Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
311 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected through early next week. The next chance
of rain is Wednesday night, but little, if any, rain is expected
for most of the area. Dry conditions resume late week.


MEZ101-020815-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
311 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      41 (+3)      59 (-4)      46           65
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      55 (-6)      100          49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  6         Lgt/Var      SW  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3550                      4800
Transport wnd (kts)                S 12                      SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  53470                     70740
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ102-020815-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
311 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      40 (0)       61 (-3)      43           67
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      59 (+1)      100          50
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      SW  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3500                      4830
Transport wnd (kts)                S 12                      SW 13
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  49780                     73970
Dispersion                         Fair                      Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            3            3
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ103-020815-
Eastern Aroostook-
311 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      39 (-5)      60 (-5)      43           67
RH % (24h trend)      99 (0)       58 (+5)      100          53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      SW  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3500                      4330
Transport wnd (kts)                S  9                      SW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  39820                     60360
Dispersion                         Fair                      Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      301-400

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ105-020815-
Central Highlands-
311 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      43 (-2)      61 (-3)      45           68
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     61 (+1)      100          54
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      SW  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3400                      4210
Transport wnd (kts)                S 11                      SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  50480                     53910
Dispersion                         Good                      Good
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          2            3            3            2
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ106-020815-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
311 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      41 (-5)      62 (-4)      43           67
RH % (24h trend)      99 (0)       58 (+4)      100          58
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3490                      4040
Transport wnd (kts)                S  6                      SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  30840                     43010
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ108-020815-
Interior Downeast-
311 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      43 (-2)      61 (-5)      44           66
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      66 (+11)     100          62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3370                      4090
Transport wnd (kts)                SE  5                     SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  22790                     38750
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            4            3
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ112-020815-
Coastal Downeast-
311 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      43 (-4)      62 (-4)      44           67
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      67 (+10)     100          60
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             2980                      3940
Transport wnd (kts)                SE  6                     SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  22780                     38160
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            4            3
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ113-020815-
Bangor Region-
311 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      43 (-3)      62 (-6)      45           68
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     68 (+8)      100          61
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3400                      4060
Transport wnd (kts)                S  7                      SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  25170                     42420
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            3            3
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

MEZ114-020815-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
311 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      45 (-3)      63 (-4)      47           67
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     70 (+7)      100          64
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  5        Lgt/Var      S  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             3270                      3640
Transport wnd (kts)                SE  7                     SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  25820                     35440
Dispersion                         Marginal                  Fair
CWR                   0            0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            3            4            3
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...Moderate.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper
40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy fog.
Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper
50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s. North winds around 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.

$$