Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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FNUS51 KCAR 181917
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
317 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Isolated showers and thunderstorms this evening across the north.
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.
MEZ101-190830-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
317 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0 30
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-12) 77 (0) 55 78
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+3) 42 (-7) 94 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 G17 W 6 Lgt/Var SW 9 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 12 PM
Precip end 8 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7280 6760
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 87250 168040
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 30
LAL 2 1 1 3
Haines Index 3 5 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
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MEZ102-190830-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
317 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type Showers None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 10 0 0 20
Temp (24h trend) 52 (-12) 78 (-1) 54 80
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+1) 42 (-4) 92 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 G17 W 5 Lgt/Var SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 6 PM 1 PM
Precip end 8 PM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7580 7260
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 SW 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 92950 172710
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 20
LAL 1 1 1 3
Haines Index 3 5 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ103-190830-
Eastern Aroostook-
317 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 10
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-12) 80 (-2) 54 82
RH % (24h trend) 89 (-7) 42 (-6) 94 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 G17 W 5 Lgt/Var SW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 3 PM
Precip end Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7750 7540
Transport wnd (kts) NW 11 SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 94280 161150
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 10
LAL 1 1 1 3
Haines Index 4 5 5 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ105-190830-
Central Highlands-
317 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 54 (-12) 80 (0) 55 83
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-4) 41 (-6) 93 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G18 NW 5 Lgt/Var SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7660 7570
Transport wnd (kts) NW 10 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 88560 144780
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 2
Haines Index 3 5 4 5
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-190830-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
317 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-12) 81 (-2) 56 84
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-6) 42 (-10) 95 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8060 7910
Transport wnd (kts) NW 9 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 86770 146300
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 5 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-190830-
Interior Downeast-
317 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-8) 83 (0) 58 84
RH % (24h trend) 91 (-9) 44 (-20) 93 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8140 7940
Transport wnd (kts) NW 9 SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 89670 153140
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 4
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-190830-
Coastal Downeast-
317 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (-6) 84 (+3) 58 84
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-7) 43 (-27) 93 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8250 7960
Transport wnd (kts) NW 9 SW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 89630 153140
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 4
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-190830-
Bangor Region-
317 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-10) 82 (-3) 58 85
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-7) 43 (-10) 93 45
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8160 8090
Transport wnd (kts) NW 9 SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 82370 128960
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 5 5 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-190830-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
317 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 59 (-7) 85 (+2) 60 85
RH % (24h trend) 90 (-8) 44 (-22) 93 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 W 5 Lgt/Var SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8250 8180
Transport wnd (kts) NW 9 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 82500 137020
Dispersion Very Good Excellent
CWR 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 5 5 5 4
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. 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 with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.
$$