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FNUS51 KCAR 031843
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
243 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND WITH AFTERNOON RHS SUNDAY BETWEEN
40 AND 50 PERCENT. SUNDAY AM WILL FEATURE WIDESPREAD FROST/FREEZE
TO
MUCH OF THE AREA NORTH OF THE AIRLINE/ROUTE 9 REGION. NEXT CHANCE
OF WETTING RAIN WILL BE ON MONDAY AND POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
STRONG NW WIND GUSTS ON TUESDAY.
MEZ101-040800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
243 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 3 12
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-17) 58 (+4) 40 54
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 39 (-8) 100 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 G17 S 6 W 11 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.22
PRECIP DURATION 1 7
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4420 4880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 18 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86470 123170
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0 20 100
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-040800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
243 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 1 12
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-17) 60 (+4) 39 56
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 39 (-6) 100 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 S 5 G17 W 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.21
PRECIP DURATION 1 8
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4440 4770
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 16 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80500 138520
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0 10 100
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-040800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
243 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0(NONE) 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (-14) 60 (+2) 40 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 39 (-4) 100 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G17 S 6 G17 SW 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19
PRECIP DURATION 0 9
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4580 3530
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 74720 69500
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 80
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-040800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
243 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0(NONE) 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-13) 61 (+3) 41 59
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 40 (-7) 100 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 S 6 G19 W 11 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
PRECIP DURATION 0 5
PRECIP BEGIN 5 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4700 5280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 16 W 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80950 145320
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0 40
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-040800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
243 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 8
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (-13) 61 (0) 43 61
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 38 (-9) 100 52
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR W 8 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10
PRECIP DURATION 4
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4750 4500
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 13 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69080 133540
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0 0 40
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-040800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
243 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (-13) 61 (-1) 45 62
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 55 (0) 100 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 5 LGT/VAR W 8 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM 9 AM
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4350 4280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 12 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 56640 84800
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-040800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
243 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0(NONE) 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-12) 61 (-2) 46 64
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 58 (+2) 100 63
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM 10 AM
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3620 3540
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 11 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51210 74670
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-040800-
BANGOR REGION-
243 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 10 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-14) 62 (0) 43 63
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 47 (-5) 100 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR W 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM 9 AM
PRECIP END 3 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4740 5570
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 13 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67970 126290
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0 20
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-040800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
243 PM EDT SAT OCT 3 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-11) 61 (-2) 47 64
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (0) 55 (-2) 100 59
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR W 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM 9 AM
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4100 4710
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 12 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55630 91640
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 10 10
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS AROUND
20 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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