Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
348 FNUS51 KCAR 170901 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 500 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 .DISCUSSION... Warm and humid conditions continue today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected across the area again this afternoon and 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. MEZ101-172000- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 500 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 30 40 Temp (24h trend) 82 (+1) 62 (-3) 78 RH % (24h trend) 58 (-5) 100 (0) 51 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 8 G17 Lgt/Var W 7 Precip amount 0.03 0.04 0.03 Precip duration 1 4 2 Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6600 6950 Transport wnd (kts) SW 19 W 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 134900 137420 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 20 10 10 LAL 2 2 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-172000- North Woods and St. John Valley- 500 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 40 40 Temp (24h trend) 84 (+2) 62 (-4) 80 RH % (24h trend) 58 (-9) 100 (+1) 51 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 7 G17 Lgt/Var W 6 Precip amount 0.04 0.06 0.04 Precip duration 1 4 2 Precip begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7170 7390 Transport wnd (kts) W 18 W 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 138880 148340 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 10 20 10 LAL 2 2 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-172000- Eastern Aroostook- 500 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 40 40 Temp (24h trend) 85 (+3) 64 (-3) 81 RH % (24h trend) 57 (-15) 99 (+1) 52 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 7 G17 Lgt/Var W 5 Precip amount 0.09 0.11 0.06 Precip duration 1 5 3 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7260 7540 Transport wnd (kts) W 16 W 16 Vent rate (kt-ft) 134980 144360 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 20 30 10 LAL 2 2 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-172000- Central Highlands- 500 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 50 30 Temp (24h trend) 87 (+4) 63 (-4) 82 RH % (24h trend) 56 (-3) 99 (+1) 53 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 7 Lgt/Var W 6 Precip amount 0.13 0.15 0.04 Precip duration 1 5 2 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7380 7560 Transport wnd (kts) SW 15 W 16 Vent rate (kt-ft) 124270 144360 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 70 30 10 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-172000- Central Maine North of Bangor- 500 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 60 40 Temp (24h trend) 88 (+4) 66 (-2) 83 RH % (24h trend) 55 (-12) 100 (+1) 55 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.15 0.29 0.09 Precip duration 1 5 3 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7730 7850 Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 W 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 120930 116700 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 90 90 10 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-172000- Interior Downeast- 500 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 20 60 50 Temp (24h trend) 89 (+6) 64 (-3) 82 RH % (24h trend) 58 (-19) 100 (+1) 66 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 G17 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.02 0.13 0.10 Precip duration 0 5 3 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7850 7770 Transport wnd (kts) W 14 W 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 120750 105660 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 80 20 LAL 2 3 3 Haines Index 3 2 4 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-172000- Coastal Downeast- 500 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Showers Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 20 60 60 Temp (24h trend) 87 (+7) 60 (-4) 82 RH % (24h trend) 58 (-19) 100 (+1) 67 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 6 G17 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 8 G18 Lgt/Var SW 5 Precip amount 0.01 0.11 0.09 Precip duration 0 5 3 Precip begin 5 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7660 7840 Transport wnd (kts) W 15 W 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 123550 105660 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 80 20 LAL 1 2 3 Haines Index 3 3 3 KBDI 201-300 201-300 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-172000- Bangor Region- 500 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 30 60 50 Temp (24h trend) 90 (+3) 67 (-2) 85 RH % (24h trend) 56 (-11) 100 (+1) 56 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 7 G17 Lgt/Var W 5 Precip amount 0.06 0.25 0.07 Precip duration 1 6 3 Precip begin 3 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8020 8090 Transport wnd (kts) SW 15 W 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 121530 103860 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 20 90 20 LAL 3 3 3 Haines Index 3 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-172000- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 500 AM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Precip type Tstms Tstms Tstms Chance precip (%) 20 60 50 Temp (24h trend) 87 (+2) 64 (-3) 85 RH % (24h trend) 61 (-9) 100 (+2) 63 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 7 G17 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 9 G20 Lgt/Var SW 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.15 0.06 Precip duration 0 6 2 Precip begin 4 PM Continuing Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7860 8190 Transport wnd (kts) SW 16 W 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 119360 89580 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 60 20 LAL 2 3 3 Haines Index 3 2 3 KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a chance of showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$