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FNUS51 KCAR 021851
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
251 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
DISCUSSION
RHS WILL RECOVER THIS EVENING WITH INCREASING MOISTURE WORKING
INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM. THE WINTRY SYSTEM
WILL BRING A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
EVENING. WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN, SNOW AND WINTRY
MIX EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.
MEZ101-030815-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
251 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW FRZ RAIN SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 8 7 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (+11) 51 (+14) 22 40
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-2) 77 (+28) 92 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 10 G22 NE 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G20 SW 6 G18 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.64 0.10 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 12 3
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2130 3780
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 23 E 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70280 46370
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 100 100 90 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ102-030815-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
251 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW FRZ RAIN SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 8 5 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (+9) 48 (+10) 22 41
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (-2) 76 (+27) 91 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 10 G23 N 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 G21 S 6 G18 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.60 0.11 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4 12 6
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2180 3860
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 23 E 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67330 46430
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 100 100 90 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ103-030815-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
251 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SLEET FRZ RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 70 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 8 6 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (+6) 43 (+4) 24 42
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-2) 74 (+28) 95 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 10 G25 N 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 11 G24 S 7 G19 NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.52 0.11 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4 11 6
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2260 4230
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 24 E 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65390 43760
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 100 100 90 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ105-030815-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
251 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SLEET FRZ RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 9 4 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 26 (+3) 47 (+7) 26 44
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 74 (+25) 96 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 11 G27 N 8 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10 G26 SW 7 G18 NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.39 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4 9 2
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1950 4030
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 21 E 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57190 52200
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 100 100 30 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ106-030815-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
251 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SLEET FRZ RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 90 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 8 8 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (+2) 47 (+4) 29 46
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+12) 72 (+30) 100 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G18 N 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G19 S 6 NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.29 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 9 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1910 4680
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 E 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44060 52110
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 80 100 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ108-030815-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
251 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 90 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 10 10 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (+1) 46 (+4) 32 47
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+15) 78 (+29) 100 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G18 N 7 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G18 SW 5 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.21 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 8 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2090 4380
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 17 NE 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41510 58210
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 20 90 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ112-030815-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
251 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN FRZ RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 90 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 11 11 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (0) 46 (+6) 32 46
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+11) 80 (+23) 100 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G21 N 6 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G21 LGT/VAR NE 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.19 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 7 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2160 4240
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 17 NE 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44420 70810
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 10 90 30 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ113-030815-
BANGOR REGION-
251 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW FRZ RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 80 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 5 5 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (+1) 50 (+5) 33 48
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+18) 72 (+29) 99 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 8 G19 N 9 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 G20 SW 7 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.17 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 7 1
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1830 4910
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 18 E 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 34830 49340
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR
CWR 10 90 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ114-030815-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
251 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 5 5 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-1) 46 (+4) 33 49
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+17) 81 (+23) 100 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 8 G21 N 8 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G21 SW 6 G20 NE 6 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.14 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 0
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1730 4540
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 15 NE 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37910 56710
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 10 80 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
SLEET, FREEZING RAIN, A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
JS
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