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FNUS51 KCAR 161832
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
232 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
DISCUSSION
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF A RAIN/SNOW MIX IN NORTHERN AREAS EARLY TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG, GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS BUT RHS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 50%.
MEZ101-170815-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
232 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (0) 35 (-13) 21 44
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 42 (-46) 84 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 8 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 6 G20 NW 8 G20 W 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6230 4450
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 142670 59680
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-170815-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
232 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (+1) 38 (-10) 20 44
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 42 (-41) 82 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 9 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 7 G23 NW 10 G23 NW 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6030 4740
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 W 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 139280 62010
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-170815-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
232 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (+4) 40 (-9) 21 45
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 41 (-43) 79 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 11 G26 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G25 NW 12 G26 NW 5 G17 W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 5 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 11 PM CONTINUING 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5990 4930
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 W 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 139520 61220
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-170815-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
232 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (+1) 41 (-10) 23 48
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 40 (-45) 77 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 12 G29 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 8 G32 NW 11 G25 NW 6 G20 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 9 PM CONTINUING 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5950 4940
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 NW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 143620 62290
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-170815-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
232 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (+3) 44 (-11) 24 49
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 40 (-46) 79 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 9 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 7 G23 NW 10 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6130 5240
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 21 NW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 134000 59650
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-170815-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
232 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 9 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+5) 47 (-10) 27 48
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+6) 46 (-39) 76 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 9 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 7 G21 NW 9 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5840 4740
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 20 NW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 124150 52280
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-170815-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
232 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+3) 48 (-10) 27 49
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+7) 43 (-38) 75 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 9 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 G26 NW 10 G23 NW 5 G21 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5760 4690
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 19 NW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 125190 48740
DISPERSION EXCELLENT FAIR
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-170815-
BANGOR REGION-
232 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (+4) 45 (-14) 25 51
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 39 (-49) 76 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 12 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 G23 NW 12 G25 NW 6 G20 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5870 5160
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 NW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 133800 55630
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-170815-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
232 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (0) 49 (-11) 29 51
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 40 (-46) 73 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 11 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G25 NW 12 G25 NW 7 G23 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5740 4640
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 21 NW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 128810 44100
DISPERSION EXCELLENT FAIR
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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