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FNUS51 KGYX 281817
FWFGYX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY CROSSES THE AREA. DRIER WEATHER
RETURNS THIS WEEKEND BEFORE MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS NEXT
WEEK.
MEZ104-290815-
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 18(LTD) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 24(LTD)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-16) 74 (-2) 50 78
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+1) 39 (-26) 87 52
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 8 G17 W 11 G23
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 10 G26 W 9 G19 W 6 W 12 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5920(UNST) 5810(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65120 98770
CWR 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ107-290815-
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 34(ELEV) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 10
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-16) 78 (-2) 53 83
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 42 (-29) 92 48
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 5 SW 8 G17
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 8 W 5 LGT/VAR SW 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6320(UNST) 5990(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 56880 89850
CWR 50 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ109-290815-
LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 23(LTD) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-15) 79 (-1) 53 83
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+2) 42 (-27) 88 45
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G19
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 8 G18 W 5 LGT/VAR SW 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 8 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5930(UNST) 6230(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47440 93450
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ110-290815-
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 26(ELEV) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-15) 80 (+2) 55 85
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 41 (-37) 90 42
20FTWND - AM(MPH) N 5 SW 9 G17
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 8 G17 SW 9 G19 SW 8 G17 SW 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5780(UNST) 5650(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 SW 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40460 73450
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ111-290815-
MID-COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 32(ELEV) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 8
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-12) 79 (+4) 55 84
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 42 (-43) 93 48
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 6 SW 9 G19
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 5 W 6 G17 SW 6 SW 11 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 10 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5930(UNST) 6010(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53370 90150
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ021-290815-
COOS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 9 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 21(LTD)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-16) 72 (-4) 49 76
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+2) 42 (-19) 86 53
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 5 G18 SW 10 G23
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 9 G31 W 6 G17 W 5 G17 W 11 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5550(UNST) 5650(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61050 96050
CWR 0 0 0 10
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ022-290815-
WHITE MOUNTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 8
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-17) 75 (-1) 51 80
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 43 (-26) 90 48
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 5 SW 8 G19
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 11 G29 W 5 LGT/VAR W 9 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5720(UNST) 5420(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51480 75880
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ023-290815-
CENTRAL LAKES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 13 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-15) 76 (-2) 54 81
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+3) 43 (-24) 89 47
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G17
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 9 G21 W 5 LGT/VAR W 10 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5820(UNST) 6140(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52380 85960
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ024-290815-
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 11 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 3
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-17) 76 (-2) 53 81
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+2) 42 (-24) 93 49
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 8 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5720(UNST) 5860(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51480 76180
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ025-290815-
MERRIMACK VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 2
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-14) 79 (-1) 56 84
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (0) 42 (-28) 86 47
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 8 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5910(UNST) 6730(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47280 87490
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 301-400 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ026-290815-
SEACOAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 19(LTD) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-13) 79 (-3) 57 85
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 41 (-28) 86 41
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 5 SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5690(UNST) 6860(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 W 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39830 89180
CWR 0 0 0 0
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES
HIGH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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