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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

.DISCUSSION...
***This product is currently automated and will not be updated
with regular forecast updates.  It should be used for planning
purposes only.  If you need additional fire weather information,
please contact the NWS office in Gray, Maine***.


MEZ104-100900-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     70           60           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      12 (-3)      38 (+9)      18           49
RH % (24h trend)      87 (+18)     51 (-2)      100          57
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  N  8 G23                  S 12 G27
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W 11 G33     NW 11 G28    W  8 G21     S 14 G32
Precip amount         0.05         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       4            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4270(UNST)                2990(MRGL)
Transport wnd (mph)                W 21                      S 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  76860                     65780
CWR                   20           20           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-100900-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     70           60           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      21 (0)       41 (+4)      22           51
RH % (24h trend)      84 (+24)     49 (+5)      100          56
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  N  5                      S 11 G23
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  9 G21     NW  6        LGT/VAR      S 16 G29
Precip amount         0.05         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       3            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4190(UNST)                2960(MRGL)
Transport wnd (mph)                NW 14                     S 29
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  50280                     74000
CWR                   20           20           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-100900-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     70           60           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      24 (+2)      46 (+9)      20           54
RH % (24h trend)      85 (+23)     45 (-2)      100          50
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NW  8 G19                 S  9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  9 G26     NW  8 G19    LGT/VAR      S 13 G25
Precip amount         0.05         0.03         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       3            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4040(UNST)                3360(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                W 14                      S 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  48480                     70560
CWR                   20           20           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-100900-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     70           60           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      26 (+2)      46 (+7)      24           51
RH % (24h trend)      86 (+30)     48 (+6)      100          55
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NW  9 G20                 S 10 G21
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  9 G29     W  8 G18     LGT/VAR      S 13 G25
Precip amount         0.06         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3910(UNST)                2120(MRGL)
Transport wnd (mph)                NW 12                     S 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  39100                     48760
CWR                   30           30           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-100900-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     70           70           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      22 (0)       40 (+3)      23           47
RH % (24h trend)      84 (+24)     51 (+9)      100          61
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  N  6                      S 11 G25
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W  8 G21     NW  6        LGT/VAR      S 14 G29
Precip amount         0.05         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2            3
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   11 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4320(UNST)                2670(MRGL)
Transport wnd (mph)                NW 14                     S 29
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  51840                     66750
CWR                   20           20           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-100900-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     70           60           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      13 (0)       37 (+10)     16           52
RH % (24h trend)      92 (+15)     55 (-5)      100          52
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NW  9 G29                 S 12 G29
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W 13 G40     W 11 G29     SW  8 G25    S 13 G34
Precip amount         0.10         0.05         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       5            2
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   5 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3730(UNST)                2940(MRGL)
Transport wnd (mph)                W 20                      S 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  63410                     61740
CWR                   30           30           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-100900-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     70           50           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      20 (+4)      44 (+13)     20           55
RH % (24h trend)      88 (+13)     45 (-12)     100          49
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  W 11 G34                  S 10 G27
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W 12 G37     NW 11 G29    W  5 G20     S 13 G32
Precip amount         0.10         0.04         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       5            1
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   12 PM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3730(UNST)                3880(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                NW 18                     S 26
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  59680                     89240
CWR                   40           40           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-100900-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip type           Snow         Snow         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     40           30           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      25 (+5)      47 (+12)     23           56
RH % (24h trend)      84 (+16)     42 (-11)     100          47
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  W 12 G24                  S  9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W 12 G29     NW 11 G24    W  5         S 13 G25
Precip amount         0.03         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       2            0
Precip begin          6 PM         Continuing
Precip end            Continuing   9 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4080(UNST)                3770(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                NW 21                     S 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  73440                     82940
CWR                   10           10           0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-100900-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Snow         None         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      27 (+6)      50 (+14)     25           57
RH % (24h trend)      79 (+8)      40 (-13)     100          42
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  W 12 G25                  S 10 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W 13 G31     W 11 G24     SW  5        S 12 G25
Precip amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       1
Precip begin          11 PM
Precip end            6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4330(UNST)                3800(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                NW 21                     S 28
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  77940                     91200
CWR                                0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-100900-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Snow         None         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      29 (+5)      52 (+12)     26           59
RH % (24h trend)      74 (+8)      35 (-9)      97           41
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  W 12 G24                  S  9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W 12 G28     NW 11 G24    SW  5        S 13 G25
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0
Precip begin          2 AM
Precip end            6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4900(UNST)                3930(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                NW 21                     S 25
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  88200                     86460
CWR                                0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-100900-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
500 PM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip type           Snow         None         None         None
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0
Chance precip (%)     20           0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      30 (+4)      51 (+9)      28           57
RH % (24h trend)      70 (+9)      38 (-3)      96           44
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  W 11 G23                  S  9 G19
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     W 10 G28     NW 10 G21    LGT/VAR      S 13 G25
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration       0
Precip begin          2 AM
Precip end            6 AM
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4880(UNST)                3570(UNST)
Transport wnd (mph)                NW 16                     S 24
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  68320                     74970
CWR                                0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 18. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 40. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper
50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Daytime humidity values high.

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

$$