351  
FNUS51 KGYX 101831  
FWFGYX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS BRIEFLY CALM OVERNIGHT, BUT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE GOING  
TO BE GUSTING 15-20 MPH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONG MIXING.  
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OVERHEAD FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY  
CONTINUING DRY AND CLEAR CONDITIONS, AND CALMING WINDS.  
 
MEZ104-110830-  
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,  
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-14) 68 (-3) 37 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (-9) 42 (-11) 100 41  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 14 G29 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 19 G41 NW 14 G29 W 12 G26 S 8 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4260(UNST) 4080(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 24 S 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 89460 44880  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
MEZ107-110830-  
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,  
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-11) 72 (-8) 42 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-14) 41 (-6) 100 45  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 11 G23 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 13 G28 NW 11 G23 W 9 G17 S 10 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4830(UNST) 4350(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 20 SW 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 82110 47850  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
MEZ109-110830-  
LAKES REGION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,  
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-11) 73 (-8) 40 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (-14) 38 (-6) 100 43  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 10 G21 SW 5  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 13 G27 NW 10 G21 NW 8 G17 S 10 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4650(UNST) 4070(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 17 S 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69750 40700  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
MEZ110-110830-  
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,  
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,  
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-10) 75 (-8) 43 74  
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (-17) 38 (-3) 100 46  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 11 G21 W 5  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 13 G27 NW 11 G21 NW 8 S 10 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4870(UNST) 3360(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 16 S 8  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68180 23520  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
MEZ111-110830-  
MID-COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,  
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-10) 73 (-8) 43 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (-16) 42 (-5) 100 49  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 12 G23 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 13 G27 NW 12 G23 NW 8 G17 S 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4900(UNST) 4090(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 18 SW 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 78400 40900  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ021-110830-  
COOS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,  
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (-16) 65 (-5) 35 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-7) 45 (-11) 100 41  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 12 G29 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 18 G41 NW 12 G29 W 10 G26 S 5 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4090(UNST) 3730(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 SW 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77710 37300  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ022-110830-  
WHITE MOUNTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,  
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,  
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-15) 69 (-5) 38 74  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-5) 44 (-8) 100 45  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 10 G26 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 16 G34 NW 10 G26 NW 8 G24 S 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4260(UNST) 3700(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 18 S 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 68160 37000  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ023-110830-  
CENTRAL LAKES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,  
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-14) 71 (-7) 42 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-10) 44 (-4) 100 46  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 10 G21 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 13 G28 NW 10 G21 NW 8 G17 S 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4360(UNST) 4050(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 18 S 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 69760 36450  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ024-110830-  
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-16) 72 (-7) 41 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-1) 45 (-5) 100 50  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 6 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 12 G28 NW 8 NW 5 S 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4520(UNST) 4100(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 16 SW 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63280 41000  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ025-110830-  
MERRIMACK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-13) 75 (-8) 45 77  
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (-6) 43 (-1) 100 50  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 9 G21 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 13 G29 NW 9 G21 NW 6 S 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4890(UNST) 4310(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 17 S 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73350 43100  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ026-110830-  
SEACOAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER  
231 PM EDT THU SEP 10 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (-10) 74 (-11) 47 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (-13) 39 (-1) 100 50  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 9 G19 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 13 G28 NW 9 G19 NW 6 S 8  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4770(UNST) 3820(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 17 S 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 71550 34380  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600 N/A  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND  
70. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
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