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FNUS51 KCAR 131837
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
236 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
DISCUSSION
WETTING RAIN LIKELY WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY FOR SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. A WETTING RAIN IS UNLIKELY FOR NORTHERN
MAINE. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN OVER THE WEEKEND, CREATING A
WARMING
TREND WITH TEMPS ABOVE NORMAL INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
SUNDAY COULD SEE RH AT 30-40% WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MEZ101-140800-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
236 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 50 30 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 9 6 4
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+11) 59 (+1) 41 63
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+13) 61 (+29) 100 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.04 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7 5 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2870 5200
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 14 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59600 28860
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
CWR 30 20 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-140800-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
236 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 30 20 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 9 6 4
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (+8) 60 (+1) 41 63
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+16) 57 (+26) 100 43
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.02 0.01 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 7 4 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 11 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM 4 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3920 5630
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 18 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 93850 36040
DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR
CWR 30 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-140800-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
236 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 20 10 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 8 4 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (+9) 61 (+1) 42 63
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+24) 57 (+27) 97 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 SE 8 G20 LGT/VAR NE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 8 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4110 5350
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 21 N 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 96100 41890
DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR
CWR 40 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-140800-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 60 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 13 6 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+7) 60 (+3) 41 61
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+22) 63 (+26) 100 50
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 5 SE 8 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.04 0.10 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 8 5 6 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3580 5340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 91120 42710
DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR
CWR 30 20 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-140800-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
236 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 40 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 9 3 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+8) 60 (-1) 44 61
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+23) 58 (+26) 97 52
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 G17 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.02 0.04 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 5 2 3 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3760 4940
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 NE 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 98980 38540
DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR
CWR 20 10 10 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-140800-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 40 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 5 3 7
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+7) 60 (-1) 45 59
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+21) 62 (+28) 94 59
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 G17 NE 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 G18 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 3 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2460 5350
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 17 NE 8
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55800 46760
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 10 20 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-140800-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
236 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 40 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 4 4 7
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+5) 59 (+1) 45 61
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+22) 65 (+30) 95 60
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 3 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1530 4520
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 18 NE 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48960 51230
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 20 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-140800-
BANGOR REGION-
236 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 70 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 10 4 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+7) 60 (0) 45 60
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+22) 64 (+29) 97 59
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 G18 NE 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G20 E 5 G17 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.05 0.16 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 3 2 6 6
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3400 3360
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 N 6
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77500 24330
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
CWR 10 40 80 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-140800-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
236 PM EDT WED MAY 13 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 70 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 7 5 6
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (+6) 59 (0) 46 62
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+20) 69 (+29) 95 60
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 G18 NE 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G20 E 6 G20 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.06 0.19 0.10
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 5 8
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2010 3390
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 19 N 5
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51260 23970
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
CWR 10 30 80 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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