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 201903
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
303 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will bring showers overnight to mostly northwest
portions of the region with areas of wetting rainfall with lesser
rainfall south and east. Otherwise, outside of isolated showers
Central and Downeast on Sunday, mainly dry conditions expected
early next week, with the next chance of any significant rainfall
not until mid to late next week.
MEZ101-210830-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
303 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 80 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 49 (-5) 71 (-6) 47 74
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+3) 41 (-5) 100 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 G18 W 9 G18 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 7
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6530 7040
Transport wnd (kts) W 18 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 123610 109890
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 80 0 0 0
LAL 2 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-210830-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
303 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 60 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 51 (-3) 73 (-6) 46 75
RH % (24h trend) 94 (0) 40 (-3) 100 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 G18 W 8 G18 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 5 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 7 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6780 7200
Transport wnd (kts) W 18 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 130870 110330
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 40 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-210830-
Eastern Aroostook-
303 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 50 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 55 (0) 75 (-6) 49 77
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-5) 40 (-3) 96 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 G17 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 3 0
Precip begin 7 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6940 7460
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 128020 110330
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 10 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 5 3 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-210830-
Central Highlands-
303 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Clear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 40 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 57 (+1) 77 (-3) 50 78
RH % (24h trend) 94 (+3) 37 (-6) 94 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 G17 NW 7 G18 NW 5 W 5
Precip amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 3 1
Precip begin 8 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7440 7610
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 134010 101750
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 10 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-210830-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
303 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Clear Mclear
Precip type Showers Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 20 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (+2) 79 (-3) 51 79
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-6) 37 (-7) 94 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 12 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 7880 7960
Transport wnd (kts) W 16 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 138430 103840
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 10 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-210830-
Interior Downeast-
303 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Clear Mclear
Precip type None Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+1) 81 (-1) 54 80
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-2) 43 (-7) 89 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8170 8150
Transport wnd (kts) W 16 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 139740 106480
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 0 10 0 0
LAL 1 2 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 5 5
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-210830-
Coastal Downeast-
303 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 58 (-3) 82 (+3) 54 81
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+6) 44 (-11) 89 37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8310 8250
Transport wnd (kts) W 16 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 139640 113160
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 0 10 0 0
LAL 1 2 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 5 3
KBDI 201-300 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-210830-
Bangor Region-
303 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Clear Mclear
Precip type Showers Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 10 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (+1) 81 (-3) 52 81
RH % (24h trend) 92 (-1) 37 (-9) 91 37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 NW 5 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 1
Precip begin 5 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8170 8140
Transport wnd (kts) W 16 W 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 132510 82460
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 10 0 0
LAL 1 2 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 5 5
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-210830-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
303 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type None Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 61 (-1) 83 (+2) 55 82
RH % (24h trend) 95 (+5) 42 (-11) 85 37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 G18 NW 5 Lgt/Var SW 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 AM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 8310 8250
Transport wnd (kts) W 16 W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 132990 90350
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 0 10 0 0
LAL 1 2 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 5 4
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal and Precipitation near normal.
$$
VJN