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FNUS51 KCAR 081844
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
DISCUSSION
WARM AND HUMID THIS WEEKEND. WETTING RAINS TODAY ACROSS THE
BANGOR REGION AND DOWNEAST MAINE WITH A MODERATE TO HIGH CHANCE
OF WETTING RAINS ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE NORTH. NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
MEZ101-090800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 50 10 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 29(ELEV) 30(ELEV) 17(LTD) 15(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-2) 80 (-3) 57 78
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 60 (+7) 95 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 G17 LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 8 AM CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4390 5540
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 15 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80600 103330
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 10 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-090800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 60 20 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 27(ELEV) 38(ELEV) 24(LTD) 15(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-4) 81 (-2) 57 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 58 (+4) 94 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.09 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 3 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4240 6240
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 87160 111840
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 20 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-090800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 80 30 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 36(ELEV) 40(ELEV) 31(ELEV) 13
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-3) 83 (+1) 58 82
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 59 (+1) 94 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.12 0.05 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 4 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4330 6230
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 10 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54550 98890
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 30 60
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-090800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 50 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40(ELEV) 27(ELEV) 12 4
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-5) 84 (+3) 59 82
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 56 (-7) 92 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 W 5 SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.07 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM
PRECIP END 4 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4500 5770
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80610 85770
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 20 20 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-090800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 50 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 44(ELEV) 31(ELEV) 30(ELEV) 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-4) 85 (+4) 60 84
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 60 (-11) 95 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.08 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4870 6140
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 10 W 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60640 83850
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 30 40 0
KBDI 201-300 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-090800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 50 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 32(ELEV) 30(ELEV) 30(ELEV) 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-5) 86 (+8) 62 86
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 64 (-20) 94 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.06 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 AM CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4970 5790
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 8 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59550 58960
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 40 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-090800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 26(ELEV) 26(ELEV) 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-4) 86 (+10) 62 88
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 64 (-21) 94 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 3 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 4 AM CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3050 4950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 7 SW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41050 53590
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-090800-
BANGOR REGION-
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 10 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 43(ELEV) 25(ELEV) 14 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-5) 86 (+5) 62 85
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 55 (-21) 92 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 1 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 3 AM CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5470 4900
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 11 W 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66440 50350
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 20 30 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-090800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
243 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 26(ELEV) 21(LTD) 12 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-3) 89 (+9) 64 89
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 57 (-20) 88 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 LGT/VAR SW 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM
PRECIP END 2 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4200 4890
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 9 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49110 50490
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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