125  
FNUS51 KGYX 211751  
FWFGYX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
***THIS PRODUCT IS CURRENTLY AUTOMATED AND WILL NOT BE UPDATED  
WITH REGULAR FORECAST DISCUSSIONS. IT SHOULD BE USED FOR  
PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER  
INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE NWS OFFICE IN GRAY, MAINE***.  
 
MEZ104-220900-  
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,  
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 4 2 4  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 30 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 10 (+13) 35 (+18) 6 19  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+9) 56 (0) 78 48  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G28 W 12 G28  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 9 G25 SW 14 G32 W 13 G29 W 16 G33  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 3  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 7 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING 1 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4960(UNST) 7160(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 32 W 33  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 138880 207640  
CWR 10 10 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ107-220900-  
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,  
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 1 2 3  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 15 (+16) 38 (+16) 12 25  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+17) 55 (+2) 76 46  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 10 G21 SW 11 G23  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 6 G17 SW 12 G25 W 9 G19 W 13 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 4  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 5 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4390(UNST) 6870(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 26 W 29  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 100970 171750  
CWR 40 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ109-220900-  
LAKES REGION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,  
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 15 (+16) 40 (+17) 12 26  
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+15) 52 (+5) 72 44  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G23 SW 12 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 5 G17 W 13 G25 W 11 G25 W 13 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 4 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4730(UNST) 7200(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 28 W 35  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 113520 216000  
CWR 30 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ110-220900-  
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,  
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,  
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 19 (+13) 41 (+16) 15 27  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+26) 52 (+4) 73 43  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G25 W 12 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) SW 8 G23 W 12 G25 W 9 G25 W 13 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 4  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 4 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4560(UNST) 6950(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 29 W 33  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 114000 201550  
CWR 40 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ111-220900-  
MID-COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,  
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 3 1 3  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 18 (+13) 39 (+14) 15 27  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+21) 59 (+7) 75 44  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G26 W 12 G26  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) SW 10 G25 SW 12 G28 W 10 G25 W 13 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 6  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 6 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3660(UNST) 6970(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 28 W 31  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 87840 188190  
CWR 70 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ021-220900-  
COOS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,  
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 7 3 5  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 20 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 11 (+15) 31 (+14) 5 16  
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (+1) 61 (+5) 82 54  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 14 G36 W 13 G36  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 11 G28 W 18 G40 W 17 G40 W 17 G41  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.05 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 3 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 7 AM CONTINUING 10 AM  
PRECIP END 3 AM CONTINUING 12 AM 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5070(UNST) 6510(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 33 W 33  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 147030 188790  
CWR 20 20 10  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ022-220900-  
WHITE MOUNTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,  
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,  
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 4 2 5  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 0 10  
TEMP (24H TREND) 13 (+18) 35 (+16) 7 21  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+7) 54 (+2) 79 50  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 13 G34 W 13 G33  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 10 G29 W 17 G37 W 16 G37 W 17 G40  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 7 AM 10 AM  
PRECIP END 3 AM 6 PM 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5340(UNST) 6930(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 32 W 32  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 149520 194040  
CWR 30 30 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ023-220900-  
CENTRAL LAKES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,  
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 1 0(NONE) 2  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (+19) 38 (+16) 11 25  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+8) 50 (+5) 73 43  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 12 G26 W 13 G28  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 9 G21 W 13 G32 W 12 G29 W 16 G33  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 2 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5120(UNST) 7410(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 31 W 39  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 138240 251940  
CWR 20 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ024-220900-  
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 3 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 17 (+18) 37 (+14) 12 25  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+15) 52 (+8) 74 42  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G25 W 12 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 10 G23 W 12 G25 W 10 G23 W 13 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 11 AM  
PRECIP END 2 AM 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5240(UNST) 6930(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 30 W 38  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 136240 228690  
CWR 20 20 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ025-220900-  
MERRIMACK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 2 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 19 (+21) 41 (+16) 14 28  
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+13) 53 (+11) 70 42  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G23 W 11 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 6 W 12 G25 W 10 G21 W 13 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 3 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5310(UNST) 6980(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 29 W 35  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 132750 209400  
CWR 20 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ026-220900-  
SEACOAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER  
1250 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 2 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 22 (+17) 42 (+16) 17 29  
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (+21) 52 (+10) 68 42  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G23 W 12 G23  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) S 6 G19 W 12 G25 W 9 G19 W 13 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 3 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4720(UNST) 7070(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 28 W 33  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 113280 205030  
CWR 20 0 0 0  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6 BELOW. WEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 5. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8 BELOW. NORTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 10.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COLD.  
LOWS AROUND 3. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 16.  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 1. NORTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 17. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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