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FNUS51 KCAR 251315
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
915 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
DISCUSSION
PARTLY SUNNY AND DRY TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE REGION WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S NORTH AND MID TO UPPER
50S FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TO DOWNEAST COAST. NORTH WINDS
5-15MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20MPH. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RHS
FALL TO 45-55 PERCENT RANGE IN NORTHERN MAINE, MOOSEHEAD REGION
AND DOWNEAST COAST. ACROSS THE GREATER BANGOR REGION AND UP THE
PENOBSCOT TO SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK COUNTY EXPECTING RHS IN THE 35-40
PERCENT RANGE. CANNOT RULE OUT SOME SPRINKLES THIS AFTERNOON NEAR
THE NEW BRUNSWICK BORDER. TONIGHT, EXPECTING RHS 90-99 PERCENT AND
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. TOMORROW, ANOTHER DRY DAY AND WARMER WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
WITH RHS DOWN TO 40-50 PERCENT RANGE.
MEZ101-252015-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
915 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SPRINKLES NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+10) 27 (+2) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-8) 100 (+2) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4490 5270
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 13 NE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64890 37440
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ102-252015-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
915 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SPRINKLES NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+10) 27 (0) 58
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-8) 100 (+6) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4570 5280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 14 NE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73870 39100
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ103-252015-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
915 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SPRINKLES NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+10) 29 (-1) 59
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-6) 100 (+16) 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 7 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 8 G21 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4730 5760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 16 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 88810 34170
DISPERSION VERY GOOD MARGINAL
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ105-252015-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
915 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (+14) 29 (+1) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-11) 100 (+16) 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5580 5680
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 12 NE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 74390 42610
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ106-252015-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
915 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SPRINKLES NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+13) 31 (0) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 40 (-7) 100 (+19) 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 5 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5540 5710
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 15 NE 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92360 47020
DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ108-252015-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
915 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+13) 33 (+2) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-3) 100 (+17) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 6 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5530 5360
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 15 NE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 93280 45980
DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ112-252015-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
915 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+13) 34 (+3) 58
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-4) 100 (+17) 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 6 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5580 4340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 14 NE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 94100 37430
DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ113-252015-
BANGOR REGION-
915 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+13) 32 (+2) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-9) 99 (+18) 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 7 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6190 5730
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 12 NE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86600 39820
DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ114-252015-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
915 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+12) 34 (+3) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-4) 97 (+15) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 7 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5850 5060
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 13 E 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 81820 34080
DISPERSION VERY GOOD MARGINAL
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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