790  
FNUS51 KGYX 220551  
FWFGYX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 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***.  
 
MEZ104-222100-  
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,  
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (+16) 5 (-8) 20  
RH % (24H TREND) 54 (-2) 77 (-16) 48  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 13 G26 SW 13 G28  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 14 G29 W 13 G29 W 16 G34  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4850(UNST) 6300(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 30 W 32  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 126100 176400  
CWR 10 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ107-222100-  
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,  
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+15) 12 (-5) 25  
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (+4) 74 (-26) 46  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G23 SW 11 G23  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) SW 12 G25 W 9 G19 W 13 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM  
PRECIP END 3 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3790(UNST) 6780(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 24 W 32  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 79590 189840  
CWR 30 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ109-222100-  
LAKES REGION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,  
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 39 (+16) 12 (-7) 27  
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (+6) 73 (-23) 43  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G23 SW 12 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 13 G25 W 10 G25 W 13 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM  
PRECIP END 4 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4400(UNST) 7120(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 28 W 38  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105600 234960  
CWR 10 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ110-222100-  
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,  
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,  
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+16) 15 (-6) 29  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (+4) 70 (-27) 43  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 12 G27 SW 12 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 12 G25 W 9 G25 W 13 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4260(UNST) 6790(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 28 W 37  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 102240 217280  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ111-222100-  
MID-COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,  
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (+14) 15 (-6) 27  
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (+7) 74 (-24) 45  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 13 G28 W 12 G26  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 13 G28 W 10 G25 W 13 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM  
PRECIP END 3 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3450(UNST) 6660(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 24 W 33  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 72450 193140  
CWR 80 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ021-222100-  
COOS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,  
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (+13) 5 (-10) 17  
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (+4) 81 (-7) 56  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 14 G34 SW 14 G36  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 16 G37 W 16 G39 W 18 G42  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 7 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4760(UNST) 5990(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 29 W 33  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 119000 173710  
CWR 20 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ022-222100-  
WHITE MOUNTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,  
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,  
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE SNOW SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (+15) 7 (-9) 22  
RH % (24H TREND) 55 (+3) 78 (-16) 50  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 13 G33 SW 14 G33  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 16 G36 W 16 G37 W 18 G41  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 7 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM 6 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5230(UNST) 6720(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 31 W 35  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 141210 201600  
CWR 20 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ023-222100-  
CENTRAL LAKES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,  
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (+16) 12 (-7) 25  
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (+8) 71 (-24) 44  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 13 G26 SW 13 G29  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 13 G29 W 13 G32 W 17 G34  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM  
PRECIP END 4 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5250(UNST) 6910(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 31 W 41  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 141750 248760  
CWR 10 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ024-222100-  
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (+16) 13 (-6) 25  
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (+9) 71 (-26) 43  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G25 SW 12 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 12 G25 W 10 G25 W 13 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 0  
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM  
PRECIP END 3 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5620(UNST) 6550(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 30 W 37  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 146120 209600  
CWR 10 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ025-222100-  
MERRIMACK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+17) 15 (-7) 29  
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (+11) 68 (-27) 42  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G23 SW 12 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 12 G25 W 10 G21 W 14 G29  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5340(UNST) 6700(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 29 W 33  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 133500 194300  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ026-222100-  
SEACOAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER  
1250 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%)  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+16) 18 (-4) 30  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (+10) 67 (-28) 41  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) SW 11 G28 SW 12 G23  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) W 12 G25 W 8 G19 W 13 G26  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4800(UNST) 6740(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 26 W 33  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 110400 195460  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 7 BELOW. NORTHWEST  
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 5. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8 BELOW. NORTHWEST  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 10.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS AROUND  
3. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 15. NORTH  
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND  
1. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 17. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 2. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 19. WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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