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FNUS51 KCAR 211837
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY THE REST OF TODAY WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH FALLING TO AROUND
25 PERCENT BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. HOWEVER, A SEA BREEZE ALONG
THE COAST WILL KEEP RH IN THE 40 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE THERE.
UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES
WILL MODERATE BY THE WEEKEND WITH RHS IN THE 40 TO 50% RANGE.
MEZ101-220800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS FRZ RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 70 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 3 5 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (+8) 46 (+6) 28 42
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (-11) 50 (+18) 100 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 0 4 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4010 5060
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 9 N 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48990 100680
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 0 30 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-220800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS FRZ RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 60 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 3 4 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (+6) 46 (+5) 29 44
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (-6) 48 (+16) 100 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 0 3 3
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4090 5130
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 11 N 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55380 97310
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 20 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-220800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 50 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 3 3 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 23 (+7) 46 (+4) 31 45
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-7) 46 (+15) 99 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR N 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 7
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4550 5060
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 11 N 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60320 89310
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 30 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-220800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS FRZ RAIN SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 3 4 12
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (+6) 45 (+3) 31 45
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+7) 57 (+27) 100 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR NW 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 6
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3640 4330
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 13 N 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61000 111010
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 30 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-220800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 50 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 3 3 11
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (+6) 46 (+2) 33 46
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+10) 50 (+21) 100 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR N 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 9
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4690 3800
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 13 N 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 62800 93190
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 30 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-220800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 60 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 3 2 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 26 (+3) 46 (+1) 33 47
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+20) 50 (+22) 100 72
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 0 3 7
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4880 3140
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 12 NW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57340 40490
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 30 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-220800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 60 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 2 1 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 27 (+1) 46 (+3) 34 46
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+19) 53 (+26) 100 72
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.10
PRECIP DURATION 0 3 6
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4390 2820
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 13 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 56280 35170
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 30 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-220800-
BANGOR REGION-
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 4 3 12
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (+3) 46 (0) 34 48
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+12) 60 (+32) 100 60
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G18 LGT/VAR NW 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 7
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3910 3630
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 N 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67810 65620
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 30 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-220800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
TONIGHT WED WED NIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 4 2 11
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (+3) 46 (+1) 34 49
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+20) 63 (+34) 100 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 5 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G20 LGT/VAR NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 7
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3690 3400
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 17 NW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66910 48090
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 40 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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