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FNUS51 KCAR 130637
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST MONDAY, THEN CROSSES THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH SHOWERS PROVIDING A WETTING
RAIN. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING, THEN GUSTS OF
15-20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY WILL BE VERY
WARM
TO HOT WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. THE MAIN
THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS.
MEZ101-132000-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 8 40(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (-4) 59 (+3) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (+14) 93 (+12) 57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 7 G17 LGT/VAR W 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.02 0.13
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM CONTINUING 7 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4830 3920
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 17 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 98150 77300
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 40 40 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-132000-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 11 10 33(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (-3) 57 (+1) 85
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (+12) 93 (+10) 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR W 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.02 0.10
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5280 4580
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 15 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 100780 117250
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 30 30 70
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-132000-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 12 12 21(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (-1) 59 (+2) 86
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (+6) 94 (+12) 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 7 LGT/VAR SW 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.05 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6280 5040
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 14 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 112780 121950
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 30 30 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-132000-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 11 11 18(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+1) 59 (+2) 88
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (+2) 90 (+6) 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.04 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 1 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7280 5550
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 15 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 122060 137910
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 20 20 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-132000-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 12 12 16(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 61 (+3) 89
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (+4) 93 (+8) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 G17 LGT/VAR SW 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.10 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 0 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 1 AM 4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7660 5180
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 16 SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 137730 124000
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 10 50 10
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-132000-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 6 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (-4) 58 (+1) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (+10) 96 (+12) 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 G20 SW 5 G18 SW 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5020 4240
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 18 SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 104360 91330
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-132000-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 7 7
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (-4) 56 (-2) 82
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (+7) 97 (+14) 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 8 G20 SW 5 G18 SW 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2500 2240
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 18 SW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70340 52190
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 10 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-132000-
BANGOR REGION-
236 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 9 16(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (-1) 62 (+4) 91
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (+3) 93 (+8) 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 8 G20 S 6 G20 SW 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM 2 PM
PRECIP END 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7950 5720
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 16 SW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 129260 117360
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 0 30 10
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-132000-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 8 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (-5) 61 (+3) 87
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (+10) 93 (+4) 52
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G21 SW 6 G20 SW 9 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM
PRECIP END 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2940 3100
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 16 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60960 73850
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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