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 171943
FWFCAR
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
343 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Decreasing clouds and diminishing winds tonight. Increasing clouds
Friday with a chance of rain later in the afternoon. A wetting
rain is then expected Friday night into Saturday.
MEZ101-180900-
Quebec-Maine Borderlands-
343 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 30 80 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 22 (-8) 54 (+14) 38 61
RH % (24h trend) 72 (-27) 23 (-29) 96 73
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G21 SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.04 0.11 0.16
Precip duration 0 8 11
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3690 2650
Transport wnd (kts) SW 15 W 27
Vent rate (kt-ft) 60160 97380
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 40 30 50
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Low.
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MEZ102-180900-
North Woods and St. John Valley-
343 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 80 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 22 (-9) 56 (+15) 38 62
RH % (24h trend) 72 (-25) 23 (-30) 95 71
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G22 SW 6 Lgt/Var SW 7 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.14
Precip duration 0 8 11
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3920 2860
Transport wnd (kts) SW 13 W 24
Vent rate (kt-ft) 64660 119070
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 20 20 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ103-180900-
Eastern Aroostook-
343 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 80 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 25 (-8) 56 (+13) 39 62
RH % (24h trend) 68 (-23) 24 (-29) 92 72
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 5 S 7 G18
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 7 G22 W 6 S 5 SW 8 G20
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.15
Precip duration 0 8 11
Precip begin 5 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3770 1750
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 50320 60260
Dispersion Good Good
CWR 0 10 30 50
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ105-180900-
Central Highlands-
343 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 80 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 25 (-6) 58 (+16) 40 68
RH % (24h trend) 64 (-23) 22 (-24) 91 62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 9 G25 SW 6 G17 S 6 SW 8 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.02 0.09 0.08
Precip duration 0 7 7
Precip begin 4 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4190 3230
Transport wnd (kts) SW 12 W 22
Vent rate (kt-ft) 67940 133800
Dispersion Good Excellent
CWR 0 20 30 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ106-180900-
Central Maine North of Bangor-
343 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 80 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 27 (-6) 58 (+10) 39 66
RH % (24h trend) 64 (-23) 25 (-15) 93 65
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 6
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 6 G21 SW 6 S 5 SW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.14 0.10
Precip duration 0 7 6
Precip begin 5 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3970 2380
Transport wnd (kts) SW 12 SW 18
Vent rate (kt-ft) 64520 90780
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 10 50 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ108-180900-
Interior Downeast-
343 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 80 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 28 (-5) 58 (+7) 39 63
RH % (24h trend) 69 (-16) 28 (-5) 95 70
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 6 G20 SW 6 S 5 SW 7 G17
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.13
Precip duration 5 4
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3790 1720
Transport wnd (kts) W 11 SW 15
Vent rate (kt-ft) 49790 41900
Dispersion Fair Fair
CWR 0 0 90 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ112-180900-
Coastal Downeast-
343 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None None Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 0 80 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 29 (-5) 54 (+2) 38 59
RH % (24h trend) 71 (-13) 29 (-7) 97 69
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 7 G22
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 G19 SW 7 G20 S 5 G18 SW 8 G21
Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.13
Precip duration 5 4
Precip begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3500 1350
Transport wnd (kts) W 12 SW 16
Vent rate (kt-ft) 42530 25660
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 0 90 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ113-180900-
Bangor Region-
343 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 80 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 29 (-5) 58 (+8) 41 70
RH % (24h trend) 66 (-15) 26 (-8) 94 62
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var S 7 G17
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 7 G21 SW 6 S 6 SW 8 G18
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.13 0.07
Precip duration 0 6 4
Precip begin 5 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 4070 3070
Transport wnd (kts) SW 13 W 19
Vent rate (kt-ft) 57340 85220
Dispersion Good Very Good
CWR 0 10 80 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
MEZ114-180900-
Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-
343 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud cover Clear Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip type None Rain Showers Showers
Chance precip (%) 0 20 80 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 30 (-5) 58 (+6) 39 64
RH % (24h trend) 71 (-9) 27 (-8) 97 67
20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) Lgt/Var SW 8 G23
20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 5 G20 SW 8 G19 S 6 G23 SW 9 G23
Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.13 0.09
Precip duration 0 6 3
Precip begin 5 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip end Continuing Continuing 5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL) 3340 1670
Transport wnd (kts) W 10 SW 14
Vent rate (kt-ft) 36630 24570
Dispersion Fair Marginal
CWR 0 10 90 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
Remarks...Moderate.
$$
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s. West winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
around 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Highs in the
mid 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely. Lows in
the upper 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
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