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FNUS51 KCAR 301922  
FWFCAR  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
322 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND  
DIMINISH SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS  
OF AN INCH OVER EASTERN AREAS TO AN INCH ACROSS WESTERN AREAS ARE  
LIKELY. POTENTIAL FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN  
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MAINE. SUNDAY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH  
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS LIKELY OVER THE NORTH. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS NORTH ON MONDAY THEN PARTLY TO MOSTLY  
SUNNY AND DRIER AND ON TUESDAY.  
 
MEZ101-310815-  
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-  
322 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 100 90 70  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 20 20 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-4) 61 (-5) 44 55  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (0) 76 (+20) 98 64  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G20  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5 SE 5 SW 9 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.70 0.36 0.09  
PRECIP DURATION 2 10 12 9  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3040 4590  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 14 SW 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57940 135800  
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT  
CWR 10 100 80 30  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...LOW.  
 
 
 
MEZ102-310815-  
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-  
322 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 100 90 70  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 20 20 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-3) 61 (-7) 45 58  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+4) 78 (+22) 98 59  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G18  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 6 SE 6 SW 9 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.68 0.28 0.08  
PRECIP DURATION 2 10 11 7  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2910 5390  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 16 SW 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 62020 163880  
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT  
CWR 10 100 40 30  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...LOW.  
 
 
 
MEZ103-310815-  
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-  
322 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS RAIN SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 100 90 70  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 54 (-1) 61 (-8) 50 61  
RH % (24H TREND) 96 (+6) 77 (+21) 95 57  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 S 9 G23  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 8 G20 SE 8 G21 SW 9 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.52 0.20 0.09  
PRECIP DURATION 2 10 10 8  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2850 5400  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 18 SW 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63290 156410  
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT  
CWR 10 100 30 40  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...LOW.  
 
 
 
MEZ105-310815-  
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-  
322 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 90 80 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 20 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-1) 59 (-8) 46 60  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 82 (+23) 98 54  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G20  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR E 7 SE 7 G18 SW 9 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.87 0.21 0.06  
PRECIP DURATION 5 11 10 3  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2630 5440  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) E 17 SW 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53020 144660  
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT  
CWR 20 100 40 20  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...LOW.  
 
 
 
MEZ106-310815-  
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-  
322 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 90 80 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 10 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-1) 59 (-11) 50 62  
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+4) 85 (+27) 99 57  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 8 G18  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 7 SE 7 G17 SW 9 G20  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.54 0.10 0.06  
PRECIP DURATION 2 10 9 4  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2420 5080  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SE 19 SW 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52000 138940  
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT  
CWR 10 100 20 20  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...LOW.  
 
 
 
MEZ108-310815-  
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-  
322 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 90 80 50  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 51 (-3) 58 (-11) 49 62  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 88 (+26) 100 64  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 S 8 G21  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 8 G17 S 8 G18 SW 10 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.53 0.07 0.03  
PRECIP DURATION 1 10 5 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2510 4290  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 18 SW 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48870 106950  
DISPERSION FAIR VERY GOOD  
CWR 10 100 10 10  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...LOW.  
 
 
 
MEZ112-310815-  
COASTAL DOWNEAST-  
322 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 90 70 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-4) 57 (-7) 49 62  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (0) 86 (+18) 100 63  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 G18 S 9 G23  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 9 G21 S 9 G21 SW 11 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.52 0.06 0.02  
PRECIP DURATION 1 9 5 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2360 3640  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 SW 27  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50380 103330  
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD  
CWR 10 100 10 10  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...LOW.  
 
 
 
MEZ113-310815-  
BANGOR REGION-  
322 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 90 70 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-2) 59 (-13) 50 62  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+4) 89 (+33) 99 57  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 5 SW 9 G21  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 SE 8 G17 S 8 G18 SW 10 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.62 0.07 0.03  
PRECIP DURATION 3 11 6 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2610 4870  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 15 SW 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46260 122080  
DISPERSION FAIR EXCELLENT  
CWR 30 100 20 10  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...LOW.  
 
 
 
MEZ114-310815-  
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-  
322 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 90 70 40  
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 49 (-4) 58 (-10) 49 63  
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+1) 87 (+21) 100 63  
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 G20 SW 9 G23  
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 5 G17 SE 9 G23 S 9 G23 SW 11 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.58 0.05 0.02  
PRECIP DURATION 2 10 4 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 9 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 PM  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2550 3810  
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 17 SW 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50830 90720  
DISPERSION GOOD VERY GOOD  
CWR 30 100 10 10  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...LOW.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
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