539  
FNUS71 KCAR 111303  
FWSCAR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NEWCOMB POINT RX...MAINE FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
903 AM EDT SAT OCT 11 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON OCTOBER 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT NWS CARIBOU AT 207-492-0166 WITH ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY, WITH OVERALL WESTERLY  
WIND DIRECTION. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE MORNING AS THE MORNING  
INVERSION BREAKS, AROUND 10 A.M. GUSTS COULD REACH 15 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOME EASTERLY AT  
ABOUT 10 MPH FOR SUNDAY.  
 
WEATHER COVERAGE ABBREVIATIONS... SCH=SLIGHT CHANCE, ISO=ISOLATED,  
CHC=CHANCE, SCT=SCATTERED, LKY=LIKELY, NUM=NUMEROUS,  
DEF=DEFINITE, WID=WIDESPREAD, OCL=OCCASIONAL, PDS=PERIODS,  
ARS=AREAS, PTY=PATCHY  
 
WEATHER TYPE ABBREVIATIONS... DYT=DRY THUNDERSTORMS, TSM=THUNDERSTORMS,  
SN=SNOW, RN=RAIN, SW=SNOW SHOWERS, RW=RAIN SHOWERS,  
DZL=DRIZZLE, FZR=FREEZING RAIN, FZD=FREEZING DRIZZLE, SLT=SLEET,  
FZF=FREEZING FOG, IFG=ICE FOG, HAZ=HAZE, BSN=BLOWING SNOW,  
SMK=SMOKE, FST=FROST, FZS=FREEZING SPRAY, RS=RAIN/SNOW,  
DZF=DRIZZLE/FOG, SNF=SNOW/FOG, RNF=RAIN/FOG,  
ZRS=FREEZING RAIN/SNOW  
 
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS... NA=NOT AVAILABLE, M=MISSING  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND CHILL..........44.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (41600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................6 INCREASING TO 16 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 32 TO 39 LATE IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO 49 TO 52 LATE IN THE MORNING  
DECREASING TO 31 DECREASING TO 12 LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 2 2 2 2 3 4 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............57 60 63 63 65 63 63 60  
RH..............62 55 50 50 46 52 54 60  
WIND CHILL (F)..57 60 63 63 65 63 63 60  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW W W W SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.4GUSTY 2.9 3.5 3.6 3.3 2.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 13 14 13 12 10 9  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2  
ADI.............39 49 51 49 49 52 31 12  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..23 29 32 42 40 33 24 6  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND CHILL..........42.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............6.  
ADI.................3 TO 12.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........8 12 15 15 14 16 20 19 22 28 32 27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 53 50 49 47 47 46 44 44 44 43 44  
RH..............72 80 93 93 100 96 96 100 100 100 100 96  
WIND CHILL (F)..56 53 50 49 47 47 46 44 44 44 43 42  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW W W W NW N N N NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W NW N NE E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 6 6 6 5 8 9 10 13 15  
LVORI...........3 5 6 6 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 7  
ADI.............12 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND CHILL..........41.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO 6 MPH.  
WIND SHIFT..........  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (42400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............8 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
ADI.................6 TO 9 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........35 42 34 33 41 48 52 55 59 64 68 73  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............44 45 49 54 57 59 60 60 61 60 59 58  
RH..............100 96 93 83 75 67 62 60 56 55 55 57  
WIND CHILL (F)..41 42 46 54 57 59 60 60 61 60 59 58  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.8 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 15 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 16 15  
LVORI...........9 6 M M M M M M M M M M  
ADI.............6 9 M M M M M M M M M M  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 5 13 30 39 42 42 41 40 34 25 18  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...LF  
REQUESTED BY...SGT. BRIAN GETCHELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2523399.0/CAR  
.DELDT 10/11/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.J.GETCHELL@MAINE.GOV  
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