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FNUS51 KCAR 271908
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
308 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY RETREATS TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A STRONGER PUSH OF MARITIME AIR WORKING IN
FROM THE EAST. GOOD RH RECOVERY TONIGHT INTO THE 85-95 PERCENT
RANGE WITH SOME PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE DOWNEAST. ON TUESDAY,
EXPECTING A DRY DAY FOR MOST AREAS BUT EXPECTING A BREEZY S-SE
WIND TO DEVELOP MID MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST
10-20MPH AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE BANGOR REGION TO
NORTHERN MAINE. AFTERNOON RHS BOTTOM OUT 20 TO 30 PERCENT ON
WITH LOWEST RHS FROM INTERIOR DOWNEAST, BANGOR REGION TO EASTERN
AROOSTOOK COUNTY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE
SOME LIGHT RAIN FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A MORE
SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAINFALL IS LIKELY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
MEZ101-280815-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
308 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (+5) 66 (0) 37 61
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (+2) 28 (-1) 64 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G17 S 6 S 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5910 4600
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92460 87360
DISPERSION VERY GOOD VERY GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-280815-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
308 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+3) 66 (0) 35 58
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+7) 28 (-3) 69 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 G17 S 5 S 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5640 3390
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 14 S 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 98590 71250
DISPERSION VERY GOOD GOOD
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-280815-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
308 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+3) 67 (0) 35 55
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-1) 25 (-8) 80 54
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 G17
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 G19 S 5 G17 S 7 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5720 2430
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 11 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 79310 49390
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-280815-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
308 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-2) 65 (-2) 36 54
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (+11) 28 (-6) 76 58
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 G18 S 5 G17 SE 7 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5430 2360
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 11 SE 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 78200 43440
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-280815-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
308 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-1) 65 (-4) 36 52
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-2) 21 (-12) 90 60
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 5 LGT/VAR SE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 3 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5510 2210
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 9 SE 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54820 30880
DISPERSION GOOD MARGINAL
CWR 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-280815-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
308 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 2 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (-3) 61 (-4) 37 49
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+5) 24 (-17) 99 74
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 5 LGT/VAR SE 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.15
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 4650 2140
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 8 SE 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40860 35730
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 0 0 50 70
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-280815-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
308 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 4 1
TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (-4) 58 (-1) 37 48
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+7) 30 (-17) 100 76
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.17
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3600 1700
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 10 SE 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40700 30720
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
CWR 0 0 90 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-280815-
BANGOR REGION-
308 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 30
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 2 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-2) 64 (-6) 36 52
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+3) 26 (-9) 91 69
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR SE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 0 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 5170 2280
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 8 SE 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48200 35680
DISPERSION FAIR FAIR
CWR 0 0 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-280815-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
308 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 40
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 0 4 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (-3) 60 (-2) 36 49
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+3) 31 (-13) 98 80
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 6 LGT/VAR SE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.20
PRECIP DURATION 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3880 2020
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 10 SE 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38730 34420
DISPERSION FAIR MARGINAL
CWR 0 0 50 90
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY
FOG. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
FRIDAY
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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