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FNUS51 KCAR 200653
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
253 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
DISCUSSION
TODAY, A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NW, BUT PRIOR TO ITS
ARRIVAL LATE AFTERNOON, EXPECTING ANOTHER WARM DAY. TEMPERATURES
IN THE 70S IN THE NORTH WOODS, MOOSEHEAD REGION AND THE DOWNEAST
SHORELINE, AND WELL INTO THE 80S FOR THE REST OF NORTHERN AND
EASTERN MAINE. STRONG MIXING TODAY, WITH WINDS GUSTING 25-35MPH
FROM THE WEST. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE
30-40 PERCENT RANGE AREAWIDE. MUCH COLDER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY,
WITH TEMPERATURES DOWN INTO THE 30S AND POSSIBLE FROST ACROSS THE
NORTH. COOL AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ON THURSDAY WITH RHS DOWN
INTO THE 25-30 PERCENT RANGE.
MEZ101-202030-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
253 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 12 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+3) 33 (-24) 52
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-25) 69 (-29) 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 10 G23 NW 7 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 14 G26 NW 10 G24 NW 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 12 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5580 7580
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 NW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 176510 144820
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-202030-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
253 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+5) 33 (-25) 54
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-22) 66 (-32) 29
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 9 G23 NW 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 15 G28 NW 10 G26 NW 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 12 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5820 7460
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 29 NW 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 185590 147180
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-202030-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
253 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 9 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (+6) 37 (-20) 56
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (-18) 62 (-37) 29
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 8 G23 NW 11 G25
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 15 G30 NW 12 G27 NW 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 1 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6140 7260
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 NW 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 181310 151220
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-202030-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
253 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+1) 36 (-25) 57
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-16) 63 (-28) 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 8 G23 NW 10 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 14 G28 NW 12 G27 NW 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5970 6900
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 28 NW 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 177510 167550
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-202030-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
253 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+2) 42 (-20) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (-16) 58 (-38) 28
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 G19 NW 7 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 12 G25 NW 10 G23 NW 7 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6290 7660
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 25 NW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 177320 146790
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-202030-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
253 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+4) 46 (-15) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-14) 58 (-41) 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 G19 NW 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 12 G23 NW 9 G23 NW 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END 3 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5570 7440
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 146720 129120
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-202030-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
253 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+11) 47 (-10) 64
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-17) 62 (-37) 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 G20 NW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 12 G23 NW 8 G22 NW 5 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4500 7100
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 19 NW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 122430 118920
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-202030-
BANGOR REGION-
253 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (0) 45 (-19) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-16) 54 (-42) 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 7 G20 NW 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 13 G24 NW 11 G24 NW 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END 3 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5830 7110
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 NW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 159800 128680
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-202030-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
253 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 0(NONE) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+10) 46 (-14) 65
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-19) 60 (-37) 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 G21 NW 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 12 G23 NW 9 G23 NW 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4950 7200
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 20 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 129500 129130
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. WIDESPREAD FROST. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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