Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
540 FNUS51 KCAR 050901 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 500 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. MEZ101-052000- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 500 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. $$ MEZ102-052000- North Woods and St. John Valley- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 60 50 70 Temp (24h trend) 80 (-1) 61 (0) 76 RH % (24h trend) 56 (+3) 97 (0) 67 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.24 0.11 0.25 Precip duration 6 2 4 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7060 6250 Transport wnd (kts) W 7 SW 7 Vent rate (kt-ft) 61710 48580 Dispersion Good Fair CWR 90 40 100 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-052000- Eastern Aroostook- 500 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. $$ MEZ105-052000- Central Highlands- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 60 50 70 Temp (24h trend) 82 (+2) 62 (-1) 76 RH % (24h trend) 63 (+1) 98 (0) 75 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.37 0.26 0.15 Precip duration 6 5 4 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7250 6100 Transport wnd (kts) SW 7 S 7 Vent rate (kt-ft) 77570 47990 Dispersion Good Fair CWR 100 70 50 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-052000- Central Maine North of Bangor- 500 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. $$ MEZ108-052000- Interior Downeast- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 40 50 60 Temp (24h trend) 77 (+3) 57 (0) 72 RH % (24h trend) 75 (+6) 99 (+1) 85 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.13 0.18 0.17 Precip duration 4 5 4 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6160 5040 Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 W 4 Vent rate (kt-ft) 70150 38290 Dispersion Good Fair CWR 50 90 40 LAL 3 3 2 Haines Index 3 2 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-052000- Coastal Downeast- 500 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. $$ MEZ113-052000- Bangor Region- 500 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 50 50 60 Temp (24h trend) 82 (+4) 62 (+2) 76 RH % (24h trend) 68 (-2) 99 (+1) 83 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5 Precip amount 0.18 0.18 0.13 Precip duration 5 5 4 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7020 5710 Transport wnd (kts) SW 10 SW 4 Vent rate (kt-ft) 77200 31180 Dispersion Good Marginal CWR 60 90 50 LAL 3 3 2 Haines Index 3 3 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-052000- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 500 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. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Areas of fog. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Areas of fog. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$