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FNUS51 KCAR 170638
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
238 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL BE MAINLY DRY TURNING MOSTLY SUNNY AND COOL ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST ZONES AND WARMER IN THE BANGOR REGION TO THE DOWNEAST.
THE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 30 TO 40
PERCENT RANGE WITH NW WIND GUSTS UP 25 TO 35MPH. MONDAY SHOULD BE
DRY, WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MUCH DRIER BETWEEN 20 TO
30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON MONDAY, BUT THE BANGOR REGION
COULD STILL SEE GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH. A ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY COULD BRING A RETURN OF WETTING RAIN
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
MEZ101-172030-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
238 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 8 0 3
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (-9) 34 (-19) 69
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (+7) 77 (-8) 24
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 9 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 10 G23 NW 5 G18 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 8 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5460 5090
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 21 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 138460 64830
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 10 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-172030-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
238 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 0 2
TEMP (24H TREND) 68 (-5) 34 (-19) 68
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (+3) 75 (-7) 21
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 9 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 11 G23 NW 5 G21 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 8 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5650 5410
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 22 SW 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 155030 70280
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-172030-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
238 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 0 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-4) 37 (-17) 68
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (0) 67 (-13) 21
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 11 G26 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 13 G26 NW 8 G23 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 8 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5770 5310
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 23 W 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 156410 65600
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-172030-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
238 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 72 (-1) 38 (-16) 71
RH % (24H TREND) 35 (0) 76 (-6) 25
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 11 G26 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 13 G28 NW 7 G24 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6510 5010
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 26 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 188300 66140
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-172030-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
238 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 74 (-1) 40 (-16) 71
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-5) 70 (-9) 19
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 9 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 12 G25 NW 6 G23 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7060 5210
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 25 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 197210 62760
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-172030-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
238 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (+2) 43 (-11) 71
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-8) 69 (-13) 21
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 8 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 12 G25 NW 6 G23 LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6740 5050
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 26 W 11
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 212280 60160
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-172030-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
238 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+6) 44 (-7) 69
RH % (24H TREND) 32 (-19) 72 (-15) 24
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 7 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 10 G23 NW 5 G19 SW 5
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6510 4130
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) W 23 W 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 187240 39880
DISPERSION EXCELLENT FAIR
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-172030-
BANGOR REGION-
238 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (0) 44 (-11) 72
RH % (24H TREND) 33 (-6) 72 (-8) 28
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 10 G25 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) NW 14 G26 NW 8 G23 SW 6 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7570 4750
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 26 SW 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 208790 61760
DISPERSION EXCELLENT GOOD
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-172030-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
238 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+8) 46 (-5) 70
RH % (24H TREND) 31 (-25) 74 (-15) 28
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) W 8 G23 LGT/VAR
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) W 12 G25 NW 6 G23 SW 6 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7480 3960
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 24 SW 9
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 206750 38000
DISPERSION EXCELLENT FAIR
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
60. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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