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FNUS51 KCAR 020648
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
DISCUSSION
A DRY AND COOL DAY EXPECTED TODAY, WITH WINDS TURNING LIGHTLY
TO THE EAST LESS THAN 5MPH. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RHS FALL INTO THE
40-50 PERCENT RANGE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S NORTH AND 40S
SOUTH. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES
THURSDAY NIGHT 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.
MEZ101-022000-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SLEET RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 6 11
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (+6) 26 (+12) 48
RH % (24H TREND) 49 (-24) 93 (0) 81
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.31 0.66
PRECIP DURATION 5 12
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4080 2510
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 6 S 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31100 68270
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 0 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-022000-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW SNOW/FZ RA
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 5 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (+7) 26 (+10) 45
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-28) 93 (+1) 79
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.25 0.66
PRECIP DURATION 5 12
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3840 2530
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 5 S 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30680 78760
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 0 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-022000-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SLEET SLEET
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 4 11
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+6) 26 (+6) 41
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-29) 93 (+5) 79
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 10 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SE 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.16 0.59
PRECIP DURATION 3 12
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3980 2520
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 4 SE 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23780 78450
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 0 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-022000-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SLEET FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 90 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 6 12
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+3) 26 (+3) 47
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-29) 98 (+7) 78
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 11 G26
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 9 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.18 0.40
PRECIP DURATION 5 12
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4040 2310
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 6 S 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33770 80000
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 0 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-022000-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SNOW FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 80 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 3 12
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (+3) 29 (+4) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-28) 96 (+8) 79
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.29
PRECIP DURATION 4 12
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4480 2200
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 6 S 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35690 62030
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 0 80 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-022000-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SLEET TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 1 14
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (0) 29 (+2) 45
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-19) 100 (+14) 81
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.18
PRECIP DURATION 3 10
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4360 1980
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 8 S 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39640 45460
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 0 30 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-022000-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SLEET TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 1 15(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (-5) 30 (+2) 45
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-14) 99 (+14) 80
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 5 G17 LGT/VAR S 7 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.15
PRECIP DURATION 2 8
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3600 2060
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 12 SE 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45560 48490
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 0 20 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-022000-
BANGOR REGION-
236 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SLEET FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 3 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (-2) 30 (+2) 49
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-24) 100 (+15) 76
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.13
PRECIP DURATION 4 8
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4760 1990
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 7 S 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38010 42210
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 0 30 70
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-022000-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE FRZ RAIN FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 1 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-5) 30 (+1) 46
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-12) 100 (+16) 80
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 5 G17 SE 8 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) E 5 G18 LGT/VAR S 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.10
PRECIP DURATION 2 6
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4260 1730
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 9 S 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40570 37880
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 0 20 50
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
SNOW. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
FREEZING RAIN WITH SLEET WITH POSSIBLE RAIN AND
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 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
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 13. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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