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 081924
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Snow tthis afternoon and evening will give 4 to 8 inches over
central areas with the most in the highlands, and 1 to 4 inches
over the far north and along the coast. Snow will taper off to
snow showers tonight. Wednesday will be brisk and chilly with a
sunny to partly cloudy sky. Thursday will be mostly sunny and a
bit milder. Clouds will increase Friday and some rain showers are
likely over the weekend.
MEZ101-090815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Snow Snow Showers Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%) 80 20 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 15 (-5) 30 (-7) 16 40
RH % (24h trend) 86 (+5) 40 (+2) 85 35
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 8 G21 W 7
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NE 7 G19 W 10 G22 W 7 G20 W 7
Precip amount 0.20 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 6 1 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5740 4740
Transport wnd (kts) W 22 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 143150 95360
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 90 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ102-090815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type Snow Snow Showers Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%) 80 20 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 17 (-5) 33 (-5) 17 43
RH % (24h trend) 86 (+10) 37 (-3) 84 34
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 8 G20 W 7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NE 6 G23 W 10 G22 W 6 G20 W 7 G17
Precip amount 0.17 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 7 1 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 9 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6260 5270
Transport wnd (kts) W 22 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 154420 110330
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 70 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ103-090815-
Eastern Aroostook-
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Snow Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 80 20 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 21 (-3) 35 (-4) 18 45
RH % (24h trend) 85 (+10) 37 (-7) 81 34
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 9 G20 W 8 G19
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NE 6 W 10 G21 W 6 G19 W 8 G20
Precip amount 0.13 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 7 1
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6330 5760
Transport wnd (kts) W 21 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 139440 115080
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 50 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ105-090815-
Central Highlands-
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Snow Snow Showers None None
Chance precip (%) 90 10 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 18 (-9) 35 (-1) 17 45
RH % (24h trend) 88 (+8) 40 (-15) 82 36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 10 G23 W 6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NE 7 G23 W 9 G22 W 6 G19 SW 6
Precip amount 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 7 0
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6020 5740
Transport wnd (kts) W 19 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 137920 95850
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 90 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ106-090815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Snow None None None
Chance precip (%) 90 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 24 (-5) 38 (+1) 19 46
RH % (24h trend) 89 (+5) 37 (-23) 84 36
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 7 G18 SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NE 5 W 8 G17 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 8
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6140 6000
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 127020 97940
Dispersion Excellent Very Good
CWR 90 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ108-090815-
Interior Downeast-
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Snow None None None
Chance precip (%) 80 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 26 (-5) 39 (+3) 21 45
RH % (24h trend) 93 (+2) 40 (-39) 81 37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 7 G17 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NE 5 W 8 G17 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 7
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6050 6040
Transport wnd (kts) W 17 W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 108850 115030
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 90 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ112-090815-
Coastal Downeast-
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Snow None None None
Chance precip (%) 70 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 28 (-3) 39 (+3) 22 45
RH % (24h trend) 96 (0) 41 (-44) 79 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 8 G21 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) E 6 G23 W 8 G19 Lgt/Var SW 7 G18
Precip amount 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 5
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 5760 5790
Transport wnd (kts) W 16 W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 103410 102670
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 90 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ113-090815-
Bangor Region-
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Snow None None None
Chance precip (%) 80 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 24 (-7) 39 (+1) 20 47
RH % (24h trend) 92 (+2) 36 (-30) 82 35
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 9 G19 SW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) N 5 NW 8 G18 W 5 SW 7
Precip amount 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 5
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6220 5950
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 109280 97820
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 90 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
MEZ114-090815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud cover Cloudy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip type Snow None None None
Chance precip (%) 70 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 26 (-6) 40 (+3) 23 45
RH % (24h trend) 97 (+4) 37 (-44) 76 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 9 G24 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G32 W 8 G21 Lgt/Var SW 7 G18
Precip amount 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 4
Precip begin 6 PM
Precip end 4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 6240 5690
Transport wnd (kts) W 15 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 103800 91940
Dispersion Very Good Very Good
CWR 80 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in
the mid 30s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$