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FNUS51 KCAR 201837
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY AND COLD TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WIND. TUESDAY WILL BE DRY WITH
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT
BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. UNSEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH JUST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.
MEZ101-210800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 12 (-9) 41 (+8) 19 44
RH % (24H TREND) 80 (-20) 21 (-17) 79 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 8 AM
PRECIP END 8 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6510 3760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 9 S 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61140 57850
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-210800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 12 (-11) 42 (+7) 20 44
RH % (24H TREND) 81 (-18) 20 (-19) 80 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM
PRECIP END 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6680 3850
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 8 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63510 70360
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-210800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (-9) 43 (+4) 22 46
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (-26) 22 (-15) 78 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 4 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6930 4700
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 6 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57520 85870
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-210800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (-10) 44 (+6) 23 44
RH % (24H TREND) 77 (-19) 22 (-16) 84 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7150 3370
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 7 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67970 61270
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-210800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (-8) 45 (+1) 23 45
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (-24) 23 (-15) 85 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM 12 PM
PRECIP END 8 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7190 5000
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 6 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59220 84050
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-210800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-6) 45 (-2) 26 46
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (-27) 28 (-23) 88 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM
PRECIP END 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7380 5210
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 6 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45640 76130
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-210800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (-7) 45 (-2) 27 45
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (-24) 32 (-21) 89 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7000 4480
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 6 S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46870 68590
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-210800-
BANGOR REGION-
236 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (-9) 46 (0) 24 45
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-30) 25 (-20) 87 57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 8 AM
PRECIP END 8 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7240 3980
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 6 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58360 73510
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-210800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-7) 46 (-2) 27 46
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (-30) 29 (-26) 90 60
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 8 AM
PRECIP END 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7210 3710
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 6 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43970 68810
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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