekend.

MEZ101-052100-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
436 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     60           50           70
Temp (24h trend)      80 (-1)      60 (0)       75
RH % (24h trend)      57 (+9)      97 (0)       66
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.18         0.12         0.28
Precip duration       6            2            5
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6820                      6020
Transport wnd (kts)   W  5                      SW  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     45400                     47280
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair
CWR                   90           70           100
LAL                   3            3            3
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-052100-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
436 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     60           50           70
Temp (24h trend)      80 (-1)      61 (0)       76
RH % (24h trend)      56 (+3)      97 (0)       67
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.24         0.11         0.25
Precip duration       6            2            4
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7060                      6250
Transport wnd (kts)   W  7                      SW  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     61710                     48580
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   90           40           100
LAL                   3            3            3
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-052100-
Eastern Aroostook-
436 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     60           50           70
Temp (24h trend)      80 (+2)      62 (0)       75
RH % (24h trend)      58 (-8)      97 (0)       71
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.28         0.15         0.12
Precip duration       5            3            4
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6770                      5550
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  7                     S  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     63160                     39310
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   100          40           50
LAL                   3            3            2
Haines Index          3            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-052100-
Central Highlands-
436 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     60           50           70
Temp (24h trend)      82 (+2)      62 (-1)      76
RH % (24h trend)      63 (+1)      98 (0)       75
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.37         0.26         0.15
Precip duration       6            5            4
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7250                      6100
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  7                     S  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)     77570                     47990
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   100          70           50
LAL                   3            3            3
Haines Index          3            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-052100-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
436 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     50           50           60
Temp (24h trend)      81 (+3)      61 (+1)      75
RH % (24h trend)      65 (-1)      97 (0)       79
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.26         0.18         0.11
Precip duration       4            5            4
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7010                      5670
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  9                     SW  5
Vent rate (kt-ft)     77290                     42060
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   90           60           40
LAL                   3            3            2
Haines Index          3            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-052100-
Interior Downeast-
436 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     40           50           60
Temp (24h trend)      77 (+3)      57 (0)       72
RH % (24h trend)      75 (+6)      99 (+1)      85
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.13         0.18         0.17
Precip duration       4            5            4
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6160                      5040
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 11                     W  4
Vent rate (kt-ft)     70150                     38290
Dispersion            Good                      Fair
CWR                   50           90           40
LAL                   3            3            2
Haines Index          3            2            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-052100-
Coastal Downeast-
436 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     40           60           60
Temp (24h trend)      73 (+4)      55 (0)       70
RH % (24h trend)      81 (+8)      99 (+1)      85
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  5         Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.15         0.27         0.23
Precip duration       4            5            9
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5230                      4660
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 14                     W  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     70120                     59710
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   60           100          40
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            2            2
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-052100-
Bangor Region-
436 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     50           50           60
Temp (24h trend)      82 (+4)      62 (+2)      76
RH % (24h trend)      68 (-2)      99 (+1)      83
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.18         0.18         0.13
Precip duration       5            5            4
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7020                      5710
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 10                     SW  4
Vent rate (kt-ft)     77200                     31180
Dispersion            Good                      Marginal
CWR                   60           90           50
LAL                   3            3            2
Haines Index          3            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-052100-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
436 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     40           60           60
Temp (24h trend)      77 (+4)      57 (0)       72
RH % (24h trend)      77 (+2)      100 (+2)     86
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  5         Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip amount         0.13         0.17         0.13
Precip duration       5            5            4
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6350                      5210
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 12                     SW  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)     74360                     55640
Dispersion            Good                      Good
CWR                   40           90           30
LAL                   1            1            2
Haines Index          3            2            2
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Patchy fog.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Areas of
fog. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the lower
60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Areas of fog.
Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph.

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

$$