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FNUS51 KCAR 101844
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
243 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
DISCUSSION
UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH THE ONLY COMPLETELY DRY
PERIOD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 15
MPH THROUGH THE PERIOD OUTSIDE OF STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS.
MEZ101-110800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
243 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 60 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 29(ELEV) 26(ELEV) 14 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-4) 74 (-4) 50 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 61 (+8) 100 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 6 LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 5 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4170 5810
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 17 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86240 85210
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 50 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-110800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
243 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 60 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30(ELEV) 28(ELEV) 14 7
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-5) 75 (-5) 50 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 60 (+9) 100 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 6 LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.08 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4 5 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4240 6100
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 16 W 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92080 88330
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 90 10 0
KBDI <200 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-110800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
243 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30(ELEV) 29(ELEV) 15(LTD) 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-6) 76 (-6) 51 76
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 59 (+11) 100 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G17 LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.11 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 5 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4780 6070
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 15 W 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86270 79210
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 100 10 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-110800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
243 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 10 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 28(ELEV) 21(LTD) 10 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-5) 79 (-2) 54 78
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+17) 55 (+4) 95 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 9 G20 NW 5 G18 W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5310 6060
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 19 NW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 113620 85310
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 90 10 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-110800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
243 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 10 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20(LTD) 25(ELEV) 12 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-5) 81 (-3) 54 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 54 (+8) 97 38
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G18 LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 0
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5570 7190
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 110960 95220
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 50 10 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-110800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
243 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 18(LTD) 19(LTD) 6 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-4) 83 (-3) 58 82
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 54 (+8) 91 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 G18 LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5520 7780
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 15 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92110 95410
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 20 10 0 0
KBDI 201-300 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-110800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
243 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 16(LTD) 18(LTD) 5 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-6) 85 (0) 58 85
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+10) 53 (+3) 90 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 G17 LGT/VAR W 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4570 6040
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 13 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 89230 84760
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-110800-
BANGOR REGION-
243 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 18(LTD) 14 3 4
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-4) 83 (-3) 56 82
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+14) 48 (+1) 91 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 9 G20 NW 6 G18 W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6450 7910
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 18 NW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 127240 96440
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-110800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
243 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 18(LTD) 12 2 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-5) 88 (+2) 60 87
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+14) 48 (-5) 85 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G18 NW 5 G17 W 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 9 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5930 7540
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 W 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 114570 91510
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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