Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
417 FNUS51 KCAR 180901 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 500 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 .DISCUSSION... Scattered showers today, mostly across the Downeast region, though a few showers possible in the north this afternoon. Skies clear into the night tonight. Drier weather returns through the end of the week with relative humidity back into the mid to upper 40s. MEZ101-182000- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 500 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Today Tonight Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers Showers None Chance precip (%) 20 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 78 (-3) 52 (-11) 77 RH % (24h trend) 49 (-9) 100 (+1) 43 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) SW 5 G17 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 9 G21 W 6 G19 W 6 Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 0 Precip begin 11 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 8 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6970 7230 Transport wnd (kts) W 20 W 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 157460 92270 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-182000- North Woods and St. John Valley- 500 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Today Tonight Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers Showers None Chance precip (%) 20 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 81 (-2) 53 (-11) 78 RH % (24h trend) 48 (-9) 100 (+1) 42 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 8 G20 W 6 G19 W 5 Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 8 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7490 7540 Transport wnd (kts) W 19 W 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 153620 93580 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-182000- Eastern Aroostook- 500 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Today Tonight Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip type Tstms Showers None Chance precip (%) 20 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 82 (-3) 56 (-11) 79 RH % (24h trend) 49 (-8) 96 (-3) 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 8 G20 W 6 G20 W 5 Precip amount 0.02 0.01 0.00 Precip duration 1 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 7 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7710 7730 Transport wnd (kts) SW 15 W 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 138690 93580 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 10 0 LAL 2 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-182000- Central Highlands- 500 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Today Tonight Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Precip type Showers Showers None Chance precip (%) 20 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 83 (0) 55 (-11) 80 RH % (24h trend) 46 (-13) 96 (-2) 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 8 G19 W 6 G19 W 5 Precip amount 0.01 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 1 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 10 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7630 7630 Transport wnd (kts) W 15 NW 9 Vent rate (kt-ft) 133920 85460 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 5 3 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-182000- Central Maine North of Bangor- 500 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Today Tonight Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip type Tstms Showers None Chance precip (%) 40 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 85 (-1) 56 (-12) 81 RH % (24h trend) 50 (-9) 97 (-3) 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.06 0.01 0.00 Precip duration 3 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 7 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8000 8050 Transport wnd (kts) W 12 NW 8 Vent rate (kt-ft) 111310 79000 Dispersion Very Good Good CWR 20 0 LAL 2 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-182000- Interior Downeast- 500 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Today Tonight Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip type Tstms Tstms None Chance precip (%) 60 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 84 (-4) 58 (-8) 83 RH % (24h trend) 63 (+5) 99 (-1) 46 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Precip amount 0.15 0.01 0.00 Precip duration 5 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 7 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7970 8140 Transport wnd (kts) W 10 NW 8 Vent rate (kt-ft) 103040 81610 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 30 0 LAL 2 2 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-182000- Coastal Downeast- 500 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Today Tonight Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip type Tstms Showers None Chance precip (%) 60 10 0 Temp (24h trend) 83 (-2) 58 (-6) 84 RH % (24h trend) 64 (+4) 100 (0) 45 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var W 5 Precip amount 0.18 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 5 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 7 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8100 8250 Transport wnd (kts) W 10 NW 8 Vent rate (kt-ft) 98420 82500 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 80 0 LAL 2 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 5 KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-182000- Bangor Region- 500 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Today Tonight Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip type Tstms None None Chance precip (%) 40 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 85 (-3) 59 (-9) 83 RH % (24h trend) 56 (-7) 95 (-5) 45 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 W 5 W 5 Precip amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 3 Precip begin 6 AM Precip end 5 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8110 8150 Transport wnd (kts) W 11 NW 8 Vent rate (kt-ft) 103910 65990 Dispersion Very Good Good CWR 10 0 0 LAL 2 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-182000- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 500 AM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 Today Tonight Fri Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Clear Precip type Tstms None None Chance precip (%) 60 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 86 (+1) 60 (-6) 85 RH % (24h trend) 61 (-2) 96 (-4) 46 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 Lgt/Var W 6 Precip amount 0.09 0.00 0.00 Precip duration 3 Precip begin 6 AM Precip end 4 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8270 8250 Transport wnd (kts) W 9 NW 8 Vent rate (kt-ft) 81410 74190 Dispersion Very Good Good CWR 20 0 0 LAL 2 1 1 Haines Index 4 5 5 KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$