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FNUS51 KCAR 030733
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
333 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
DISCUSSION
A WETTING RAIN WILL OCCUR TODAY INTO TONIGHT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. COULD
STILL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS MOSTLY
NORTHERN AREAS TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 25 TO 30
MPH TODAY. DRIER CONDITIONS LATER TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH RHS
35 TO 45 PERCENT OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS AND 50 TO 60
PERCENT ALONG THE COAST. A RETURN OF SHOWERS AND STORMS FRIDAY.
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY BEFORE STARTING A WARMING TREND
THROUGH FRIDAY, BECOMING ABOVE AVERAGE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
MEZ101-032000-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
333 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 40(ELEV) 40(ELEV) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-12) 54 (-8) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (+23) 98 (+1) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 W 10 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 6 S 7 W 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.26 0.47 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 11 9 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2100 6090
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 14 NW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35060 135610
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-032000-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
333 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 90 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 37(ELEV) 37(ELEV) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-12) 54 (-8) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (+28) 100 (+3) 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 W 11 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 7 S 7 G18 W 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.31 0.42 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 9 9 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1990 6500
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 13 NW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33500 149870
DISPERSION MARGINAL EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-032000-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
333 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 90 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 29(ELEV) 29(ELEV) 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-13) 57 (-7) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (+31) 100 (+3) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G18 W 12 G25
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 9 G21 S 10 G23 W 12 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.37 0.39 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 8 9 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1730 6890
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 NW 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30500 174880
DISPERSION MARGINAL EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-032000-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
333 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 90 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 31(ELEV) 31(ELEV) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-9) 56 (-8) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+28) 99 (+1) 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 W 12 G28
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 7 G17 S 9 G23 W 11 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.51 0.20 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 12 7
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1950 6350
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 NW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39200 156200
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-032000-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
333 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 80 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 23(LTD) 20(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-13) 59 (-5) 81
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (+36) 100 (+3) 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 W 10 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 9 G20 S 11 G22 W 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.58 0.17 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 9 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1750 6760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 NW 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41880 176250
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-032000-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
333 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 80 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 21(LTD) 16(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-11) 60 (-2) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+27) 100 (+2) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 W 10 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 9 G21 S 11 G23 W 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.52 0.14 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 9 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1660 6690
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 22 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43940 160780
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-032000-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
333 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 70 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 22(LTD) 16(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-5) 59 (-2) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+14) 100 (+1) 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 G19 W 9 G22
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G25 S 12 G27 W 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.50 0.11 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 9 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1250 5620
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 23 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37130 128760
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-032000-
BANGOR REGION-
333 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 80 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 24(LTD) 22(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (-11) 60 (-5) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+33) 100 (+3) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 W 11 G22
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 10 G22 S 12 G25 W 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.59 0.10 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 11 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1830 6950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 20 NW 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45250 157690
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 100 90 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-032000-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
333 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 70 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 19(LTD) 17(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (-5) 61 (-3) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (+11) 100 (+1) 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G21 W 10 G22
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 12 G26 SW 13 G28 W 10 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.57 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 11 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1370 6820
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 24 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40300 147270
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 100 90 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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