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FNUS51 KCAR 021844
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
243 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY TODAY. RAIN EXPANDS EAST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. A WETTING
RAIN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WILL THEN PERSIST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. DRY CONDITIONS
RETURN ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH MINIMUM RHS BETWEEN 40 AND 50
PERCENT.
MEZ101-030800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
243 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 50 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 9 12 10 24(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+8) 62 (-11) 54 68
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 84 (+39) 100 71
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 5 SE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.39 0.06 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 4 12 3 4
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1840 3230
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 15 N 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 34250 39430
DISPERSION MARGINAL FAIR
CWR 100 100 10 70
KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-030800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
243 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 100 70 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 13 13 24(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+6) 62 (-10) 54 69
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 83 (+38) 100 70
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 5 SE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.40 0.10 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 3 12 5 4
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1910 3040
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 16 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37940 47890
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 70 100 20 40
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-030800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
243 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 100 80 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 10 10 18(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+4) 61 (-12) 54 69
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 84 (+38) 100 70
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 8 G21 SE 5 G17 N 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.41 0.17 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 1 12 7 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1980 2300
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 16 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35960 27880
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
CWR 20 100 40 30
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-030800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
243 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 40 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 11 5 24(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+3) 63 (-9) 54 73
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 88 (+42) 100 65
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G19 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 SE 6 G17 LGT/VAR N 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.54 0.05 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 3 10 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1800 4040
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 15 N 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38400 62730
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 100 100 20
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-030800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
243 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 100 70 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 10 5 20(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+3) 63 (-11) 55 73
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 92 (+46) 100 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.55 0.10 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 12 5 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1660 3730
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 15 N 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31720 57770
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 40 100 20 10
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-030800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
243 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 100 90 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 12 7 13
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+5) 62 (-11) 57 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 94 (+41) 100 74
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 LGT/VAR N 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.67 0.18 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 11 6 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1430 3610
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 16 N 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26370 57440
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 20 100 30
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-030800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
243 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 100 80 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 14 9 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+1) 64 (-7) 56 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 89 (+29) 100 74
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 10 G21 SE 6 G20 NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.74 0.23 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 11 7 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1260 3550
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 16 N 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23140 53400
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 10 100 60
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-030800-
BANGOR REGION-
243 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 100 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 14 3 20(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (+5) 64 (-12) 56 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 96 (+51) 100 67
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G18 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 G18 LGT/VAR NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.66 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 10 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1700 4280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 15 N 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28320 59300
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 90 100 10
KBDI 501-600 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-030800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
243 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 100 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 16(LTD) 5 14
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (+5) 66 (-7) 58 77
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 86 (+31) 100 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 8 G21 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G22 LGT/VAR NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.79 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 10 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1350 4280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 16 NW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25190 59930
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 80 100 10
KBDI 501-600 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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