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FNUS51 KCAR 231954
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
354 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY.
MEZ101-240800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
354 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 20 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 10 (-7) 35 (+3) 14 30
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+9) 40 (-16) 89 32
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 SW 5 W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 5 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5530 4420
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 82610 91080
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-240800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
354 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 1 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 9 (-9) 36 (+4) 17 32
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+5) 41 (-16) 87 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 LGT/VAR W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 6 AM
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5870 4980
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 13 W 19
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86170 112430
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-240800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
354 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 0(NONE) 1 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 10 (-10) 36 (+3) 20 37
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (-5) 40 (-10) 81 29
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 5 W 5 LGT/VAR W 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 3 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6090 5760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 11 W 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 81840 143270
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-240800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
354 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 1 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 12 (-10) 38 (+7) 20 39
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (0) 41 (-26) 80 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 5 W 5 LGT/VAR W 8 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 5 PM
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6000 5400
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 11 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 81490 125690
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-240800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
354 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 2 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 14 (-10) 39 (+5) 22 41
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-8) 38 (-24) 83 31
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 6 W 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 5 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6160 5780
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 11 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 96450 151320
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-240800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
354 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 4 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 17 (-9) 39 (+4) 25 42
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (-13) 39 (-29) 87 38
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 7 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6390 5870
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 12 W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 97220 158160
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-240800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
354 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0 4 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 17 (-10) 40 (+5) 25 42
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (-17) 38 (-30) 87 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 8 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 6 G23 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 7 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6290 5420
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 13 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92900 144710
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-240800-
BANGOR REGION-
354 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 3 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 15 (-11) 40 (+5) 24 42
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (-10) 41 (-28) 83 35
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 6 G17 W 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5930 5550
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 10 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67790 119600
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-240800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
354 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 5 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 17 (-10) 39 (+4) 24 42
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-12) 44 (-29) 84 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 7 G21 W 5 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 6 G23 NW 5 LGT/VAR W 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5830 4860
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 10 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69590 102140
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF RAIN.
HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 2. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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