Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Maine and New Hampshire
National Weather Service Gray ME
222 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Conditions largely unchanged going into Wednesday despite the
approach of a cold front. Temperatures and relative humidities
will remain more or less the same as today, with southeast winds
dominating the flow during the day. Dry weather is expected to
continue until at least Friday, though chances for rain remain
showery at best for the time being.

MEZ104-020815-
Western Maine Mountains and Foothills-
Including the cities of Farmington, Rumford, Bethel, Eustis,
Jackman, and Carrabassett Valley
222 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 (-2)      61 (-2)      45           68
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+2)     57 (-5)      100          54
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SE  8 G17                 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  6        S  9 G19     S  8 G17     SW  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            2
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3430                      4720
Transport wnd (mph)                S 13                      SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  37730                     42480
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ107-020815-
Kennebec River Valley-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waterville, Skowhegan, Auburn,
Lewiston, Liberty, and Livermore
222 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)      44 (-3)      63 (-3)      48           68
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     62 (+2)      100          65
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  5        SE  5        S  5         S  6
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3550                      4150
Transport wnd (mph)                S  8                      SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  24850                     33200
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ109-020815-
Lakes Region-
Including the cities of Sanford, North Windham, Gray,
New Glouceser, Fryeburg, South Paris, and Hiram
222 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 (-7)      63 (-2)      47           70
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      63 (+1)      100          60
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  6         SE  5        SE  5        S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3090                      4540
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  9                     SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  24720                     36320
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ110-020815-
Beaches and Casco Bay-
Including the cities of Kittery, York, Kennebunk, Scarborough,
Portland, Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Topsham,
Boothbay Harbor, and Damariscotta
222 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)      44 (-8)      64 (-1)      47           69
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      63 (-1)      100          63
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  5                     S  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  6         SE  6        SE  5        S  8 G17
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3250                      3590
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  9                     SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  26000                     28720
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  201-300      201-300      201-300      201-300

Remarks...None.

$$

MEZ111-020815-
Mid-Coast-
Including the cities of Waldoboro, Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville, Belfast, Searsport, Islesboro, and Vinalhaven
222 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)      44 (-3)      63 (-1)      48           67
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      65 (+5)      100          69
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  E  6                      S  5
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  5         SE  6        SE  5        S  8
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            4            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3160                      3680
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  8                     SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  22120                     33120
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ021-020815-
Coos County-
Including the cities of Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin,
Dummer, Milan, York Pond, and Lancaster
222 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 (-7)      63 (-2)      45           67
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     53 (-6)      100          54
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SE  8 G17                 LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  8 G17    S  9 G18     S  8         SW  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            2            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3870                      4480
Transport wnd (mph)                S 13                      SW 10
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  42570                     40320
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ022-020815-
White Mountians-
Including the cities of Lincoln, Littleton, Thornton,
Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Conway,
and Crawford Notch
222 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      42 (-8)      63 (0)       46           69
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      58 (-4)      100          57
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  SE  6                     LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     SE  8 G19    S  8 G17     S  6         SW  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            2            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3750                      4830
Transport wnd (mph)                S 12                      SW  9
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  37500                     38640
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ023-020815-
Central Lakes-
Including the cities of Lebanon, Plymouth, Laconia, Wolfeboro,
Alton, and Ossipee
222 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      44 (-7)      63 (-3)      47           70
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      61 (-2)      100          58
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  E  5                      LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  8 G17     SE  6        SE  5        LGT/VAR
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3700                      4760
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  9                     SW  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  29600                     33320
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ024-020815-
Lake Sunapee and Monadnocks-
Including the cities of Claremont, Keene, and Jaffrey
222 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         None         None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            0            0            0
Temp (24h trend)      46 (-3)      63 (-2)      47           70
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      59 (-5)      100          59
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  8 G17     SE  5        SE  5        LGT/VAR
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration
Precip begin
Precip end
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          3            3            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 4050                      5040
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  8                     SW  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  28350                     30240
CWR                   0            0            0            0
KBDI                  301-400      301-400      301-400      301-400

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ025-020815-
Merrimack Valley-
Including the cities of Manchester, Nashua, Weare, and Derry
222 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip type           None         Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            10           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      45 (-7)      65 (-2)      48           72
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+1)     63 (0)       100          60
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     E  6         E  5         SE  5        LGT/VAR
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    1
Precip begin                       8 AM
Precip end                         6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3500                      4290
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  8                     SW  7
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  24500                     25740
CWR                   0                         0            0
KBDI                  401-500      401-500      401-500      401-500

Remarks...None.

$$

NHZ026-020815-
Seacoast-
Including the cities of Portsmouth, Dover, Hampton, and Exeter
222 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           None         Showers      None         None
Chance precip (%)     0            20           0            0
Temp (24h trend)      47 (-7)      65 (-1)      49           71
RH % (24h trend)      100 (0)      62 (-6)      100          58
20ftWnd - AM(mph)                  NE  5                     LGT/VAR
20ftWnd - PM(mph)     NE  8 G18    E  6         E  5         S  5
Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip duration                    1
Precip begin                       7 AM
Precip end                         6 PM
LAL                   1            1            1            1
Haines Index          4            4            3            3
Mixing hgt(ft-AGL)                 3440                      4080
Transport wnd (mph)                SE  9                     S  8
Vent rate (kt-ft)                  27520                     28560
CWR                   0                         0            0
KBDI                  501-600      501-600      501-600      501-600

Remarks...None.

$$

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds
around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values high.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Daytime humidity values
high.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph. Daytime humidity values moderate.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values
high.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Daytime humidity values high.

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

$$