104  
FNUS51 KGYX 271748  
FWFGYX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WARM AND DRY THIS EVENING, WITH COOLER BUT SHOWERY CONDITIONS  
EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. NEXT CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION  
WILL BE THIS WEEKEND AS A COMPACT LOW PRESSURE PASSES THROUGH  
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  
 
MEZ104-280815-  
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,  
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 8 6 2 9  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 0 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-13) 64 (-8) 39 59  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+20) 49 (+6) 91 54  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) N 11 G25 NW 8 G21  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 12 G25 N 13 G28 N 12 G28 NW 8 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 1 AM CONTINUING 6 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4580(UNST) 5750(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 20 NW 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77860 63250  
CWR 0 90  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ107-280815-  
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,  
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 5 5 1 6  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 0 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-10) 67 (-13) 43 62  
RH % (24H TREND) 88 (+10) 47 (+9) 88 55  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) N 10 G21 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 11 G19 N 12 G25 N 12 G23 NW 5  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM 10 AM  
PRECIP END 5 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5010(UNST) 5990(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 21 NW 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 90180 53910  
CWR 0 0 20  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ109-280815-  
LAKES REGION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,  
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 13 6 7  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 50 0 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-10) 69 (-13) 46 64  
RH % (24H TREND) 83 (+12) 48 (+11) 88 50  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) N 9 G19 NW 6  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 11 G19 N 12 G25 N 11 G23 W 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.08  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM 12 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5030(UNST) 6460(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 18 NW 13  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80480 71060  
CWR 0 10 0 40  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ110-280815-  
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,  
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,  
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 11 4 5  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 0 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-7) 71 (-13) 46 62  
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (+7) 53 (+13) 88 58  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) N 8 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 8 G17 N 9 G19 N 8 G17 S 8 G17  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.04  
PRECIP DURATION 3 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM 11 AM  
PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4450(UNST) 5070(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 14 W 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53400 45630  
CWR 0 10 0 20  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
MEZ111-280815-  
MID-COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,  
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 3 3 0(NONE) 2  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-8) 69 (-12) 44 61  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+8) 50 (+7) 86 56  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) N 9 G21 LGT/VAR  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 8 G18 N 11 G23 N 10 G21 SW 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM 12 PM  
PRECIP END 5 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4830(UNST) 5970(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 20 NW 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 82110 53730  
CWR 0 0 10  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ021-280815-  
COOS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,  
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 8 12 7 11  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 30 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 45 (-11) 61 (-9) 40 57  
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+17) 56 (+9) 94 58  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 11 G29 NW 10 G26  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 12 G27 NW 13 G32 NW 11 G32 W 10 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.14  
PRECIP DURATION 1 2 1 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 12 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING 9 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 AM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3610(UNST) 5700(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 20 W 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61370 74100  
CWR 10 10 60  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ022-280815-  
WHITE MOUNTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,  
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,  
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 13 7 10  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 30 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 47 (-11) 66 (-8) 43 63  
RH % (24H TREND) 91 (+14) 47 (+5) 90 47  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 12 G28 NW 10 G26  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 11 G25 NW 12 G29 NW 12 G29 W 9 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.09  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING 9 AM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 4 AM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4730(UNST) 6500(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 21 NW 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 85140 97500  
CWR 0 40  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ023-280815-  
CENTRAL LAKES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,  
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 1 12 6 8  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-10) 68 (-12) 46 64  
RH % (24H TREND) 84 (+8) 44 (+5) 86 45  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 11 G23 NW 10 G21  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 10 G19 NW 12 G25 NW 11 G25 W 10 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06  
PRECIP DURATION 1 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM 1 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5080(UNST) 6760(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 21 NW 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 91440 94640  
CWR 0 0 30  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ024-280815-  
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 4 9 4 7  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (-8) 69 (-12) 48 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 86 (+6) 41 (+3) 86 40  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 10 G21 NW 9 G19  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 8 G18 NW 11 G23 NW 11 G23 W 9 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01  
PRECIP DURATION 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5770(UNST) 7370(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 20 NW 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 98090 117920  
CWR 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ025-280815-  
MERRIMACK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 14 9 5  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 0 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-10) 71 (-13) 48 68  
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (+7) 45 (+9) 85 41  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 10 G21 NW 9 G19  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 8 NW 12 G23 NW 11 G23 NW 9 G18  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.03  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM 2 PM  
PRECIP END 6 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6000(UNST) 7720(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 17 NW 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 90000 108080  
CWR 0 0 10  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
NHZ026-280815-  
SEACOAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER  
148 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 2 16(LTD) 10 4  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 70 40 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (-8) 69 (-16) 49 66  
RH % (24H TREND) 79 (+9) 56 (+19) 89 48  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 5 NW 5  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NW 8 N 5 LGT/VAR E 6  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.05  
PRECIP DURATION 4 0 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING 2 PM  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 PM CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5040(UNST) 6420(UNST)  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 NW 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55440 64200  
CWR 0 10 10 20  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.    
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES  
MODERATE.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES  
MODERATE.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
 
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.  
 

 
 
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