Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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FNUS51 KGYX 062101
FWFGYX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Warm and humid weather continues through at least midweek.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms with wetting rains expected
today, but should then be mostly rain-free Sunday through
Tuesday.
MEZ104-070800-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 40 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 62 (-5) 84 (+7) 61 86
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 53 (-29) 97 50
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 8 G17 W 5
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 6 W 8 G17 NW 6 G17 W 5
Precip amount 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 11 AM
Precip end 4 AM 6 PM
LAL 3 2 2 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5580 6010
Transport wnd (mph) W 12 W 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 55800 48080
CWR 100 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ107-070800-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 60 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-1) 87 (+8) 65 89
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 52 (-34) 100 54
20ftWnd - AM(mph) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5
Precip amount 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 6 AM
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5940 6360
Transport wnd (mph) W 10 W 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 53460 44520
CWR 30 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ109-070800-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 40 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-4) 88 (+5) 65 88
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 49 (-25) 97 51
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 6 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 5 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5
Precip amount 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 4 AM
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5960 6400
Transport wnd (mph) W 12 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 59600 51200
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ110-070800-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 64 (-3) 87 (+9) 63 87
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 53 (-32) 100 58
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 6 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 8 G18 S 8 G17 SW 6 S 5
Precip amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 4 AM
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 4060 4470
Transport wnd (mph) SW 8 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 28420 31290
CWR 30 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ111-070800-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 63 (0) 87 (+13) 62 87
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 61 (-30) 100 61
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 8 G19 S 8 G17 SW 6 S 6
Precip amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 6 AM
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 3 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 3670 4780
Transport wnd (mph) SW 8 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25690 33460
CWR 20 0 0 0
KBDI <200 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ021-070800-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 30 10 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 60 (-6) 82 (+6) 59 84
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 54 (-26) 99 49
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 8 G19 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) W 9 G21 W 8 G21 NW 6 G19 W 5
Precip amount 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 6 PM 9 AM
Precip end 3 AM 5 PM
LAL 2 2 1 1
Haines Index 3 3 3 3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5420 5530
Transport wnd (mph) W 12 W 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 54200 44240
CWR 100 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ022-070800-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 62 (-7) 85 (+6) 61 87
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 48 (-30) 96 46
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 8 G19 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 6 G19 W 8 G19 NW 6 G17 W 5
Precip amount 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 3 AM
LAL 2 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 3 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6340 6250
Transport wnd (mph) W 12 W 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 63400 50000
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ023-070800-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 30 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 65 (-7) 87 (+4) 63 89
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 46 (-26) 95 45
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 6 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 5 W 8 W 6 W 5
Precip amount 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 3 AM
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 4 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6740 6950
Transport wnd (mph) W 13 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 74140 69500
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ024-070800-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 40 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 66 (-6) 87 (+4) 63 89
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 46 (-27) 93 43
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 6 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) SW 5 W 8 W 6 LGT/VAR
Precip amount 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 2 AM
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6600 7110
Transport wnd (mph) W 13 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 72600 71100
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ025-070800-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None None
Chance precip (%) 50 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 68 (-5) 88 (+4) 67 91
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 48 (-26) 90 44
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 8 W 6 W 5 SW 5
Precip amount 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 3 AM
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 5
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 6400 7580
Transport wnd (mph) W 12 SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft) 64000 68220
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
NHZ026-070800-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
501 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Tstms Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 40 20 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-4) 90 (+6) 67 89
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+2) 46 (-28) 97 50
20ftWnd - AM(mph) W 5 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph) S 8 SW 8 G17 SW 6 S 5
Precip amount 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 7 PM 1 PM
Precip end 3 AM 5 PM
LAL 3 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 4 4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL) 5790 5860
Transport wnd (mph) W 9 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 46320 46880
CWR 90 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Highs in the lower 80s. North winds around 5 mph. Daytime
humidity values moderate.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Highs around 80. South winds around 5 mph. Daytime humidity
values high.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values
high.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$