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FNUS51 KCAR 121844
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
244 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
DISCUSSION
UNSETTLED, SHOWERY WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE GREATEST
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS ON THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE
RELATIVELY SCATTERED IN NATURE. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 15 MPH
THROUGH THURSDAY, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY. DRY THIS
WEEKEND WITH RHS 35 TO 45%. NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
MEZ101-130800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
244 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 60 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 16(LTD) 34(ELEV) 26(ELEV) 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-2) 69 (-3) 46 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 61 (+9) 100 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 5 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5150 5690
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 11 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66250 95020
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 30 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-130800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
244 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 70 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 19(LTD) 38(ELEV) 29(ELEV) 8
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-4) 71 (-3) 45 71
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 62 (+12) 100 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 6
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.08 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 4 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4960 5880
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 10 NW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59780 115660
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 50 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-130800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
244 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 70 70 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20(LTD) 39(ELEV) 33(ELEV) 12
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-5) 73 (-3) 47 72
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+5) 61 (+12) 100 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 7 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 9 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.09 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 3 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 9 PM CONTINUING 12 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4620 6110
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 9 NW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48260 111740
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 60 10 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-130800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
244 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 60 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 37(ELEV) 29(ELEV) 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-4) 74 (-2) 48 73
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+6) 61 (+14) 100 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 4 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4950 6260
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 9 NW 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52800 128140
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 50 0
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-130800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
244 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 50 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 8 35(ELEV) 33(ELEV) 7
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-5) 75 (-4) 50 76
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+6) 59 (+15) 100 41
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 5 AM 8 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING 1 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5180 6510
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 8 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51220 123070
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 30 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-130800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
244 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 50 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 9 30(ELEV) 29(ELEV) 5
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-3) 76 (-4) 53 77
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+5) 68 (+20) 100 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 6 G18
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM 7 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5180 6280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 8 NW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51520 104670
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 30 10 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-130800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
244 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 40 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 8 26(ELEV) 26(ELEV) 4
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-3) 75 (-4) 54 81
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+4) 68 (+16) 100 39
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 5 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NW 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING 2 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3730 6580
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 7 NW 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35460 114100
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD
CWR 10 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-130800-
BANGOR REGION-
244 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 50 40 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 8 32(ELEV) 25(ELEV) 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-6) 77 (-4) 51 77
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+11) 61 (+15) 100 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5 LGT/VAR NW 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.03 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5690 6720
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 8 NW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52950 122750
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 50 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-130800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
244 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 50 50 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 9 27(ELEV) 20(LTD) 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-3) 77 (-4) 54 83
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+8) 67 (+15) 99 37
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 8 G20
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 LGT/VAR NW 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4690 7020
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 7 NW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 34710 126380
DISPERSION MARGINAL EXCELLENT
CWR 30 10 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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