Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
819 FNUS51 KCAR 172101 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected across the area into tonight, with a wetting rain expected overnight, especially across the Downeast region. Drier weather returns through the end of the week with relative humidity back into the mid to upper 40s. MEZ101-180800- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers None Chance precip (%) 40 30 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 62 (-3) 78 (-3) 53 76 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 48 (-11) 94 45 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 Lgt/Var W 6 Precip amount 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 Precip duration 3 3 0 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6700 6820 Transport wnd (kts) W 20 W 11 Vent rate (kt-ft) 150320 85260 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 LAL 2 2 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 3 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-180800- North Woods and St. John Valley- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers None Chance precip (%) 30 30 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 61 (-5) 80 (-3) 53 78 RH % (24h trend) 99 (0) 48 (-9) 94 43 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 W 5 W 6 Precip amount 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.00 Precip duration 4 2 0 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7150 7200 Transport wnd (kts) W 17 W 11 Vent rate (kt-ft) 146920 90080 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 10 0 LAL 2 2 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-180800- Eastern Aroostook- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers None Chance precip (%) 40 40 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 65 (-2) 81 (-4) 55 78 RH % (24h trend) 99 (+1) 50 (-7) 90 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 Lgt/Var W 6 Precip amount 0.07 0.04 0.01 0.00 Precip duration 4 3 0 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7350 7370 Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 W 9 Vent rate (kt-ft) 118000 82450 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 20 10 0 LAL 2 2 2 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-180800- Central Highlands- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms None None Chance precip (%) 50 30 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 63 (-4) 82 (-3) 55 80 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 51 (-9) 91 45 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 W 5 W 6 Precip amount 0.15 0.01 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 4 2 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 4 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7360 7480 Transport wnd (kts) W 14 NW 8 Vent rate (kt-ft) 129470 77530 Dispersion Excellent Good CWR 40 0 0 LAL 3 2 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-180800- Central Maine North of Bangor- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers None Chance precip (%) 50 40 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 66 (-2) 83 (-4) 58 82 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 55 (-2) 90 45 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.26 0.09 0.01 0.00 Precip duration 5 4 0 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 7 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7510 7810 Transport wnd (kts) W 13 NW 6 Vent rate (kt-ft) 110000 69480 Dispersion Very Good Good CWR 90 20 0 LAL 3 2 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 4 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-180800- Interior Downeast- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers None Chance precip (%) 70 60 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 63 (-3) 82 (-6) 59 83 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 67 (+8) 93 48 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 5 Precip amount 0.11 0.16 0.03 0.00 Precip duration 3 4 0 Precip begin 10 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7390 7990 Transport wnd (kts) W 12 NW 5 Vent rate (kt-ft) 95320 48020 Dispersion Very Good Fair CWR 90 40 10 0 LAL 2 2 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 4 4 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-180800- Coastal Downeast- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers None Chance precip (%) 70 70 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 60 (-4) 82 (-2) 58 83 RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 67 (+3) 94 47 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 6 Precip amount 0.10 0.10 0.01 0.00 Precip duration 3 4 0 Precip begin 11 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7510 8200 Transport wnd (kts) SW 13 NW 5 Vent rate (kt-ft) 113300 56690 Dispersion Very Good Good CWR 80 20 0 LAL 2 2 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 4 KBDI 201-300 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-180800- Bangor Region- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms None None Chance precip (%) 60 60 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 67 (-2) 84 (-5) 59 83 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 57 (-1) 87 46 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var W 6 Precip amount 0.25 0.07 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 5 4 Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 5 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7760 8070 Transport wnd (kts) W 11 NW 6 Vent rate (kt-ft) 94790 56370 Dispersion Very Good Good CWR 90 20 0 0 LAL 3 2 1 1 Haines Index 3 3 4 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-180800- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 500 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Tstms Tstms None None Chance precip (%) 50 70 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 63 (-4) 84 (-1) 60 85 RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 64 (0) 89 48 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 G17 SW 5 Lgt/Var W 7 Precip amount 0.15 0.08 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 3 4 Precip begin 8 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 4 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8100 8210 Transport wnd (kts) W 13 NW 7 Vent rate (kt-ft) 109550 64620 Dispersion Very Good Good CWR 80 10 0 0 LAL 3 2 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 4 4 KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$