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FNUS51 KCAR 181756
FWFCAR
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1255 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
DISCUSSION
***AUTOMATED FOR THE WINTER SEASON. DISCUSSION RETURNS NEXT
SPRING****
MEZ101-190900-
QUEBEC-MAINE BORDERLANDS-
1255 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 100 80 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 4 4 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (+19) 51 (+16) 12 24
RH % (24H TREND) 98 (+3) 79 (+20) 93 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 11 G26 W 13 G36
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 8 G20 S 13 G29 SW 11 G26 W 7 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.35 0.22 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 8 5 0
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2150 3360
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 27 W 38
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 95130 157320
DISPERSION VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 10
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ102-190900-
NORTH WOODS AND ST. JOHN VALLEY-
1255 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 100 90 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 4 4 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (+16) 52 (+17) 13 25
RH % (24H TREND) 99 (+5) 82 (+23) 96 49
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 11 G28 W 14 G36
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 9 G23 S 13 G30 SW 12 G28 W 7 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.39 0.25 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 0 8 6 0
PRECIP BEGIN 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2270 3650
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 27 W 39
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 113290 31490
DISPERSION VERY GOOD MARGINAL
CWR 100 100 20
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ103-190900-
EASTERN AROOSTOOK-
1255 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN SNOW SNOW
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 100 100 10
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 5 6 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (+18) 53 (+17) 15 27
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+9) 84 (+23) 99 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 13 G29 W 16 G39
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 12 G27 S 16 G34 SW 14 G34 W 9 G25
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.62 0.46 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 8 8 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 7 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2010 3990
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 29 W 36
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73820 164950
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 0 100 100 30
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ105-190900-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1255 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 100 70 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 6 5 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 29 (+13) 52 (+16) 15 28
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 83 (+25) 97 48
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 13 G34 W 16 G46
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 11 G32 S 16 G36 W 13 G35 W 7 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.93 0.33 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 9 5
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2400 3990
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 28 NW 40
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 100500 25210
DISPERSION VERY GOOD MARGINAL
CWR 30 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ106-190900-
CENTRAL MAINE NORTH OF BANGOR-
1255 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 100 90 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 10 10 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 30 (+14) 53 (+15) 18 31
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+12) 86 (+24) 98 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 11 G33 W 12 G33
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 8 G21 S 16 G40 SW 13 G35 W 6 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.79 0.36 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 9 6
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2040 4340
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 28 W 34
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66850 170830
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ108-190900-
INTERIOR DOWNEAST-
1255 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 100 90 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 15(LTD) 15(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 34 (+13) 54 (+13) 22 34
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+10) 92 (+27) 100 48
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 13 G34 W 12 G32
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 7 G20 S 19 G43 SW 14 G37 W 7 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.79 0.35 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 8 5
PRECIP BEGIN 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2000 4600
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 30 W 37
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65040 175710
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ112-190900-
COASTAL DOWNEAST-
1255 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 100 90 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 15(LTD) 15(LTD) 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (+10) 54 (+10) 22 38
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+15) 87 (+24) 99 44
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 14 G39 W 12 G32
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 7 G23 S 20 G48 SW 15 G46 W 7 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.50 0.24 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 8 5
PRECIP BEGIN 5 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 4 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1740 4650
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 36 W 37
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 73060 202290
DISPERSION GOOD EXCELLENT
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ113-190900-
BANGOR REGION-
1255 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 100 70 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 11 10 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (+13) 54 (+13) 20 33
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+8) 89 (+23) 97 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 15 G36 W 14 G32
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 8 G20 S 21 G43 SW 14 G37 W 7 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.79 0.24 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 9 2
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 2030 4580
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 29 W 36
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63160 7090
DISPERSION GOOD POOR
CWR 10 100 100 0
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
MEZ114-190900-
EASTERN PENOBSCOT BAY COAST-
1255 PM EST THU DEC 18 2025
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN SNOW NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 100 60 0
CHANCE OF THUNDER (%) 0(NONE) 14 14 0(NONE)
TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (+11) 54 (+10) 21 38
RH % (24H TREND) 100 (+15) 87 (+20) 99 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 16 G45 W 13 G32
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 9 G25 S 22 G48 SW 15 G48 W 7 G23
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.60 0.20 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 8 2
PRECIP BEGIN 4 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 1860 4640
TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 34 W 37
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 87200 38070
DISPERSION VERY GOOD FAIR
CWR 100 100 0
KBDI 201-300 <200 <200 <200
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 19.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COLDER. HIGHS AROUND 18. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 6. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 14.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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