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FNUS51 KCAR 211756
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1255 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
DISCUSSION
***AUTOMATED FOR THE WINTER SEASON. DISCUSSION RETURNS NEXT
SPRING****
MEZ101-220900-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
1255 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 5 0(NONE) 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 7 (+13) 28 (+13) 3 12
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+4) 68 (+6) 84 52
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G20 W 7 G19 W 9 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 7 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3420 6110
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 22 W 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 129300 200190
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 10 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-220900-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
1255 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 20 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 4 1 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 7 (+12) 29 (+13) 4 15
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (+5) 65 (+8) 82 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G22
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G20 W 7 G19 W 9 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.04 0.00 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 2 5 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3310 6510
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 20 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 145450 253540
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 20 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-220900-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
1255 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 10 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 3 3 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 10 (+15) 29 (+12) 7 18
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (+8) 69 (+13) 81 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G17 W 7 G18 W 11 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.06 0.00 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 5 5 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2500 6420
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 19 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70560 171080
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 50 50 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-220900-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1255 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 20 10 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 5 2 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 11 (+14) 32 (+14) 7 19
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (+13) 61 (+6) 78 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 SW 8 G22 W 7 G21 W 11 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.02 0.00 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 5 2 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3890 7030
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 22 W 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 134340 263260
DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
CWR 40 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-220900-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
1255 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 10 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 4 4 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 13 (+13) 34 (+13) 10 22
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+23) 65 (+13) 78 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 W 5 W 9 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.05 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 7 2 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3010 6910
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 20 W 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 100850 188460
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 80 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-220900-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
1255 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW NONE SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 3 3 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 17 (+14) 37 (+12) 15 25
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+19) 70 (+18) 80 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 W 7 G22
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 W 5 W 9 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.19 0.06 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 8 3 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3290 6760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 21 W 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 79090 197900
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 90 90 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-220900-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
1255 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 4 2 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (+13) 38 (+9) 15 26
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+20) 64 (+14) 79 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 6 G20 W 7 G24
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G21 W 5 G21 W 9 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.07 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 7 2 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3250 6650
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 24 W 27
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 96840 200010
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 90 90 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-220900-
BANGOR REGION-
1255 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 30 10 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 5 3 4
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (+13) 36 (+12) 12 23
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+15) 61 (+9) 76 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 5 SW 8 G22
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G17 W 6 W 11 G22
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.02 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 6 1 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING 6 PM 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 9 AM 9 PM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3500 7120
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 21 W 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92300 248480
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 50 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-220900-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
1255 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 30 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 4 3 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 19 (+13) 38 (+9) 13 26
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+15) 61 (+8) 78 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 7 G23 W 8 G26
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 5 G23 SW 9 G24 W 7 G25 W 10 G27
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.03 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 7 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 AM 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3700 6810
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 W 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 89930 221280
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 80 80 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11 BELOW. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14 BELOW. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 4. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6 BELOW. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3 BELOW. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 13. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 1. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 16. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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