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 010901
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
500 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Some showers and thunderstorms today, mostly across the west as a
cold front moves through. A chance of showers north Wednesday.
Otherwise, partly sunny Wednesday. Another chance of showers and
thunderstorms Thursday and Friday.
MEZ101-012000-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
500 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 80 40 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 26(ELEV) 25(ELEV) 9
Temp (24h trend) 73 (-10) 59 (0) 80
RH % (24h trend) 72 (+27) 100 (+2) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 Lgt/Var W 8 G18
Precip amount 0.34 0.06 0.01
Precip duration 6 1 1
Precip begin 6 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 10 PM 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1990 6480
Transport wnd (kts) S 14 W 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 35660 134170
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 100 80 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
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MEZ102-012000-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
500 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 80 50 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 26(ELEV) 25(ELEV) 7
Temp (24h trend) 75 (-9) 59 (-1) 81
RH % (24h trend) 71 (+22) 100 (+2) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var W 8
Precip amount 0.25 0.05 0.01
Precip duration 6 1 1
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 1 AM 2 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2160 6640
Transport wnd (kts) S 15 W 17
Vent rate (kt-ft) 43250 142520
Dispersion Fair Excellent
CWR 90 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ103-012000-
Eastern Aroostook-
500 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 70 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 21(LTD) 19(LTD) 9
Temp (24h trend) 74 (-10) 63 (+2) 83
RH % (24h trend) 71 (+18) 99 (+2) 44
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 G20 W 5 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G20 SW 5 G17 W 8 G18
Precip amount 0.10 0.05 0.00
Precip duration 4 1
Precip begin 9 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 2 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2060 6190
Transport wnd (kts) S 16 W 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 47800 116120
Dispersion Fair Very Good
CWR 40 40 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ105-012000-
Central Highlands-
500 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 70 50 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 27(ELEV) 25(ELEV) 5
Temp (24h trend) 76 (-7) 62 (+2) 82
RH % (24h trend) 76 (+24) 100 (+3) 46
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 W 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var W 7
Precip amount 0.17 0.05 0.00
Precip duration 5 1
Precip begin 7 AM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 1 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2080 6410
Transport wnd (kts) S 12 W 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 38120 109240
Dispersion Fair Very Good
CWR 80 80 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ106-012000-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
500 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 40 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 21(LTD) 21(LTD) 8
Temp (24h trend) 76 (-8) 65 (+6) 85
RH % (24h trend) 76 (+21) 100 (0) 47
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 Lgt/Var W 6
Precip amount 0.06 0.05 0.00
Precip duration 3 2 0
Precip begin 11 AM Continuing 5 PM
Precip end Continuing 4 AM 6 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1920 6410
Transport wnd (kts) S 12 W 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 28960 104500
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 20 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ108-012000-
Interior Downeast-
500 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 30 10
Chance of Thunder (%) 17(LTD) 17(LTD) 9
Temp (24h trend) 70 (-13) 63 (+5) 85
RH % (24h trend) 85 (+26) 100 (0) 53
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 G17 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.02 0.03 0.01
Precip duration 2 2 0
Precip begin 12 PM Continuing 4 PM
Precip end Continuing 5 AM Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1420 6400
Transport wnd (kts) S 11 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 21560 100280
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 10 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ112-012000-
Coastal Downeast-
500 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Showers Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 50 40 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 14 14 6
Temp (24h trend) 69 (-9) 59 (+3) 84
RH % (24h trend) 84 (+19) 100 (0) 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 6 G17 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.02 0.02 0.00
Precip duration 2 2 0
Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 8 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)900 3740
Transport wnd (kts) S 10 SW 12
Vent rate (kt-ft) 12970 67170
Dispersion Poor Good
CWR 10 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ113-012000-
Bangor Region-
500 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance precip (%) 60 40 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 26(ELEV) 26(ELEV) 5
Temp (24h trend) 77 (-7) 66 (+6) 85
RH % (24h trend) 80 (+26) 100 (0) 49
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G17 Lgt/Var SW 6
Precip amount 0.05 0.06 0.01
Precip duration 3 2 0
Precip begin 10 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip end Continuing 5 AM 10 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1980 6520
Transport wnd (kts) S 11 W 13
Vent rate (kt-ft) 28610 93650
Dispersion Marginal Very Good
CWR 20 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
MEZ114-012000-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
500 AM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type Tstms Tstms None
Chance precip (%) 50 40 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 20(LTD) 20(LTD) 5
Temp (24h trend) 72 (-8) 61 (+3) 85
RH % (24h trend) 85 (+22) 100 (0) 57
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 Lgt/Var
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G18 Lgt/Var SW 7
Precip amount 0.02 0.03 0.00
Precip duration 2 2
Precip begin 12 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing 5 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)1120 4840
Transport wnd (kts) S 12 SW 11
Vent rate (kt-ft) 16930 74260
Dispersion Poor Good
CWR 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
Remarks...None.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 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...Mostly 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 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
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