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FNUS51 KCAR 031837
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
DISCUSSION
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. COULD
STILL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS MOSTLY
NORTHERN AREAS TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 25 TO 30
MPH TODAY. DRIER CONDITIONS LATER TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH RHS
35 TO 45 PERCENT OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS AND 50 TO 60
PERCENT ALONG THE COAST. A RETURN OF SHOWERS AND STORMS FRIDAY.
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY BEFORE STARTING A WARMING TREND
THROUGH FRIDAY, BECOMING ABOVE AVERAGE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
MEZ101-040800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 38(ELEV) 0(NONE) 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-10) 76 (+3) 58 83
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 41 (-42) 94 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 11 G26 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 6 W 10 G23 W 6 G20 SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 8
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5550 4830
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 24 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 142430 59270
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-040800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 33(ELEV) 0(NONE) 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-11) 77 (+5) 57 84
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 41 (-44) 92 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 12 G26 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 6 G17 W 11 G25 W 5 G18 SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.31 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 8 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5900 5210
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 24 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 154900 65010
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-040800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 28(ELEV) 3 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-10) 78 (+6) 58 85
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 40 (-45) 90 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 14 G27 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 10 G25 W 13 G27 W 6 G21 SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.30 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 8 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6200 5290
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 24 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 163830 66190
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 20 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-040800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 33(ELEV) 0(NONE) 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-10) 79 (+7) 57 85
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 39 (-49) 89 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 13 G30 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 9 G21 W 11 G26 W 5 G18 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5360 5020
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 25 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 149390 58370
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-040800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 23(LTD) 1 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-8) 81 (+9) 57 85
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 38 (-53) 91 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 11 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 10 G23 W 10 G23 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5880 4960
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 24 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 161490 63060
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 100 10 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-040800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20(LTD) 0(NONE) 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-4) 83 (+12) 60 85
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 40 (-51) 82 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 10 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G26 W 10 G23 LGT/VAR SW 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5700 4630
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 144930 52930
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 90 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-040800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 19(LTD) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-3) 84 (+13) 59 83
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 38 (-49) 83 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 10 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G27 W 10 G23 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5190 3440
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 19 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 130920 40430
DISPERSION EXCELLENT FAIR
CWR 90 0 0 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-040800-
BANGOR REGION-
236 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 23(LTD) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-7) 82 (+9) 58 86
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 39 (-52) 88 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 11 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 12 G26 W 11 G23 W 5 G18 SW 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5850 5070
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 21 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 131190 56410
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 80 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-040800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 PM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 19(LTD) 0 0 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (-4) 87 (+14) 60 84
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 36 (-52) 83 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 11 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 13 G29 W 10 G23 W 5 G20 S 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5830 3950
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 19 SW 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 122490 43940
DISPERSION EXCELLENT FAIR
CWR 80 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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