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FNUS51 KCAR 181837
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
DISCUSSION
ONTARIO WILDFIRE SMOKE LASTS INTO TONIGHT. A WETTING RAIN IS
EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OR
TWO LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE TONIGHT.
DRY MONDAY WITH RH IN THE 30 TO 40% RANGE. ANOTHER WETTING RAIN
EVENT LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH MOIST AND SHOWERY
CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY.
MEZ101-190800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 27(ELEV) 13 6 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+1) 69 (-1) 47 72
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+15) 41 (-12) 88 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 10 G23 W 7
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 NW 11 G23 W 8 G22 W 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.42 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 9 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6260 7090
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 24 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 157220 118150
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 100 20 0 0
KBDI N/A N/A N/A N/A
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-190800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 28(ELEV) 13 5 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (0) 70 (-1) 47 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+16) 43 (-9) 86 35
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 11 G24 W 7 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 6 NW 11 G24 NW 8 G23 W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.38 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 9 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6260 7710
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 24 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 159100 130000
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 100 20 0 0
KBDI N/A N/A N/A N/A
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-190800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30(ELEV) 12 7 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (+3) 71 (-2) 49 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+16) 42 (-8) 82 34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 12 G28 W 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 10 G23 NW 13 G29 W 9 G25 W 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.42 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 10 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6150 8240
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 24 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 155860 139970
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 100 20 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-190800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 27(ELEV) 4 1 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+4) 72 (+2) 50 76
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 42 (-16) 82 35
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 14 G31 W 8 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 9 G23 NW 14 G28 NW 9 G26 W 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6440 8040
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 24 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 170880 138570
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 100 10 0 0
KBDI N/A N/A N/A N/A
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-190800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 31(ELEV) 5 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+6) 75 (+1) 52 78
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+10) 42 (-11) 80 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 11 G25 W 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 10 G23 NW 11 G25 W 7 G23 W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6650 8320
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 174790 136540
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI N/A N/A N/A N/A
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-190800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 33(ELEV) 4 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+2) 77 (+2) 54 79
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+17) 45 (-9) 77 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 11 G25 W 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G25 NW 11 G25 NW 7 G23 W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6380 8080
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 21 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 143480 119700
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-190800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 37(ELEV) 4 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (0) 81 (+8) 55 79
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+22) 38 (-15) 77 37
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 10 G23 W 5 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G26 NW 11 G23 NW 6 G21 W 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6010 6720
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 20 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 142390 105500
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-190800-
BANGOR REGION-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 31(ELEV) 2 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+6) 76 (+1) 53 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+14) 40 (-16) 78 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 14 G26 W 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 13 G27 NW 14 G27 NW 9 G25 W 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7260 8630
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 169990 136300
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 60 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-190800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 37(ELEV) 1 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+4) 83 (+9) 56 81
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+20) 37 (-19) 75 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 12 G26 W 7 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 14 G29 NW 12 G25 NW 8 G23 W 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6860 7340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 20 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 150920 102820
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 80 0 0 0
KBDI N/A N/A N/A N/A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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