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
339 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Today will be partly sunny with a light southerly breeze this
afternoon followed by a partly to mostly cloudy night tonight. There
is a chance for a shower or stray thunderstorm over far northwestern
areas late. Thursday July 4th will be cloudy to partly sunny and
humid with a chance for a shower or isolated thunderstorm across the
north. Friday will turn out partly sunny, slightly cooler and less
humid over the north with continued very warm and humid conditions
across the south.

MEZ101-032015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
339 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            60           40
Temp (24h trend)      82 (0)       59 (+6)      82
RH % (24h trend)      36 (+7)      86 (-7)      54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  6         S  6         SW  7
Precip amount         0.00         0.05         0.04
Precip duration                    2            3
Precip begin                       11 PM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7250                      6520
Transport wnd (kts)   S 17                      W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     145050                    115500
Dispersion            Excellent                 Very Good
CWR                   0            30           10
LAL                   1            2            2
Haines Index          5            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ102-032015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
339 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            50           50
Temp (24h trend)      83 (+1)      57 (+3)      83
RH % (24h trend)      35 (+3)      87 (-6)      51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   SW  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  6         S  6 G17     SW  7
Precip amount         0.00         0.04         0.04
Precip duration                    2            3
Precip begin                       12 AM        Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7470                      6960
Transport wnd (kts)   S 15                      W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     130320                    116820
Dispersion            Excellent                 Very Good
CWR                   0            20           10
LAL                   1            1            2
Haines Index          5            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ103-032015-
Eastern Aroostook-
339 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            30           40
Temp (24h trend)      83 (-1)      59 (+4)      82
RH % (24h trend)      35 (+3)      76 (-13)     52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  6         S  6 G17     SW  8 G19
Precip amount         0.00         0.03         0.04
Precip duration                    1            2
Precip begin                       2 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7720                      6660
Transport wnd (kts)   S 14                      SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     117750                    113750
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            30           10
LAL                   1            1            2
Haines Index          5            4            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ105-032015-
Central Highlands-
339 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            30           30
Temp (24h trend)      83 (0)       57 (-1)      83
RH % (24h trend)      37 (+6)      84 (+4)      54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  7 G17     S  7 G18     SW  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.03         0.03
Precip duration                    1            2
Precip begin                       2 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7650                      7040
Transport wnd (kts)   S 13                      SW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     116880                    102440
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            20           10
LAL                   1            1            2
Haines Index          5            4            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ106-032015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
339 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            10           10
Temp (24h trend)      84 (-2)      59 (+2)      81
RH % (24h trend)      35 (+2)      79 (-11)     54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                    0            1
Precip begin                       5 AM         Continuing
Precip end                         Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7990                      6470
Transport wnd (kts)   S 12                      SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)     103120                    122520
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ108-032015-
Interior Downeast-
339 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      83 (-4)      57 (-1)      78
RH % (24h trend)      40 (+5)      86 (-3)      63
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  5         Lgt/Var      S  9 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8120                      5520
Transport wnd (kts)   S  9                      SW 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     88150                     126660
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ112-032015-
Coastal Downeast-
339 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      82 (-3)      54 (-4)      75
RH % (24h trend)      43 (+7)      94 (+4)      65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  9 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8200                      5280
Transport wnd (kts)   S  8                      SW 23
Vent rate (kt-ft)     73810                     131050
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          4            5            3
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ113-032015-
Bangor Region-
339 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            10
Temp (24h trend)      84 (-3)      59 (+1)      81
RH % (24h trend)      40 (+3)      81 (-11)     60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  6 G17     S  6         S  8 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    6 AM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8140                      6180
Transport wnd (kts)   S 11                      SW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     96640                     85170
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            4            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ114-032015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
339 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      84 (-1)      57 (-2)      76
RH % (24h trend)      44 (+6)      91 (+4)      72
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   S  7 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  6         S  5         S  9 G20
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8220                      5320
Transport wnd (kts)   S  9                      SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft)     82200                     117670
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          5            5            3
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 80.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Patchy fog.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 80.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.

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

$$