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FNUS51 KGYX 251852
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
DISCUSSION
A NOR'EASTER SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TONIGHT AND
LINGERS SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND BRINGING HIGH RAIN
CHANCES AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS. MOST OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
MAY NOW STAY DRY FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY, ALTHOUGH RAIN CHANCES WILL
INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE DAY. NORTHEAST WIND
GUSTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 25-35 MPH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WITH
A FEW 40-45 MPH GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST. HIGHEST RAIN
CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO NOW BE IN THE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY TIME WINDOW WITH WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS LIKELY. RAIN
CHANCES MAY LAST INTO TUESDAY WITH CONDITIONS DRYING OUT TOWARD
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
MEZ104-260815-
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 4 6 3
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+7) 67 (-2) 48 63
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-9) 44 (0) 90 57
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 12 G25 NE 14 G28
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 5 NE 12 G25 NE 12 G26 NE 13 G26
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3820(UNST) 2550(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 E 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64940 43350
CWR 0 0 10 10
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ107-260815-
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 7 7 4
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 50 40
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+9) 67 (-4) 51 63
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (-15) 54 (+4) 96 74
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 13 G26 NE 16 G32
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 5 NE 13 G26 NE 13 G26 NE 14 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.10 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 0 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3710(UNST) 2380(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70490 33320
CWR 0 30 30
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 501-600
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ109-260815-
LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 12 12 11
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+11) 65 (-4) 50 60
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (-14) 59 (+8) 100 84
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 14 G28 NE 18 G33
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 8 G17 NE 14 G28 NE 14 G28 NE 18 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.17 0.19
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 7
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3630(UNST) 2550(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 72600 48450
CWR 0 20 40 70
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ110-260815-
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 12 12 12
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 70 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+8) 66 (-3) 50 63
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-11) 61 (+10) 100 79
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 16 G29 NE 20 G37
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 9 G19 NE 17 G32 NE 17 G33 NE 21 G37
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.08 0.27 0.23
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 7
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3480(UNST) 2530(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 23 NE 25
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69600 55660
CWR 0 20 90 90
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ111-260815-
MID-COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 7 8 4
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60 50
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+10) 67 (-3) 52 64
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-14) 60 (+6) 95 74
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 14 G29 NE 20 G36
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 8 G19 NE 14 G29 NE 16 G32 NE 19 G36
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.14 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 2
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3560(UNST) 2320(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67640 44080
CWR 0 10 40 40
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ021-260815-
COOS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 5 7 2
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 30
TEMP (24H TREND) 46 (+9) 66 (-1) 47 61
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-12) 46 (0) 91 63
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 10 G27 E 13 G36
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 6 G21 NE 11 G26 NE 12 G33 E 13 G32
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3880(UNST) 2640(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 E 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65960 50160
CWR 0 0 10 10
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ022-260815-
WHITE MOUNTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 8 8 8
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 40 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (+9) 65 (-2) 48 60
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (-13) 54 (+6) 95 74
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 13 G28 NE 17 G36
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 9 G23 NE 12 G26 NE 16 G34 NE 13 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 0 2 4
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3680(UNST) 2400(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 21 E 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66240 40800
CWR 0 10 20 20
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ023-260815-
CENTRAL LAKES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 11 11 8
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 60 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+9) 63 (-4) 51 58
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (-14) 63 (+10) 100 82
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 13 G26 NE 18 G33
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 6 G17 NE 13 G26 NE 16 G32 NE 17 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.10 0.14
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 9
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3310(UNST) 2320(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 22 NE 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 62890 46400
CWR 0 20 30 40
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ024-260815-
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 12 11 8
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 80 100
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (+11) 61 (-5) 49 58
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-8) 73 (+16) 100 93
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 13 G26 NE 17 G32
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 9 G19 NE 13 G26 NE 16 G29 NE 16 G29
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.10 0.21 0.34
PRECIP DURATION 3 8 12
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2950(MRGL) 2180(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 24 NE 23
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61950 43600
CWR 0 40 60 90
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 201-300
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ025-260815-
MERRIMACK VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN TSTMS RAIN RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 15(LTD) 15(LTD) 10
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 60 90 100
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+12) 61 (-6) 51 59
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-5) 77 (+19) 100 94
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 14 G28 NE 17 G33
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 9 G17 NE 14 G26 NE 16 G29 NE 17 G33
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.16 0.30 0.47
PRECIP DURATION 1 4 10 12
PRECIP BEGIN 10 PM 7 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3050(UNST) 2100(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 25 NE 24
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 67100 44100
CWR 80 90 100
KBDI 401-500 301-400 301-400 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ026-260815-
SEACOAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER
252 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN TSTMS TSTMS RAIN
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 18(LTD) 18(LTD) 13
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 90 100
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (+8) 62 (-4) 52 60
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-2) 73 (+15) 100 93
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NE 16 G32 NE 20 G40
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 11 G23 NE 18 G36 NE 19 G37 NE 21 G37
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.20 0.41 0.58
PRECIP DURATION 1 4 11 12
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM 9 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2780(MRGL) 2090(MRGL)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 29 NE 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69500 50160
CWR 80 100 100
KBDI 501-600 401-500 401-500 301-400
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
MONDAY
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WIND.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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