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
948 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Warm, humid and unsettled conditions, with shower and
thunderstorm chances, will persist throughout the weekend. Drier
and humid conditions are expected on Monday. Showers and
thunderstorms return Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday.


MEZ101-062030-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
948 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     80           20           50
Temp (24h trend)      74 (-4)      61 (-2)      79
RH % (24h trend)      77 (+9)      100 (0)      59
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.60         0.08         0.05
Precip duration       9            2            4
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5110                      6470
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  5                     W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     52550                     83430
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   100          20           10
LAL                   2            2            2
Haines Index          3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ102-062030-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
948 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     70           50           50
Temp (24h trend)      74 (-5)      62 (0)       81
RH % (24h trend)      77 (+5)      100 (0)      58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.56         0.11         0.05
Precip duration       8            2            3
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5180                      6890
Transport wnd (kts)   S  6                      W 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)     52550                     87950
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   100          30           10
LAL                   2            2            2
Haines Index          2            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ103-062030-
Eastern Aroostook-
948 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     50           60           50
Temp (24h trend)      73 (-7)      64 (+1)      83
RH % (24h trend)      79 (+9)      100 (+1)     58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.31         0.08         0.06
Precip duration       4            3            3
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   10 AM
Precip end            Continuing   4 AM         Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4580                      6960
Transport wnd (kts)   S  7                      W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     41470                     102260
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Good
CWR                   80           30           10
LAL                   1            1            2
Haines Index          2            2            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ105-062030-
Central Highlands-
948 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     70           60           30
Temp (24h trend)      75 (-6)      64 (-2)      84
RH % (24h trend)      79 (+15)     100 (+1)     52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.32         0.15         0.01
Precip duration       5            3            3
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5370                      7210
Transport wnd (kts)   SW  7                     W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     56200                     88380
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   100          70
LAL                   3            3            1
Haines Index          2            2            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ106-062030-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
948 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     30           60           20
Temp (24h trend)      74 (-8)      66 (+3)      86
RH % (24h trend)      82 (+13)     100 (0)      53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.20         0.14         0.01
Precip duration       2            3            1
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   11 AM
Precip end            Continuing   2 AM         Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4960                      7580
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 10                     W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     71330                     96890
Dispersion            Good                      Very Good
CWR                   50           90
LAL                   2            2            1
Haines Index          3            2            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ108-062030-
Interior Downeast-
948 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Showers      Tstms
Chance precip (%)     50           50           10
Temp (24h trend)      72 (-5)      63 (+3)      86
RH % (24h trend)      84 (+4)      100 (0)      56
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.29         0.16         0.00
Precip duration       4            2            0
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   4 PM
Precip end            Continuing   3 AM         Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4530                      7640
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 16                     W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     90330                     100000
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   50           50
LAL                   2            2            1
Haines Index          2            2            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ112-062030-
Coastal Downeast-
948 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     60           70           0
Temp (24h trend)      70 (0)       60 (+3)      84
RH % (24h trend)      81 (-4)      100 (0)      60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  7         S  5         SW  5
Precip amount         0.40         0.17         0.00
Precip duration       5            4
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4610                      7470
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 22                     W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)     113140                    97210
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   90           50           0
LAL                   2            2            1
Haines Index          2            2            3
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ113-062030-
Bangor Region-
948 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance precip (%)     40           50           10
Temp (24h trend)      77 (-6)      66 (+1)      86
RH % (24h trend)      81 (+6)      100 (+1)     51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.22         0.09         0.00
Precip duration       3            2            0
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing   2 PM
Precip end            Continuing   1 AM         Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5250                      7800
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 13                     W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     88760                     94390
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   40           20
LAL                   2            2            1
Haines Index          2            2            4
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Low.

$$

MEZ114-062030-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
948 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Sun

Cloud cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     50           50           0
Temp (24h trend)      73 (-1)      61 (0)       87
RH % (24h trend)      80 (-6)      100 (0)      54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)   S  5 G18                  Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   S  6 G18     S  6 G18     SW  5
Precip amount         0.25         0.08         0.00
Precip duration       4            2
Precip begin          6 AM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   3 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5360                      8070
Transport wnd (kts)   SW 18                     W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)     121750                    96780
Dispersion            Very Good                 Very Good
CWR                   60           20           0
LAL                   2            2            1
Haines Index          2            2            4
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Low.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely. Patchy fog. Highs
in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.

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

$$