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FNUS51 KCAR 151718
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY THIS WEEKEND WITH RHS 35 TO 50 PERCENT. NEXT CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION IS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY, WITH THE BEST AREA FOR
WETTING RAINFALL ACROSS THE DOWNEAST REGION.
MEZ101-160830-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 9 18(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-2) 74 (+4) 54 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 39 (-6) 100 80
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.21
PRECIP DURATION 1 11
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5780 1740
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 6 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58120 21250
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
CWR 0 0 50 60
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-160830-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 8 20(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-4) 75 (+3) 53 69
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 40 (-5) 100 82
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.31
PRECIP DURATION 1 11
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5790 1960
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 7 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64540 40300
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 40 80
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-160830-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 5 17(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-6) 76 (+3) 53 67
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 40 (-4) 99 78
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 10 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.29
PRECIP DURATION 0 11
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5830 2190
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 6 S 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41730 51370
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 0 0 20 80
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-160830-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 70 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 10 21(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-2) 77 (+4) 55 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+6) 40 (-4) 100 81
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.62
PRECIP DURATION 3 12
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5660 1990
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 8 S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67880 40640
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 60 90
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-160830-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 8 16(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (-7) 78 (+2) 55 69
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+8) 36 (-6) 100 83
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.45
PRECIP DURATION 1 11
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6150 2180
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 7 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58920 41660
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 40 90
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-160830-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 6 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-4) 78 (0) 55 68
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+9) 43 (-1) 100 89
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 LGT/VAR S 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.24
PRECIP DURATION 1 10
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6190 1730
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 7 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46880 30420
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
CWR 0 0 30 70
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-160830-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 5 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-5) 79 (+1) 55 71
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+10) 45 (-1) 100 84
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR S 8 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.14
PRECIP DURATION 1 10
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4850 1520
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 5 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29260 26400
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
CWR 0 0 20 40
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-160830-
BANGOR REGION-
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 70 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0(NONE) 9 17(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-4) 79 (+1) 57 69
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 44 (+3) 100 89
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 G17 S 6 G17 S 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.47
PRECIP DURATION 1 10
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 6220 2150
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 7 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51560 42770
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 60 90
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-160830-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60 90
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 6 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-5) 80 (+2) 57 73
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+12) 46 (0) 100 84
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 G17 LGT/VAR S 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.31
PRECIP DURATION 2 11
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5380 1800
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 6 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33730 31140
DISPERSION MARGINAL MARGINAL
CWR 0 0 40 80
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. PATCHY FOG.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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