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FNUS51 KCAR 061848
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
248 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
DISCUSSION
A SOAKING RAINFALL CONTINUES TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS,
MOSTLY ACROSS THE NORTH, ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
BELOW NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES. LOWER MINIMUM RHS ARE FORECAST
EACH AFTERNOON, GENERALLY IN THE 35-50 PERCENT RANGE. A WEAK
COASTAL SYSTEM MAY BRING A WETTING RAINFALL FOR SOUTHERN AREAS
SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
NIGHT, CONTINUING AN ACTIVE AND WET WEATHER PATTERN.
MEZ101-070830-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
248 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 30 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 16(LTD) 12 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-6) 52 (+6) 32 51
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 51 (-32) 96 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G17 LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 11 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END 3 AM CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4540 7190
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 16 NW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 98860 118170
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 100 10 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-070830-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
248 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 30 20 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 8 16(LTD) 11 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-8) 55 (+7) 32 53
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 48 (-36) 95 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 G17 LGT/VAR NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.33 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7 2 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4710 7460
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 13 NW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77920 113910
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-070830-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
248 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 30 20 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 11 14 12 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (-9) 57 (+4) 34 54
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+2) 46 (-35) 90 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6 LGT/VAR NW 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.58 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 10 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5030 7420
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 10 NW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63890 110280
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 100 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-070830-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
248 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 20 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 14 10 4 8
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-10) 57 (+3) 33 54
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+1) 41 (-42) 87 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7 G18 W 6 G18 W 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.66 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 8 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM 9 AM
PRECIP END 5 AM 6 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5910 7720
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 17 NW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 115040 133400
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-070830-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
248 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 20 10 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 14 8 4 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-8) 60 (0) 36 57
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+7) 42 (-33) 87 38
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 8 G23 W 5 LGT/VAR W 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.46 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 10 0 0 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 3 PM CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING 7 PM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5650 7980
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 11 NW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77150 134560
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-070830-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
248 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 20 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 17(LTD) 5 0(NONE) 10
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-3) 62 (+4) 38 57
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 47 (-31) 83 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G25 W 5 LGT/VAR W 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.33 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 8 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5760 7610
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 12 NW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 74820 125500
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-070830-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
248 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 30 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 17(LTD) 6 0(NONE) 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-1) 62 (+5) 39 58
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 49 (-31) 82 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G27 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.40 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 9 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 10 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5030 7760
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 10 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69280 127170
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-070830-
BANGOR REGION-
248 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 14 6 0(NONE) 8
TEMP (24H TREND) 44 (-6) 61 (0) 37 57
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+4) 42 (-34) 79 40
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 12 G29 W 6 G17 W 5 W 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 9 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5670 7670
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 14 W 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 94520 120890
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 100 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-070830-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
248 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 16(LTD) 2 0(NONE) 7
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-3) 64 (+6) 38 60
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+3) 48 (-32) 77 42
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 14 G29 W 6 LGT/VAR W 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.34 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 6 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 4 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM 6 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5780 7370
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 11 NW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69890 104170
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 100 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 40. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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