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FNUS51 KCAR 021900
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
300 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
DISCUSSION
DAILY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL OCCUR THROUGH
SATURDAY. AFTERNOON RHS REMAIN FAIRLY ELEVATED (ABOVE 35 PERCENT)
THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH OVERNIGHT RHS BEING QUITE HIGH AND
CLOSE TO 100 PERCENT.
MEZ101-030800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
300 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 20 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 23(LTD) 14 15(LTD) 21(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-7) 88 (0) 60 77
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+6) 39 (-9) 85 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 6 G18 W 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 9 G22 W 5 G18 NW 8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 11 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END 11 PM CONTINUING 8 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5710 5340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 21 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 129330 91360
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 30 10 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 N/A
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-030800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
300 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 20 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20(LTD) 15(LTD) 14 19(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-8) 89 (-1) 61 79
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (+6) 37 (-8) 84 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 6 G17 W 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 9 G20 W 5 G17 NW 8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 11 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING 8 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5930 5830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 21 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 132130 114850
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 30 10 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 N/A
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-030800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
300 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 10 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 11 17(LTD) 16(LTD) 20(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-7) 91 (-1) 63 81
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+3) 36 (-8) 82 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 6 G18 NW 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 10 G21 W 5 NW 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 1 PM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END 11 PM CONTINUING 8 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6390 6010
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 137910 106580
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-030800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
300 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20(LTD) 2 3 16(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-5) 93 (+2) 63 83
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (+9) 35 (-10) 85 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 7 G19 W 6 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 10 G23 W 6 G20 NW 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 9 AM
PRECIP END 1 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6500 6090
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 NW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 140380 113480
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 N/A
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-030800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
300 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 13 2 2 18(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-2) 94 (0) 65 84
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (0) 35 (-8) 83 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 5 W 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 9 G20 W 5 G17 NW 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM
PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6820 6480
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 18 NW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 135740 109020
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 N/A
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-030800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
300 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 14 1 1 19(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (+3) 94 (+1) 67 85
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (-9) 38 (-9) 82 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 5 W 5 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G20 W 5 G17 NW 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6170 6090
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 NW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 108070 86330
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-030800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
300 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 2 2 18(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+4) 96 (+7) 64 89
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-4) 38 (-15) 87 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G19 LGT/VAR W 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5350 5330
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 100030 80380
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-030800-
BANGOR REGION-
300 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 1 1 18(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-2) 95 (0) 68 86
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (-3) 38 (-7) 84 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 6 G17 W 6 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 10 G22 W 7 G19 NW 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM
PRECIP END 8 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6970 6530
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 17 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 127190 109970
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0 0 10
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-030800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
300 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 12 1 2 15(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (0) 98 (+5) 67 90
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (-6) 38 (-12) 83 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 5 W 5 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 9 G21 W 6 G18 W 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6180 5610
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 NW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 110740 71790
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 10
KBDI <200 201-300 201-300 N/A
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
80. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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