Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1032 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Warm and humid conditions continue through the week. Today will
be mostly dry, though a few showers possible Downeast. More
numerous showers return on Tuesday and the threat continues through
the middle of the week. The next chance for wetting rain will be
Wednesday night into Thursday.


MEZ101-082030-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
1032 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            0            50
Temp (24h trend)      83           60 (+1)      82
RH % (24h trend)      51           100 (0)      57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7320                      7040
Transport wnd (kts)   W  9                      W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft)     67370                     166220
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            3
Haines Index          4            4            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ102-082030-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
1032 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            0            50
Temp (24h trend)      85           59 (+1)      84
RH % (24h trend)      50           100 (+1)     54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7660                      7460
Transport wnd (kts)   W  8                      W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     69090                     156110
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            3
Haines Index          4            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ103-082030-
Eastern Aroostook-
1032 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            0            50
Temp (24h trend)      87           62 (+1)      86
RH % (24h trend)      50           100 (+4)     55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7770                      7660
Transport wnd (kts)   W  8                      W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     78580                     141060
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0            10
LAL                   1            1            3
Haines Index          4            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ105-082030-
Central Highlands-
1032 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      86           62 (0)       86
RH % (24h trend)      49           100 (+6)     53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    12 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7670                      7720
Transport wnd (kts)   W  8                      W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)     78200                     128280
Dispersion            Good                      Excellent
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            3
Haines Index          4            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ106-082030-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
1032 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            10           40
Temp (24h trend)      87           63 (0)       87
RH % (24h trend)      50           100 (+2)     56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.01         0.02
Precip duration                    0            1
Precip begin                       7 PM         1 PM
Precip end                         10 PM        Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8030                      8020
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 10                     W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)     103360                    151790
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0                         20
LAL                   1            1            3
Haines Index          4            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ108-082030-
Interior Downeast-
1032 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      86           62 (0)       84
RH % (24h trend)      59           100 (+1)     68
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    2 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8150                      7590
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 10                     W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft)     88140                     144290
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            2
Haines Index          3            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ112-082030-
Coastal Downeast-
1032 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Showers
Chance precip (%)     0            0            10
Temp (24h trend)      84           58 (0)       80
RH % (24h trend)      64           100 (0)      73
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  7 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    5 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)7820                      6920
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 10                     SW 19
Vent rate (kt-ft)     88870                     139660
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            1
Haines Index          3            4            4
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ113-082030-
Bangor Region-
1032 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            0            40
Temp (24h trend)      89           63 (-2)      87
RH % (24h trend)      53           100 (+4)     60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  7
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.05
Precip duration                                 1
Precip begin                                    1 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8130                      8070
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  9                     W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)     81450                     130210
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0            40
LAL                   1            1            2
Haines Index          4            4            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ114-082030-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
1032 AM EDT Mon Jul 8 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           None         None         Tstms
Chance precip (%)     0            0            20
Temp (24h trend)      89           60 (-3)      83
RH % (24h trend)      57           100 (+2)     72
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  5         Lgt/Var      S  8 G18
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                                 0
Precip begin                                    3 PM
Precip end                                      Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)8200                      7580
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  8                     SW 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)     80050                     125700
Dispersion            Very Good                 Excellent
CWR                   0            0
LAL                   1            1            2
Haines Index          3            4            4
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Low.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. West winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.

$$