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FNUS51 KCAR 130637
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
DISCUSSION
RAIN OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH WILL FALL THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING
OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED BRIEFLY LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN MOVES IN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
EXPECT THIS TO BRING ANOTHER ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH THROUGH
MID-WEEK.
WARM TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FROM THE MIDDLE TO THE END OF THE
WEEK.
MEZ101-132000-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 2 7
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+7) 34 (0) 51
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (+30) 99 (+7) 51
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 8 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 8 G18 W 7 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.39 0.06 0.13
PRECIP DURATION 9 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1690 3610
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 17 W 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42230 25900
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
CWR 100 90 100
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-132000-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 1 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (+5) 35 (+1) 53
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (+34) 98 (+6) 52
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 9 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 8 G18 W 6 G17 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.35 0.06 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 9 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1500 3710
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 16 W 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40760 30540
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
CWR 100 90 70
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-132000-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 70 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 3 4
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (+2) 37 (+2) 55
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (+36) 95 (+5) 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 11 G25 NW 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 9 G23 W 6 G17 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.38 0.06 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 9 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 3 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1490 4030
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 20 NW 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41590 36110
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 100 80 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-132000-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE FRZ RAIN SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 2 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+5) 40 (+5) 60
RH % (24H TREND) 69 (+45) 97 (+2) 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 10 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 8 G21 W 6 G17 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.05 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 8 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 11 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1710 3680
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 15 SW 7
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35560 44920
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 100 60 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-132000-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 60 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 5 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+1) 43 (+6) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (+42) 99 (+4) 47
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 9 G21 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 8 G20 SW 5 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.05 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 8 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 3 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 11 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1940 4050
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 18 W 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41980 39360
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 90 70
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-132000-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 60 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 6 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (0) 45 (+8) 62
RH % (24H TREND) 66 (+46) 100 (+3) 53
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 9 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 G23 SW 6 G17 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 4 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1850 4090
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 24 W 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48870 29570
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
CWR 90 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-132000-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 6 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (0) 42 (+5) 61
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (+45) 100 (+4) 56
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 9 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 G25 SW 6 G23 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.28 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 4 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1740 3810
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 27 W 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49200 29030
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
CWR 90 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-132000-
BANGOR REGION-
236 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 5 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+2) 46 (+8) 63
RH % (24H TREND) 68 (+48) 98 (+1) 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 11 G25 NW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 9 G23 SW 7 G18 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.02 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 3 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2120 3880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 19 W 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42330 27550
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
CWR 100 40
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-132000-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 7 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+2) 43 (+6) 63
RH % (24H TREND) 75 (+49) 100 (+1) 57
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 12 G30 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SW 10 G29 SW 7 G26 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING 4 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)1770 3730
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 26 W 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49220 21390
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
CWR 100 70
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
RAIN. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS
AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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