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FNUS51 KCAR 111837
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THROUGH TONIGHT, THEN SETTLES TO THE
SOUTH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IT WILL BE DRY, WITH WINDS 15 MPH OR
LESS THIS WEEKEND. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS WEEKEND
SHOULD
RUN FROM AROUND 30 TO AROUND 40 PERCENT. BECOMING VERY WARM TO
HOT BY TUESDAY, WITH THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING AS
WELL MONDAY AND TUESDAY. RHS ALSO INCREASE TO 45 TO 55% BY
TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING, WITH MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND DRIER WEATHER IN
PLACE BY THURSDAY.
MEZ101-120800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 0 2 20(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-2) 82 (+8) 55 80
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (+12) 29 (-13) 78 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7280 4510
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 5 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37370 95140
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-120800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 0 1 20(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-3) 83 (+8) 54 82
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+14) 30 (-12) 81 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7440 4890
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 5 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43900 93980
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-120800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 0 0(NONE) 19(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-5) 83 (+8) 55 82
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+15) 32 (-13) 80 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7530 5000
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 6 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49750 87280
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-120800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 0 0 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-3) 83 (+8) 55 84
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+10) 33 (-9) 87 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7140 5720
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 5 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39930 98360
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-120800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 0 0 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-4) 83 (+5) 57 86
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+11) 33 (-8) 80 35
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7440 6760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 6 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52130 110810
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-120800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 0 0 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-6) 84 (+5) 56 83
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+13) 36 (-5) 77 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7320 5350
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 8 SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59570 103550
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-120800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-4) 85 (+4) 57 80
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+8) 35 (-5) 79 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6280 3360
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 7 SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61800 78070
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-120800-
BANGOR REGION-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 0 0 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (-3) 84 (+3) 59 87
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+11) 35 (-6) 74 35
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7610 6930
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 5 SW 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37940 100140
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-120800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 PM EDT SAT JUL 11 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-5) 89 (+8) 59 83
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (+10) 33 (-10) 81 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5 LGT/VAR SW 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7370 3290
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 7 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58920 62380
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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