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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
243 AM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
DISCUSSION
WETTING RAIN EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE NORTH, WITH OVER ONE TENTH
OF
AN INCH LIKELY FROM ABOUT MILLINOCKET AND GREENVILLE NORTH, WITH
AS MUCH AS ONE THIRD TO ONE HALF INCH NORTH OF PRESQUE ISLE.
TOTALS SOUTH OF MILLINOCKET WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ONE TENTH
OF AN INCH, IF ANY FALLS AT ALL.
GENERALLY DRY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. QUITE WINDY
FROM THE WEST TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH IN
THE NORTH AND 35 MPH CLOSER TO THE COAST, WITH WINDS EASING
TUESDAY NIGHT. RHS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 40-55 PERCENT.
NEXT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN COMES THURSDAY, BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK
IMPRESSIVE, WITH AMOUNTS LIKELY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH.
MEZ101-052000-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
243 AM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 16(LTD) 2 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-6) 32 (-9) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (+14) 90 (-5) 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 6 G18 W 14 G33
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 9 G23 W 10 G28 W 14 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4860 4400
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 NW 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 124000 132310
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 90 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-052000-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
243 AM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 16(LTD) 2 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-4) 33 (-8) 50
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (+16) 88 (-8) 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 6 G18 W 15 G34
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 9 G23 W 11 G28 W 15 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.26 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4800 4850
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 22 NW 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 126310 141290
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 100 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-052000-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
243 AM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 10 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 3 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-4) 36 (-6) 53
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (+18) 85 (-12) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 8 G20 W 17 G37
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 9 G23 W 10 G23 W 17 G37
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 10 PM
PRECIP END 5 PM 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4270 5240
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 18 NW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 111940 140810
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-052000-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
243 AM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 13 2 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-1) 34 (-8) 52
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (+3) 85 (-14) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 6 G18 W 16 G37
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 11 G28 W 13 G34 W 15 G34
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5370 4950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 24 NW 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 145680 151210
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 70 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-052000-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
243 AM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 2 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-1) 37 (-8) 53
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (+10) 78 (-21) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 13 G30
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 G23 W 9 G23 W 13 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4800 5260
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 19 NW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 139850 135510
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 30 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-052000-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
243 AM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 2 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (0) 39 (-8) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (+14) 80 (-20) 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 13 G30
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 G21 W 9 G23 W 12 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4210 5110
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 NW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 87860 130980
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-052000-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
243 AM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 2 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (+1) 40 (-9) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (+2) 82 (-18) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 13 G30
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 8 G21 W 8 G23 W 13 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3180 4860
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 NW 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86850 119470
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-052000-
BANGOR REGION-
243 AM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-1) 39 (-7) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (0) 74 (-26) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 5 G18 W 14 G30
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 11 G24 W 11 G25 W 15 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5520 5180
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 19 NW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 128900 124490
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-052000-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
243 AM EDT MON OCT 5 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 62 (+1) 40 (-9) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (+3) 76 (-24) 48
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 5 G18 W 14 G30
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 11 G24 W 12 G27 W 13 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5100 4950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 18 NW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 112040 115710
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. WIDESPREAD FROST. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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