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FNUS51 KCAR 031840
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
DISCUSSION
LOWER TEMPERATURES AND LESS HUMIDITY SATURDAY. ISOLATED/SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS.
ISOLATED/SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THEN POSSIBLE REGIONWIDE
SATURDAY. AFTERNOON RHS REMAIN FAIRLY ELEVATED (ABOVE 35 PERCENT)
THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH OVERNIGHT RHS BEING QUITE HIGH AND CLOSE
TO 100 PERCENT.
MEZ101-040830-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 16(LTD) 13 12 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-7) 78 (-8) 52 76
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (-8) 40 (-6) 87 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 8 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 9 G19 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 10 PM CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5310 6970
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 18 N 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105340 79810
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 10 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-040830-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 14 13 7 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 61 (-6) 80 (-8) 52 77
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-7) 39 (-4) 88 35
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 8 G19 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 9 G20 LGT/VAR N 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 10 PM CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5370 6960
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 19 N 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 118520 89300
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 10 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-040830-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 16(LTD) 16(LTD) 7 7
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-6) 83 (-7) 53 77
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (-5) 38 (-6) 88 37
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 7 G20 NW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 10 G23 NW 6 G20 N 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 10 PM CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5830 6450
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 19 N 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 120080 85920
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 10 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-040830-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 20 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 6 2 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (-6) 84 (-5) 55 80
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-6) 38 (-7) 84 34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 8 G22 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 6 G20 NW 11 G23 NW 6 G21 N 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 10 PM CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5850 8020
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 20 NW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 128120 95620
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-040830-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 20 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 11 3 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (-5) 86 (-7) 57 81
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (-8) 37 (-6) 82 35
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 6 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 5 G17 NW 10 G21 NW 5 G18 N 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 10 PM CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6360 8270
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 19 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 136210 95230
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-040830-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 13 2 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-3) 88 (-5) 59 82
RH % (24H TREND) 78 (-8) 40 (-6) 80 37
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 6 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 5 G17 NW 9 G21 NW 6 G19 NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6540 8550
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 20 NW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 137340 92680
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 0 10 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-040830-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 12 2 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-3) 91 (-1) 59 83
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (-10) 39 (-10) 80 37
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 9 G20 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM
PRECIP END 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5890 6500
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 17 NW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 131240 88870
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-040830-
BANGOR REGION-
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 10 20(LTD) 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 69 (-3) 88 (-6) 58 83
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (-6) 39 (-6) 80 31
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 7 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 7 G19 NW 10 G22 NW 7 G21 NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6940 9260
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 20 NW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 149650 105040
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 0 10 10 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-040830-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
240 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 10 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 10 10 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-4) 93 (0) 60 86
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (-4) 40 (-10) 78 34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 6 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 6 G19 NW 9 G21 NW 6 G19 W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6810 8100
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 18 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 145400 88470
DISPERSION EXCELLENT VERY GOOD
CWR 0 10 10 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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