Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
991
FNUS51 KCAR 222201
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
.DISCUSSION...
***Automated for the winter season. Discussion returns next
spring***
MEZ101-230900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Cloudy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 40 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) -6 (+19) 15 (+6) 0 15
RH % (24h trend) 85 (-8) 57 (+9) 89 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 9 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2720 4400
Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 44490 81340
Dispersion Fair Very Good
CWR 0 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ102-230900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Cloudy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 40 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) -6 (+15) 17 (+7) 0 17
RH % (24h trend) 86 (-8) 56 (+5) 89 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var W 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 1 1
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 12 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2630 4580
Transport wnd (kts) S 13 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 41510 97740
Dispersion Fair Very Good
CWR 0 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-230900-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Cloudy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 20 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) -6 (+13) 18 (+6) 0 19
RH % (24h trend) 87 (-3) 53 (+3) 84 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1 0
Precip begin 12 PM 6 PM
Precip end 5 PM 10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2740 4580
Transport wnd (kts) S 15 NW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 58330 77480
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-230900-
Central Highlands-
500 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Snow None None
Chance precip (%) 0 10 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) -5 (+10) 20 (+9) 3 21
RH % (24h trend) 78 (-11) 46 (0) 83 51
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var NW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 3 PM
Precip end 4 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2700 5540
Transport wnd (kts) S 15 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 51950 109600
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-230900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 10 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) -2 (+13) 23 (+9) 4 23
RH % (24h trend) 85 (-6) 47 (+2) 84 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 5
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0 0
Precip begin 3 PM 7 PM
Precip end 4 PM 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2980 5380
Transport wnd (kts) SW 17 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 62940 99940
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-230900-
Interior Downeast-
500 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Snow Snow Showers None
Chance precip (%) 0 40 10 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 0 (+13) 25 (+9) 9 24
RH % (24h trend) 79 (-15) 61 (+18) 86 58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var NW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 2 0
Precip begin 7 AM 7 PM
Precip end 6 PM 8 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2440 5000
Transport wnd (kts) SW 13 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 49390 80610
Dispersion Fair Very Good
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-230900-
Coastal Downeast-
500 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Cloudy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Snow Snow None
Chance precip (%) 0 50 20 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 2 (+8) 29 (+11) 10 25
RH % (24h trend) 77 (-3) 61 (+22) 87 54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G22 W 5 G18 NW 6 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.00
Precip duration 3 0
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 10 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2500 4980
Transport wnd (kts) SW 12 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 69990 81020
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-230900-
Bangor Region-
500 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Snow None None
Chance precip (%) 0 10 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 1 (+13) 25 (+8) 6 25
RH % (24h trend) 81 (+3) 48 (+2) 82 52
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 Lgt/Var NW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 0
Precip begin 9 AM
Precip end 10 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2980 5510
Transport wnd (kts) SW 18 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 59340 90290
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-230900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025
Tonight Thu Thu Night Fri
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip type None Snow None None
Chance precip (%) 0 40 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 2 (+8) 29 (+11) 10 26
RH % (24h trend) 79 (-3) 59 (+14) 78 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G23 W 5 G23 NW 7 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip duration 1
Precip begin 7 AM
Precip end 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2900 5180
Transport wnd (kts) SW 17 NW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 74200 77160
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 1. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 18. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 7. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Highs in the mid
20s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 10. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows around
16. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the
upper 20s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 1. West winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Colder. Highs around 16. West winds
around 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$