Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Warm and humid weather continues through Saturday with more
scattered showers and thunderstorms with wetting rains likely.
Relatively drier conditions return early next week.


MEZ104-060815-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance precip (%)     40           70           50           20
Temp (24h trend)      64 (+1)      78 (-2)      62           84
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     77 (+16)     100          56
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SE  5                     W  8 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      S  6         SW  6        W  8 G19
Precip amount         0.19         0.32         0.17         0.00
Precip duration       2            6            2            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   5 AM         6 PM
LAL                   3            3            3            2
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2700                      6630
Transport wnd (mph)                S  8                      W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  18900                     92820
CWR                   70           90           90           20
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-060815-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     40           60           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      66 (+3)      78 (-4)      66           88
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     85 (+15)     100          57
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SE  5                     LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  5        S  8 G17     S  8 G17     W  5
Precip amount         0.11         0.23         0.20         0.00
Precip duration       3            5            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM
LAL                   3            3            3            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2260                      5890
Transport wnd (mph)                S  7                      SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  13560                     70680
CWR                   30           90           90           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-060815-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     40           60           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      66 (+1)      81 (-3)      65           88
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     81 (+15)     100          52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  5                      W  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  6        S  8         S  6         SW  5
Precip amount         0.11         0.33         0.22         0.00
Precip duration       3            6            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM
LAL                   3            3            3            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2530                      5690
Transport wnd (mph)                S  9                      SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  20240                     73970
CWR                   30           100          100          0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-060815-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     50           60           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      65 (+2)      78 (0)       64           87
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      82 (+3)      100          55
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  8 G17                  W  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  6         S  9 G21     S 10 G21     SW  6
Precip amount         0.08         0.26         0.19         0.00
Precip duration       3            4            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM
LAL                   3            3            3            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1590                      4340
Transport wnd (mph)                S  7                      SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  9540                      43400
CWR                   30           90           90           0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-060815-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     60           60           60           0
Temp (24h trend)      62 (+2)      75 (+1)      63           86
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      88 (+2)      100          63
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  8 G19                  SW  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  6         S  9 G21     S 10 G23     SW  8 G17
Precip amount         0.07         0.12         0.16         0.00
Precip duration       4            5            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   3 AM
LAL                   3            2            3            1
Haines Index          2            2            2            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 1550                      4240
Transport wnd (mph)                S  8                      SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  10850                     33920
CWR                   30           40           40           0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-060815-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers
Chance precip (%)     40           70           60           20
Temp (24h trend)      64 (+2)      80 (0)       61           81
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+5)      71 (+14)     100          57
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  6                      W  8 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      S  8         SW  6 G17    W  8 G19
Precip amount         0.13         0.41         0.21         0.00
Precip duration       2            7            2            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   4 AM         6 PM
LAL                   3            4            3            2
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3480                      6020
Transport wnd (mph)                S 10                      W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  31320                     90300
CWR                   40           100          100          30
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-060815-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     30           80           60           0
Temp (24h trend)      66 (0)       81 (-2)      61           85
RH % (24h trend)      99 (+6)      76 (+17)     100          53
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  5                      W  6 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     LGT/VAR      S  6         SW  6 G17    W  6 G17
Precip amount         0.15         0.46         0.22         0.00
Precip duration       3            8            3
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   4 AM
LAL                   3            4            4            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3240                      6290
Transport wnd (mph)                S 12                      W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  32400                     88060
CWR                   40           100          100          0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-060815-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     40           70           50           0
Temp (24h trend)      69 (-1)      81 (-3)      64           86
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+3)     77 (+16)     99           52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  5                      W  6
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S  8 G17     SW  6        W  6
Precip amount         0.12         0.45         0.31         0.00
Precip duration       3            7            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM
LAL                   3            4            4            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2700                      6150
Transport wnd (mph)                S 10                      W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  24300                     79950
CWR                   30           100          100          0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-060815-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     40           70           50           0
Temp (24h trend)      69 (0)       82 (-1)      64           86
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     76 (+10)     100          51
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  6                      W  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S  9 G17     SW  8        W  5
Precip amount         0.15         0.52         0.20         0.00
Precip duration       3            6            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   3 AM
LAL                   3            3            3            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2520                      6270
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 13                     W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  27720                     81510
CWR                   30           100          100          0
KBDI                  201-300      <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-060815-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     40           70           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      70 (-1)      83 (-3)      68           89
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     78 (+13)     100          51
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  6                      W  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  5         S  9 G19     SW  8 G17    W  5
Precip amount         0.14         0.45         0.18         0.00
Precip duration       3            6            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   4 AM
LAL                   3            3            3            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2610                      6420
Transport wnd (mph)                S 12                      W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  26100                     77040
CWR                   50           100          100          0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-060815-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
332 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     40           70           50           0
Temp (24h trend)      70 (-1)      83 (-1)      69           88
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+5)     76 (+7)      100          52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  S  8                      W  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     S  6         S 10 G21     S 10 G19     SW  5
Precip amount         0.12         0.46         0.24         0.00
Precip duration       3            6            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   Continuing   4 AM
LAL                   3            3            3            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            4
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 2260                      6250
Transport wnd (mph)                SW 10                     SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  20340                     68750
CWR                   50           100          100          0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around
5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Daytime humidity values high.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values
moderate.

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

$$