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 200640
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
240 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Dry today and tonight. Slight chance of a shower north Thursday.
Otherwise, dry Thursday.
MEZ101-202000-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
240 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 10 4 6
Temp (24h trend) 72 (+2) 45 (-1) 75
RH % (24h trend) 41 (+6) 98 (+13) 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 0.01
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 1 PM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4980 6040
Transport wnd (kts) S 5 NW 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 29230 37480
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 0 10
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-202000-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
240 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 9 5 8
Temp (24h trend) 73 (+3) 45 (-1) 75
RH % (24h trend) 41 (+4) 98 (+15) 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 1 PM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5550 5700
Transport wnd (kts) S 5 NW 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 33200 35100
Dispersion Marginal Fair
CWR 0 0 10
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-202000-
Eastern Aroostook-
240 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None None Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 6 6 10
Temp (24h trend) 73 (+3) 45 (-1) 75
RH % (24h trend) 39 (+3) 97 (+16) 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 1 PM
Precip end 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6600 5690
Transport wnd (kts) S 4 W 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 38110 34480
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-202000-
Central Highlands-
240 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 7 5 5
Temp (24h trend) 73 (+2) 48 (-1) 76
RH % (24h trend) 40 (+3) 91 (+12) 37
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6730 6310
Transport wnd (kts) S 6 W 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43160 34790
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-202000-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
240 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 4 4
Temp (24h trend) 74 (+1) 47 (-1) 78
RH % (24h trend) 37 (+5) 91 (+9) 35
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)6910 6360
Transport wnd (kts) S 5 S 4
Vent rate (kt-ft) 42220 31820
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-202000-
Interior Downeast-
240 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 2
Temp (24h trend) 74 (0) 46 (-3) 77
RH % (24h trend) 41 (+7) 97 (+13) 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6130 5700
Transport wnd (kts) S 6 SE 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 36520 30380
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-202000-
Coastal Downeast-
240 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 74 (+1) 47 (-4) 76
RH % (24h trend) 41 (+4) 96 (+13) 39
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3880 4100
Transport wnd (kts) S 6 SE 6
Vent rate (kt-ft) 26630 27800
Dispersion Marginal Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-202000-
Bangor Region-
240 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 1 1 1
Temp (24h trend) 73 (-1) 48 (-3) 78
RH % (24h trend) 45 (+8) 94 (+11) 40
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6310 5870
Transport wnd (kts) S 7 E 5
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39890 33350
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-202000-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
240 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Today Tonight Thu
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None None None
Chance precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0(None) 0(None)
Temp (24h trend) 74 (-1) 49 (-4) 78
RH % (24h trend) 46 (+5) 93 (+9) 41
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var SE 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4340 4800
Transport wnd (kts) S 7 SE 7
Vent rate (kt-ft) 37950 32580
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
70s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
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