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FNUS51 KCAR 121325
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
925 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
DISCUSSION
TODAY EXPECTING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY CONFINED
ACROSS THE NORTH. IT IS DRIER TODAY WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RHS
DIPPING INTO THE 38-50% RANGE. UNSETTLED, SHOWERY WEATHER THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS ON
THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE RELATIVELY SCATTERED IN NATURE.
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 15 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY, INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY. DRY THIS WEEKEND WITH RHS 35 TO 45%. NEXT
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MEZ101-122015-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
925 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 15(LTD) 43(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+2) 49 (-3) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-18) 100 (+2) 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.14
PRECIP DURATION 1 0 4
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5430 4950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 W 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 94440 97890
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 70
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ102-122015-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
925 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 15(LTD) 45(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (+1) 49 (-4) 73
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-19) 100 (+3) 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.17
PRECIP DURATION 1 0 3
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5580 5070
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105500 64050
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 80
KBDI <200 <200 201-300
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ103-122015-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
925 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 15(LTD) 42(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+2) 49 (-6) 74
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-20) 100 (+5) 55
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.16
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5900 5450
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 13 W 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 82910 52440
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 80
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...LOW.
MEZ105-122015-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
925 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 15(LTD) 39(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+1) 53 (-4) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-16) 100 (+8) 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 7 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.13
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 3
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6710 5320
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 118410 68550
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 70
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ106-122015-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
925 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 14 12 38(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (0) 54 (-5) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-13) 100 (+8) 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.10
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING 6 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7070 5970
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 13 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 113360 67900
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 60
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ108-122015-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
925 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 10 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 13 31(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (-1) 57 (-4) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-9) 99 (+12) 63
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7210 5870
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 13 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 114660 75360
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 20 30
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ112-122015-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
925 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 15(LTD) 25(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (+2) 57 (-5) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-13) 98 (+11) 61
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 5 G17 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5670 3680
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 10 SW 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 84530 34020
DISPERSION VERY GOOD MARGINAL
CWR 0 20 20
KBDI 201-300 201-300 301-400
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ113-122015-
BANGOR REGION-
925 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 11 30(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 81 (-1) 55 (-6) 78
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-7) 100 (+14) 57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 7 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.11
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7540 6110
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 14 W 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 112050 66770
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 20 80
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...MODERATE.
MEZ114-122015-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
925 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 15(LTD) 26(ELEV)
TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (+2) 59 (-3) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (-13) 95 (+9) 59
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 7 G17 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7520 4310
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 12 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 97760 58500
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 30 40
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...MODERATE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
JS
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