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FNUS51 KCAR 021609
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1209 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.
MEZ101-030815-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
1209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 50 80
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 9 12 10 24(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (+7) 65 (-7) 52 68
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 79 (+33) 100 71
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) SE 5 SE 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.39 0.06 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 4 11 1 4
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1840 3230
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 15 N 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35380 37350
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 70 80 30 50
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-030815-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
1209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 100 70 70
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 13 13 24(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+6) 65 (-7) 51 70
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 80 (+33) 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 2 4
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1920 2990
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 17 N 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38180 45140
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 40 80 40 30
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-030815-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
1209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 100 80 50
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 10 10 18(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+4) 65 (-7) 51 69
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 80 (+33) 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 0 10 4 2
PRECIP BEGIN 4 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 10 80 50 20
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-030815-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 40 60
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 9 11 5 24(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+3) 66 (-6) 53 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 83 (+33) 100 66
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 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1810 3940
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 15 N 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38400 62730
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD
CWR 80 90 30 20
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-030815-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
1209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 100 70 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 10 5 20(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+3) 65 (-9) 54 73
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 88 (+40) 100 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.56 0.10 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 1 11 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 3 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 56080
DISPERSION MARGINAL GOOD
CWR 20 90 50 10
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-030815-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
1209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 100 90 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 12 7 13
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+5) 65 (-7) 56 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 95 (+37) 100 74
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 8 E 5 N 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.67 0.18 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 0 10 5 2
PRECIP BEGIN 4 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 10 90 60 10
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-030815-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
1209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 100 80 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 14 9 9
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+1) 68 (-1) 55 74
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 90 (+24) 100 74
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 G20 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G21 SE 5 G20 NW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.74 0.23 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 0 9 5 1
PRECIP BEGIN 4 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 90 60 10
KBDI 301-400 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-030815-
BANGOR REGION-
1209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 100 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 14 3 20(LTD)
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (+5) 66 (-9) 56 75
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 94 (+42) 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 1 9 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 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 50 100 30 10
KBDI 501-600 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-030815-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
1209 PM EDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 100 40 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 16(LTD) 5 14
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (+5) 70 (-2) 58 77
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 88 (+26) 100 68
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 8 G21 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G22 LGT/VAR NW 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.79 0.08 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1 9 1 0
PRECIP BEGIN 3 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 30 100 40 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 UPPER 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 5 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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