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FNUS51 KCAR 011837
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
DISCUSSION
A DRY AND COOL DAY EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH WINDS TURNING LIGHTLY
TO THE EAST LESS THAN 5MPH. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RHS FALL INTO THE
40-50 PERCENT RANGE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S NORTH AND 40S
SOUTH. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY EVENING. WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE DAY FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. ANOTHER
ROUND OF RAIN, SNOW AND WINTRY MIX EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.
MEZ101-020800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 100 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 2 5 11
TEMP (24H TREND) 11 (-13) 38 (+3) 23 48
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-3) 49 (-13) 96 79
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.55
PRECIP DURATION 6 12
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4030 2360
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 5 S 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 24120 62150
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 0 0 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-020800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 100 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 2 4 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 13 (-11) 39 (+3) 22 46
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 48 (-16) 98 78
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.55
PRECIP DURATION 6 12
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3850 2460
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 4 S 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25170 62290
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 0 0 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-020800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW SNOW/FZ RA
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 90 100
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 1 4 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (-9) 39 (+3) 23 41
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-5) 47 (-18) 98 79
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.50
PRECIP DURATION 5 12
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3700 2490
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 4 S 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 15950 67990
DISPERSION POOR GOOD
CWR 0 0 100 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-020800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SLEET FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 90 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 1 4 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 18 (-9) 41 (+1) 25 48
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-5) 47 (-19) 99 76
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 10 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 9 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.30
PRECIP DURATION 9 11
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3890 2230
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 5 S 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30850 75170
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 0 0 90 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-020800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 90 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 1 3 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 19 (-10) 43 (+1) 26 46
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-7) 44 (-19) 98 78
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.22
PRECIP DURATION 6 11
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4150 2220
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 5 S 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31030 64090
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 0 0 40 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-020800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SLEET FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 1 11
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-7) 43 (-2) 28 47
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-9) 50 (-20) 99 83
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.13
PRECIP DURATION 3 8
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4040 1940
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 6 SE 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29830 40550
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR
CWR 0 0 20 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-020800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SLEET SLEET
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1 11
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (-7) 41 (-4) 28 47
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-10) 54 (-18) 98 78
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5 LGT/VAR S 7 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.11
PRECIP DURATION 2 8
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3420 2030
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 10 SE 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 34350 44100
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR
CWR 0 0 10 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-020800-
BANGOR REGION-
236 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SLEET FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 2 8
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (-7) 45 (-3) 29 50
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (-12) 41 (-18) 100 70
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.10
PRECIP DURATION 5 7
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4470 2040
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 5 S 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 32160 46830
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR
CWR 0 0 20 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-020800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW FRZ RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 70 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1 8
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (-8) 43 (-6) 29 49
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-10) 54 (-14) 100 76
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NE 5 G18 SE 7 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5 G18 LGT/VAR S 7 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 4 6
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3900 1870
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 8 SE 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35680 40850
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 0 0 10 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
RAIN, FREEZING RAIN WITH SNOW AND SLEET LIKELY.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN, FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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