282  
FNUS51 KGYX 290643  
FWFGYX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. UNSETTLED WEATHER  
RETURNS FOR THE WORK WEEK, BUT CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS REMAIN  
LOW CONFIDENCE FOR ANY ONE LOCATION.  
 
MEZ104-292015-  
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,  
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 2 24(LTD)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-3) 49 (-2) 77  
RH % (24H TREND) 39 (-26) 89 (-7) 54  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 8 G19 W 11 G23  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 9 G19 W 6 W 11 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02  
PRECIP DURATION 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 11 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  
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ107-292015-  
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,  
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 11  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (-3) 52 (-4) 81  
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-29) 96 (-3) 50  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 5 SW 8 G17  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR W 10 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6320(UNST) 5990(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 56880 89850  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ109-292015-  
LAKES REGION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,  
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 2  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (-2) 52 (-2) 82  
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-27) 89 (-9) 46  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 9 G19  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR W 11 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5930(UNST) 6230(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 W 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47440 93450  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ110-292015-  
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,  
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,  
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 3  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (0) 54 (-3) 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 42 (-36) 94 (-3) 43  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 5 SW 9 G19  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) SW 9 G19 SW 9 G19 SW 11 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5780(UNST) 5650(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 8 SW 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40460 73450  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ111-292015-  
MID-COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,  
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 7  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (+3) 54 (-3) 82  
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-41) 98 (-2) 49  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 6 SW 9 G19  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 8 G17 SW 6 G17 SW 11 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5930(UNST) 6010(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 W 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53370 90150  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ021-292015-  
COOS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,  
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 2 24(LTD)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 71 (-5) 48 (-1) 75  
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-18) 87 (-9) 54  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) W 5 G18 W 9 G23  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 6 G17 SW 5 G17 W 10 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP DURATION 3  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 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 10  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ022-292015-  
WHITE MOUNTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,  
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,  
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 7  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (-1) 50 (-1) 78  
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-25) 88 (-9) 50  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 5 SW 8 G19  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR W 9 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 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  
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ023-292015-  
CENTRAL LAKES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,  
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (-3) 53 (-1) 79  
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-24) 87 (-9) 48  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 5 SW 8 G17  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR W 10 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 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  
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ024-292015-  
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 3  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 76 (-2) 52 (-2) 79  
RH % (24H TREND) 43 (-23) 92 (-6) 51  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 9 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 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  
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ025-292015-  
MERRIMACK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (-2) 56 (0) 83  
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-29) 85 (-9) 47  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G17  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 10 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 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  
KBDI 401-500 401-500 401-500  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ026-292015-  
SEACOAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER  
243 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 78 (-4) 55 (-2) 83  
RH % (24H TREND) 41 (-28) 88 (-9) 42  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) SW 5 S 5 SW 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 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  
KBDI 501-600 501-600 501-600  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES  
HIGH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 70.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE  
MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES  
HIGH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES  
HIGH.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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