195  
FNUS51 KGYX 020623  
FWFGYX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A HEAT WAVE CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND WITH OCCASIONAL CHANCES  
FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS, MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND AT NIGHT.  
VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY  
WITH HEAT INDICES 100-110F.  
 
MEZ104-022015-  
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,  
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 29(ELEV) 27(ELEV) 2  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+3) 68 (0) 91  
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-11) 96 (+3) 42  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 10 G21 W 12 G26  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 11 G25 W 11 G26 W 14 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.03 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5340(UNST) 7320(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 17 W 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80100 117120  
CWR 10 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ107-022015-  
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,  
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 17(LTD) 15(LTD) 2  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 95 (+6) 72 (+3) 96  
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-11) 91 (-6) 38  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 6 W 9 G17  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 9 G17 W 8 W 11 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5900(UNST) 8100(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 W 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 82600 113400  
CWR 0 0  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ109-022015-  
LAKES REGION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,  
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 0(NONE) 5  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 97 (+6) 73 (+2) 97  
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-13) 87 (-6) 37  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 6 W 8 G17  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 9 G19 W 8 G17 W 10 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5770(UNST) 8320(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 W 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80780 108160  
CWR 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ110-022015-  
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,  
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,  
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 12 0(NONE) 6  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 98 (+12) 72 (+3) 98  
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-17) 89 (-8) 40  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 5 W 6  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 8 G17 W 6 W 9 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4850(UNST) 7020(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 14 W 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58200 77220  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ111-022015-  
MID-COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,  
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 17(LTD) 12 5  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 97 (+14) 70 (+4) 97  
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (-20) 93 (-4) 41  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 6 W 9 G17  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 9 G19 W 6 W 10 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5280(UNST) 7290(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 W 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68640 94770  
CWR 0 0  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ021-022015-  
COOS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,  
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 30(ELEV) 30(ELEV) 7  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 91 (+6) 67 (-1) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 48 (-13) 98 (+3) 46  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 9 G23 W 11 G28  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 11 G28 W 11 G27 W 13 G32  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.06 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4640(UNST) 5580(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 W 21  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 74240 100440  
CWR 20 10 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ022-022015-  
WHITE MOUNTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,  
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,  
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 25(ELEV) 18(LTD) 9  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 95 (+6) 68 (-1) 93  
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-15) 93 (-1) 41  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 8 G20 W 9 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 10 G25 W 9 G25 W 11 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5490(UNST) 6090(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 17 NW 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 82350 97440  
CWR 20 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ023-022015-  
CENTRAL LAKES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,  
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 15(LTD) 1 4  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 98 (+8) 72 (+1) 96  
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-15) 85 (-7) 39  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 8 G17 W 10 G21  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 10 G19 W 8 G17 W 11 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 3 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5960(UNST) 7060(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 W 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 95360 98840  
CWR 10 0 0  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ024-022015-  
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 11 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 99 (+8) 72 (+2) 96  
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-16) 86 (-10) 39  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 5 W 8 G17  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 9 G19 W 8 G17 W 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6480(UNST) 7020(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 W 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 103680 112320  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ025-022015-  
MERRIMACK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 101 (+8) 75 (+3) 99  
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-15) 81 (-11) 36  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 6 W 9 G17  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 9 G19 W 8 G17 W 10 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7140(UNST) 8420(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 18 W 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 114240 134720  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 301-400  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ026-022015-  
SEACOAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER  
223 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 3  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 100 (+8) 75 (+2) 99  
RH % (24H TREND) 38 (-12) 82 (-10) 36  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 5 W 6  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 8 G17 W 5 W 9 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6060(UNST) 7880(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 W 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 84840 102440  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES  
MODERATE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES  
MODERATE.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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