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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY THIS WEEKEND WITH RHS 35 TO 50%. NEXT CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION
IS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY, WITH THE BEST AREA FOR WETTING
RAINFALL
OVER DOWNEAST.
MEZ101-152000-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (+3) 45 (-2) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-10) 100 (+3) 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5310 6190
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 10 S 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57130 66500
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-152000-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+3) 44 (-4) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-10) 100 (+4) 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5710 6180
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 10 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70670 67180
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-152000-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+3) 45 (-5) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-10) 100 (+8) 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 6 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)6220 6340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 11 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 71290 72250
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-152000-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (+5) 48 (-3) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-8) 100 (+10) 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6400 5930
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 10 S 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68290 75660
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-152000-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+3) 48 (-4) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-7) 100 (+10) 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7030 6560
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 9 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70730 75370
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-152000-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+2) 51 (-4) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-6) 97 (+11) 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7250 6340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 9 SW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65560 61450
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-152000-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+3) 52 (-4) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-8) 96 (+13) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6450 5310
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 7 SW 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64850 38620
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-152000-
BANGOR REGION-
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+2) 49 (-4) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-4) 100 (+12) 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 6 LGT/VAR S 5 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7430 6200
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 9 S 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68090 70590
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-152000-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+3) 53 (-4) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 35 (-7) 93 (+10) 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 6 LGT/VAR S 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7470 5640
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 9 SW 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67190 40800
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
RAIN. PATCHY FOG. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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