642  
FNUS51 KGYX 261832  
FWFGYX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
***THIS PRODUCT IS CURRENTLY AUTOMATED AND WILL NOT BE UPDATED  
WITH REGULAR FORECAST DISCUSSIONS. IT SHOULD BE USED FOR  
PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER  
INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE NWS OFFICE IN GRAY, MAINE***.  
 
MEZ104-270900-  
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,  
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 0 (-13) 31 (+4) 14 42  
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-11) 47 (-4) 98 61  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 5 S 13 G29  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 11 G26 SW 6 G17 S 6 G17 SW 13 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3890(UNST) 5880(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 SW 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46680 88200  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ107-270900-  
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,  
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 2 (-12) 33 (-3) 16 43  
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-13) 48 (+2) 100 66  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 13 G26  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 5 SW 6 S 5 S 14 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3210(UNST) 3250(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 SW 29  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38520 81250  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ109-270900-  
LAKES REGION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,  
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
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) 1 (-9) 37 (+1) 15 47  
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-8) 48 (+5) 100 62  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10 G21  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR SW 11 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3050(UNST) 3550(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33550 42600  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ110-270900-  
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,  
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,  
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 6 (-13) 37 (-1) 20 45  
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (-15) 50 (+5) 100 67  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 12 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR SW 12 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2720(MRGL) 3000(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 14 SW 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 32640 69000  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ111-270900-  
MID-COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,  
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 6 (-15) 35 (-1) 20 42  
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (-16) 48 (-3) 100 73  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 13 G29  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 S 5 S 14 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3210(UNST) 3340(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 32  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 32100 93520  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ021-270900-  
COOS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,  
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 0(NONE) 1  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) -3 (-22) 32 (+7) 16 41  
RH % (24H TREND) 92 (-1) 52 (-1) 93 65  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 5 G17 S 13 G32  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 11 G27 SW 8 G19 S 8 G23 SW 13 G32  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM  
PRECIP END 2 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3130(UNST) 5600(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 W 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40690 89600  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ022-270900-  
WHITE MOUNTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,  
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,  
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
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) 0 (-18) 36 (+7) 19 44  
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (-11) 48 (-1) 94 63  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 5 S 11 G28  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 8 G24 SW 6 G19 S 6 G21 SW 11 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3250(UNST) 4780(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 SW 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45500 57360  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ023-270900-  
CENTRAL LAKES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,  
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
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) 4 (-13) 37 (+4) 19 46  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-9) 48 (+2) 98 61  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10 G23  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 6 SW 5 S 5 SW 10 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3390(UNST) 4130(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37290 45430  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ024-270900-  
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY  
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) 5 (-16) 38 (+4) 22 46  
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (-10) 47 (0) 99 60  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10 G21  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 5 SW 5 S 6 SW 10 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3020(UNST) 3700(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 W 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42280 40700  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ025-270900-  
MERRIMACK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
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) 8 (-10) 39 (0) 21 47  
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (-9) 50 (+6) 99 62  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 G19  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR SW 10 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2820(MRGL) 3420(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28200 71820  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ026-270900-  
SEACOAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER  
131 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
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) 10 (-13) 37 (-3) 22 47  
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-11) 51 (+8) 100 64  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 10 G21  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 S 5 SW 10 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2600(MRGL) 3230(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26000 67830  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES  
MODERATE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS NEAR ZERO. NORTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 2. WEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS  
COLD. LOWS AROUND 19. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 40.  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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