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 302101
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Some showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, mostly across the west as
a cold front moves through. Partly sunny on Wednesday. Some
showers and thunderstorms likely again late Thursday with another
cold front.
MEZ101-010800-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
501 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 90 50 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 8 32(ELEV) 29(ELEV) 22(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+4) 78 (-3) 59 80
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-3) 66 (+18) 100 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 SW 5 W 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.40 0.13 0.00
Precip duration 6 2 2
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 3 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2200 6590
Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 W 21
Vent rate (kt-ft) 42380 157080
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 0 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-010800-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
501 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 90 60 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 10 36(ELEV) 32(ELEV) 19(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+3) 79 (-4) 59 82
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-2) 66 (+18) 100 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var W 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.29 0.12 0.00
Precip duration 5 2 1
Precip begin 9 AM Continuing 8 AM
Precip end Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2210 6770
Transport wnd (kts) S 14 W 20
Vent rate (kt-ft) 47900 157590
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 0 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-010800-
Eastern Aroostook-
501 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance precip (%) 0 70 50 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 12 27(ELEV) 22(LTD) 18(LTD)
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+1) 79 (-4) 62 84
RH % (24h trend) 94 (-5) 66 (+15) 100 43
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 G18 W 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G20 S 6 G18 W 8 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.00
Precip duration 4 2 1
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing 8 AM
Precip end Continuing 3 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2130 6130
Transport wnd (kts) S 15 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 39890 153820
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 0 40 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-010800-
Central Highlands-
501 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 70 70 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 32(ELEV) 31(ELEV) 12
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+2) 77 (-5) 62 83
RH % (24h trend) 98 (0) 73 (+21) 99 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 W 5 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17 SW 5 W 7 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.14 0.07 0.00
Precip duration 6 2 0
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 11 AM
Precip end Continuing 1 AM 12 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2120 5900
Transport wnd (kts) S 12 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34620 136360
Dispersion Marginal Excellent
CWR 0 80 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-010800-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
501 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 60 50 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 3 23(LTD) 21(LTD) 9
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+2) 76 (-7) 63 85
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 73 (+21) 100 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.06 0.05 0.00
Precip duration 4 1
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 2 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1990 6220
Transport wnd (kts) S 12 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 33770 109870
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 0 30 30 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-010800-
Interior Downeast-
501 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 60 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 15(LTD) 23(LTD) 5
Temp (24h trend) 55 (-3) 72 (-10) 61 86
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 82 (+26) 100 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 Lgt/Var SW 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 2 2
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 4 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1410 6300
Transport wnd (kts) S 12 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 23160 97160
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 0 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-010800-
Coastal Downeast-
501 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Showers Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 60 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 13 23(LTD) 5
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-3) 70 (-7) 57 84
RH % (24h trend) 100 (0) 82 (+19) 100 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 3 3
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 890 4100
Transport wnd (kts) S 10 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 15740 73740
Dispersion Poor Good
CWR 0 20 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-010800-
Bangor Region-
501 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 60 60 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 4 21(LTD) 21(LTD) 6
Temp (24h trend) 59 (+1) 77 (-6) 64 86
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 81 (+27) 100 48
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 5 S 8 G17 SW 5 W 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.05 0.04 0.00
Precip duration 3 2
Precip begin 8 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 2150 6230
Transport wnd (kts) S 13 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 34150 101960
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 0 20 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-010800-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
501 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud cover Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 0 50 50 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 2 15(LTD) 23(LTD) 4
Temp (24h trend) 56 (-2) 74 (-5) 61 87
RH % (24h trend) 100 (+1) 85 (+22) 100 55
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 8 G17 SW 5 G17 SW 7
Precip amount 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 3 2
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 3 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 1170 5090
Transport wnd (kts) S 11 SW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 16700 74410
Dispersion Poor Good
CWR 0 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 80.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
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