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 101339
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
939 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025
.DISCUSSION...
An isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible across mainly the
Longfellow Mtns into Northern Maine today. Most locations remain
dry all day. Light W-SW winds today but sea breeze each afternoon
through Tuesday develops along the Downeast coast extending inland
to Route 9. Hot with higher humidity Monday and Tuesday. An
increasing lightning risk across mostly northern areas Wednesday.
MEZ101-102015-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
939 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 15(LTD) 10 2
Temp (24h trend) 88 (+3) 63 (+2) 90
RH % (24h trend) 47 (+8) 87 (-5) 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 2 PM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5280 5870
Transport wnd (kts) W 14 W 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 86420 81460
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ102-102015-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
939 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms None None
Chance precip (%) 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 13 4
Temp (24h trend) 89 (+3) 63 (+2) 92
RH % (24h trend) 47 (+6) 90 (-3) 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 2 PM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5770 6640
Transport wnd (kts) W 13 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 84920 85680
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ103-102015-
Eastern Aroostook-
939 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms Showers None
Chance precip (%) 20 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 14 1
Temp (24h trend) 88 (+2) 63 (+4) 92
RH % (24h trend) 48 (+4) 94 (+10) 42
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 0
Precip begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5690 6800
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 W 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 78440 83040
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ105-102015-
Central Highlands-
939 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Tstms Showers None
Chance precip (%) 20 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 16(LTD) 15(LTD) 4
Temp (24h trend) 89 (+4) 63 (+3) 93
RH % (24h trend) 45 (+1) 94 (+4) 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 0
Precip begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 7 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6430 7200
Transport wnd (kts) W 9 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 73060 80130
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-102015-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
939 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 12 10 2
Temp (24h trend) 89 (+2) 62 (+5) 94
RH % (24h trend) 43 (+3) 93 (+11) 38
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6160 7130
Transport wnd (kts) SW 9 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 66380 73680
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-102015-
Interior Downeast-
939 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 6 3
Temp (24h trend) 84 (0) 60 (+5) 90
RH % (24h trend) 49 (+10) 96 (+5) 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3280 5780
Transport wnd (kts) SW 9 SW 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35190 50190
Dispersion Fair Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...High.
$$
MEZ112-102015-
Coastal Downeast-
939 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 6 4
Temp (24h trend) 81 (+2) 58 (+3) 86
RH % (24h trend) 53 (+11) 98 (+3) 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1880 2050
Transport wnd (kts) SW 11 SW 9
Vent rate (kt-ft) 25700 24160
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 401-500
Remarks...High.
$$
MEZ113-102015-
Bangor Region-
939 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 8 7 1
Temp (24h trend) 89 (+5) 61 (+3) 93
RH % (24h trend) 45 (+1) 94 (+2) 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 S 5 SW 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5410 6970
Transport wnd (kts) SW 8 SW 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 46120 49210
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...High.
$$
MEZ114-102015-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
939 AM EDT Sun Aug 10 2025
Today Tonight Mon
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 4 2
Temp (24h trend) 83 (+4) 60 (+3) 89
RH % (24h trend) 56 (+8) 100 (+4) 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 Lgt/Var S 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2010 2770
Transport wnd (kts) S 11 S 8
Vent rate (kt-ft) 23620 36140
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...High.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$
Sinko