Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
376 FNUS51 KCAR 160722 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 322 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .DISCUSSION... Warm and humid conditions continue through Wednesday. Scattered showers with a few embedded thunderstorms early this morning. More showers continue into the day today with stronger thunderstorms possible this afternoon. Storms could contain locally heavy rainfall. A wetting rain is possible across much of the area Wednesday into Thursday. MEZ101-162030- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 322 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 60 50 30 Temp (24h trend) 83 (0) 65 (0) 83 RH % (24h trend) 62 (+5) 100 (0) 60 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 6 Precip amount 0.13 0.08 0.12 Precip duration 4 4 1 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6520 6390 Transport wnd (kts) SW 12 SW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 89780 126580 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 50 20 90 LAL 3 2 3 Haines Index 4 2 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-162030- North Woods and St. John Valley- 322 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 60 50 40 Temp (24h trend) 84 (+1) 64 (-1) 84 RH % (24h trend) 62 (+6) 100 (0) 59 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5 Precip amount 0.21 0.09 0.14 Precip duration 5 4 2 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6730 6900 Transport wnd (kts) SW 8 SW 18 Vent rate (kt-ft) 85110 130100 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 90 30 100 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 4 3 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-162030- Eastern Aroostook- 322 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 70 40 40 Temp (24h trend) 83 (-2) 67 (+1) 87 RH % (24h trend) 64 (+11) 100 (+1) 59 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var SW 5 Precip amount 0.27 0.09 0.17 Precip duration 6 3 1 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6250 6950 Transport wnd (kts) SW 8 SW 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 58210 120890 Dispersion Good Very Good CWR 100 40 100 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-162030- Central Highlands- 322 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 60 40 40 Temp (24h trend) 86 (+2) 66 (-1) 87 RH % (24h trend) 61 (+6) 100 (+2) 58 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 G17 Lgt/Var SW 5 Precip amount 0.20 0.10 0.18 Precip duration 4 4 2 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6850 7530 Transport wnd (kts) W 8 SW 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 71630 114650 Dispersion Good Very Good CWR 90 30 100 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-162030- Central Maine North of Bangor- 322 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 50 30 40 Temp (24h trend) 86 (-1) 68 (+1) 91 RH % (24h trend) 64 (+10) 100 (0) 55 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.14 0.05 0.13 Precip duration 4 3 1 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6810 7750 Transport wnd (kts) W 10 SW 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 97260 117590 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 60 100 LAL 3 2 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-162030- Interior Downeast- 322 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Showers Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 30 30 Temp (24h trend) 85 (-2) 65 (0) 90 RH % (24h trend) 66 (+12) 100 (0) 57 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var SW 5 Precip amount 0.03 0.01 0.06 Precip duration 3 2 0 Precip begin 8 AM 12 AM Continuing Precip end 6 PM Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6570 7760 Transport wnd (kts) W 13 W 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 108860 117530 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 20 50 LAL 1 1 2 Haines Index 3 4 4 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-162030- Coastal Downeast- 322 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Showers Showers Chance precip (%) 20 30 20 Temp (24h trend) 83 (+1) 61 (-1) 88 RH % (24h trend) 64 (+3) 100 (0) 61 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 7 G18 Lgt/Var SW 6 G17 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.02 Precip duration 1 2 0 Precip begin 6 AM 10 PM Continuing Precip end 6 PM Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6270 7370 Transport wnd (kts) SW 15 SW 16 Vent rate (kt-ft) 109750 119990 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 20 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 3 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-162030- Bangor Region- 322 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Showers Tstms Chance precip (%) 40 30 40 Temp (24h trend) 89 (+1) 69 (+2) 92 RH % (24h trend) 59 (+1) 100 (0) 56 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 Lgt/Var SW 5 Precip amount 0.05 0.01 0.08 Precip duration 3 2 1 Precip begin 6 AM 8 PM 3 PM Precip end 6 PM 6 AM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7230 7860 Transport wnd (kts) W 11 SW 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 90880 113890 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 20 80 LAL 2 1 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-162030- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 322 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Today Tonight Wed Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Showers Tstms Chance precip (%) 20 30 20 Temp (24h trend) 88 (+3) 65 (0) 89 RH % (24h trend) 60 (+1) 100 (0) 60 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 G17 SW 5 G18 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 8 G20 SW 5 G17 SW 7 G19 Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.03 Precip duration 1 1 0 Precip begin 8 AM 9 PM 4 PM Precip end 4 PM 6 AM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7130 7810 Transport wnd (kts) W 14 SW 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 116340 112320 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 20 LAL 1 1 2 Haines Index 3 4 3 KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$