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FNUS51 KGYX 231830
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
DISCUSSION
SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE EVENING. ONCE
THIS SYSTEM MOVES OUT, THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK CONTINUES TO
LOOK ACTIVE, WITH SEVERAL MORE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER,
TUESDAY WILL BE DRY WITH RH EXPECTED TO BE 35-45% ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA, POSSIBLY LESS THAN 30% ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN NH.
MEZ104-240815-
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE SNOW
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 14 (-10) 38 (+9) 19 40
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (0) 39 (-43) 87 37
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 6 G17 W 12 G29
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 8 G19 W 9 G19 SW 9 G23 W 12 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 2 PM
PRECIP END 4 AM CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5550(UNST) 5190(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61050 98610
CWR 10 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ107-240815-
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 0(NONE) 1 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (-12) 41 (+9) 22 44
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-1) 40 (-44) 82 40
20FTWND - AM(MPH) N 5 W 9 G19
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 9 G19 W 5 SW 5 SW 10 G19
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) 6060(UNST) 4830(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 20
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54540 82110
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ109-240815-
LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 19 (-10) 43 (+10) 22 48
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+2) 36 (-47) 78 36
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 6
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 6 W 5 SW 5 SW 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6210(UNST) 5050(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49680 70700
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ110-240815-
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 19 (-12) 43 (+9) 24 48
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+3) 41 (-40) 78 40
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 6 G17 W 5 SW 5 SW 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5940(UNST) 4390(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47520 65850
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ111-240815-
MID-COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 3 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 18 (-11) 41 (+8) 24 43
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (-4) 42 (-41) 82 43
20FTWND - AM(MPH) N 5 G17 W 8 G19
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 9 G23 W 5 SW 5 G17 SW 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 11 PM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6200(UNST) 4540(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 10 W 22
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55800 86260
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ021-240815-
COOS COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE SNOW SNOW
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 7 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 10 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (-8) 36 (+6) 18 38
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+1) 43 (-34) 95 43
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 8 G21 W 11 G29
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 8 G21 W 9 G21 SW 10 G26 W 11 G28
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 8 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4750(UNST) 4870(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 13 W 18
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52250 77920
CWR 20 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ022-240815-
WHITE MOUNTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 6 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 19 (-8) 39 (+7) 20 44
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (-1) 37 (-43) 83 37
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 6 G21 W 9 G26
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 8 G21 W 6 G19 SW 9 G25 SW 10 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5400(UNST) 5220(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48600 73080
CWR 30 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ023-240815-
CENTRAL LAKES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 21 (-8) 42 (+9) 23 47
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (0) 33 (-49) 76 34
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 6 G19 W 8 G19
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 8 G19 W 5 SW 8 G19 SW 10 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5830(UNST) 5410(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52470 81150
CWR 20 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ024-240815-
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 23 (-8) 43 (+9) 24 49
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (-2) 30 (-51) 75 32
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 8 G19 W 6
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 8 G19 W 5 SW 6 G17 SW 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 4 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5940(UNST) 5340(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53460 80100
CWR 20 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ025-240815-
MERRIMACK VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 24 (-8) 45 (+10) 25 51
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+2) 31 (-50) 70 32
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 5 W 5
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 5 W 5 SW 5 SW 10 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6420(UNST) 5450(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 17
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57780 81750
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
NHZ026-240815-
SEACOAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER
230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE)
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (-8) 44 (+9) 27 50
RH % (24H TREND) 97 (+1) 33 (-50) 70 34
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR W 5
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 6 W 5 SW 5 SW 9 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 5 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6270(UNST) 5480(UNST)
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 SW 16
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50160 76720
CWR 10 0 0 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS
AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES
HIGH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS
AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. COLDER.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. DAYTIME
HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 11. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES LOW.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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