696  
FNUS51 KCAR 262102  
FWFCAR  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN TONIGHT WILL BRING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES  
WITH SEASONABLE HIGH TEMPERATURES. THE WEEKEND WILL BE SUNNY WITH  
A WARMING TREND. MONDAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM. HUMIDITY  
LEVELS WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND SOME SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MID-WEEK.  
 
MEZ101-270800-  
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-  
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-6) 80 (+4) 55 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+2) 42 (-5) 95 41  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7220 7000  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 8 SW 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65970 83010  
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 4  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ102-270800-  
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-  
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-6) 81 (+4) 54 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (0) 42 (-4) 94 43  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7470 7220  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 7 SW 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60220 76270  
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 4 5 5  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ103-270800-  
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-  
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-4) 81 (+3) 54 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (-5) 44 (-2) 94 43  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7450 7000  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 7 SW 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60220 71130  
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 5  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ105-270800-  
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-  
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-4) 82 (+5) 56 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-4) 43 (-4) 94 44  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7580 7010  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 5 SW 6  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52700 49990  
DISPERSION GOOD FAIR  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 5 4 5  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ106-270800-  
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-  
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-2) 82 (+3) 55 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (-6) 44 (-3) 98 45  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM  
PRECIP END 12 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7760 6880  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 5 S 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53680 62400  
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD  
CWR 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ108-270800-  
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-  
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-2) 81 (+1) 56 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-9) 49 (+1) 96 50  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 11 PM  
PRECIP END 1 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7700 6600  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 6 S 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53800 60250  
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD  
CWR 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ112-270800-  
COASTAL DOWNEAST-  
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (-2) 81 (+1) 55 82  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-9) 52 (+3) 100 53  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR S 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7450 6300  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 6 S 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53320 56700  
DISPERSION GOOD GOOD  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 3 4 4  
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ113-270800-  
BANGOR REGION-  
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-2) 82 (0) 57 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-8) 45 (-2) 98 48  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7890 7040  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 4 S 7  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38430 53540  
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 4 4 4  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ114-270800-  
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-  
500 PM EDT FRI JUL 26 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (+1) 82 (0) 58 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (-11) 48 (-1) 99 53  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 7  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7870 6690  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 4 S 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38390 52030  
DISPERSION FAIR GOOD  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4 4  
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND  
80. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY  
FOG. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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