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FNUS51 KCAR 151317
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
917 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
DISCUSSION
A CHANCE FOR CONTINUED SHOWERS OVER BANGOR THROUGH THE DOWNEAST
REGION, WHILE THE NORTH REMAINS DRY TODAY. SATURDAY WILL BE DRY,
WITH RH IN THE 30S BUT COULD FALL EVEN LOWER IF PREVIOUS RAIN AND
CLOUDS CLEAR OUT MORE QUICKLY. LIGHT RAIN RETURNS SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SUNDAY AFTERNOON COULD SEE RH AT 30 TO
40 PERCENT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH. MONDAY SHOULD BE DRY,
WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 TO 30 PERCENT. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHTER ON MONDAY, BUT THE BANGOR REGION COULD STILL SEE
GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH.
MEZ101-152030-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
917 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 1 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+8) 44 (+1) 71
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-18) 99 (0) 34
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 4 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5450 5160
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 6 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35150 125240
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE
MEZ102-152030-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
917 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (+7) 44 (+1) 73
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-18) 96 (0) 32
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM 6 PM
PRECIP END 9 AM 7 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5880 5870
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 7 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48540 127110
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE
MEZ103-152030-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
917 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+4) 45 (0) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-15) 90 (+1) 32
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR W 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 9 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6070 6400
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 9 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61230 120140
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...MODERATE
MEZ105-152030-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
917 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+8) 44 (-1) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-25) 95 (+2) 30
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 10 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4840 6630
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 6 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43950 122540
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW
MEZ106-152030-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
917 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 66 (+4) 46 (0) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-12) 93 (+1) 31
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5290 7490
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 8 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58420 133180
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW
MEZ108-152030-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
917 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (+1) 46 (-1) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-8) 93 (-5) 36
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4710 7340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 11 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68260 127110
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW
MEZ112-152030-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
917 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 64 (+4) 46 (-1) 75
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-9) 95 (-4) 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 8 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4170 5880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 10 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63130 116110
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW
MEZ113-152030-
BANGOR REGION-
917 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (+1) 47 (0) 76
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (-9) 91 (-6) 33
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 9 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 5 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4040 7430
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 8 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39180 121760
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW
MEZ114-152030-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
917 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (+3) 47 (-1) 77
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-5) 93 (-4) 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 9 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3400 5920
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NE 9 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41470 98110
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...LOW
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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