491  
FNUS51 KGYX 202201  
FWFGYX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
500 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
***THIS PRODUCT IS CURRENTLY AUTOMATED AND WILL NOT BE UPDATED  
WITH REGULAR FORECAST UPDATES. IT SHOULD BE USED FOR PLANNING  
PURPOSES ONLY. IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION,  
PLEASE CONTACT THE NWS OFFICE IN GRAY, MAINE***.  
 
MEZ104-210900-  
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FARMINGTON, RUMFORD, BETHEL, EUSTIS,  
JACKMAN, AND CARRABASSETT VALLEY  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 10 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 10 (-1) 22 (+2) -2 12  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (-3) 62 (-6) 83 50  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 12 G31 NW 14 G33  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 5 G18 NW 14 G34 NW 16 G36 NW 12 G27  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 2 2 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3160 3240  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 24 NW 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66360 68040  
CWR 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
MEZ107-210900-  
KENNEBEC RIVER VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WATERVILLE, SKOWHEGAN, AUBURN,  
LEWISTON, LIBERTY, AND LIVERMORE  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 17 (-2) 27 (+2) 6 16  
RH % (24H TREND) 89 (+12) 58 (-6) 75 46  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) N 12 G27 NW 11 G23  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 10 G21 NW 13 G26 NW 12 G25 NW 11 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3160 3670  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 23 N 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63200 73400  
CWR 10 10 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
MEZ109-210900-  
LAKES REGION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANFORD, NORTH WINDHAM, GRAY,  
NEW GLOUCESER, FRYEBURG, SOUTH PARIS, AND HIRAM  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (-4) 29 (+3) 4 18  
RH % (24H TREND) 82 (+5) 49 (-14) 64 39  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 11 G25 NW 11 G23  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 10 G23 NW 13 G25 NW 12 G26 NW 11 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 9 AM  
PRECIP END 6 AM 3 PM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3610 3550  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 21 N 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64980 60350  
CWR 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
MEZ110-210900-  
BEACHES AND CASCO BAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KITTERY, YORK, KENNEBUNK, SCARBOROUGH,  
PORTLAND, YARMOUTH, FREEPORT, BRUNSWICK, TOPSHAM,  
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, AND DAMARISCOTTA  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 18 (-5) 30 (+1) 7 20  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+17) 50 (-11) 72 39  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 12 G28 NW 11 G21  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 12 G27 NW 13 G26 NW 12 G25 NW 11 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 6 AM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3540 3780  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 23 N 21  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70800 68040  
CWR 10 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
MEZ111-210900-  
MID-COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDOBORO, ROCKLAND, CAMDEN,  
LINCOLNVILLE, BELFAST, SEARSPORT, ISLESBORO, AND VINALHAVEN  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 40 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 17 (-4) 29 (+2) 7 20  
RH % (24H TREND) 95 (+18) 65 (+5) 82 43  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) N 14 G33 NW 12 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 12 G27 NW 13 G29 NW 12 G28 NW 12 G25  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.03 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 6 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 PM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3020 3780  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 25 N 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66440 75600  
CWR 40 40 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ021-210900-  
COOS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,  
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, AND LANCASTER  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 50 30 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 8 (-1) 20 (0) -3 10  
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (-5) 63 (-12) 87 52  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 12 G33 NW 13 G35  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) LGT/VAR NW 14 G37 NW 16 G40 NW 12 G31  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 5 AM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 2 2 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3230 3370  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 NW 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61370 64030  
CWR 10 10 10 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ022-210900-  
WHITE MOUNTIANS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLN, LITTLETON, THORNTON,  
WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON, NORTH CONWAY, CONWAY,  
AND CRAWFORD NOTCH  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 20 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 11 (-3) 24 (+1) 0 14  
RH % (24H TREND) 94 (0) 56 (-16) 79 46  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 12 G31 NW 14 G34  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 5 G18 NW 14 G36 NW 16 G37 NW 11 G28  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 3 AM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 2 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3540 3430  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 23 NW 21  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 70800 61740  
CWR 10 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ023-210900-  
CENTRAL LAKES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEBANON, PLYMOUTH, LACONIA, WOLFEBORO,  
ALTON, AND OSSIPEE  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 16 (-5) 27 (+2) 4 16  
RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+8) 51 (-13) 68 43  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 12 G26 NW 13 G29  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 9 G23 NW 14 G31 NW 14 G33 NW 11 G24  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2 1  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 PM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 4  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3560 3290  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 25 NW 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 78320 62510  
CWR 10 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ024-210900-  
LAKE SUNAPEE AND MONADNOCKS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, KEENE, AND JAFFREY  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 18 (-5) 27 (0) 3 17  
RH % (24H TREND) 93 (+11) 50 (-19) 71 40  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 12 G25 NW 11 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) NE 8 G20 NW 13 G27 NW 12 G26 NW 10 G21  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 6 AM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3 4  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3680 3420  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 28 NW 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 88320 68400  
CWR 10 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ025-210900-  
MERRIMACK VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER, NASHUA, WEARE, AND DERRY  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 20 (-5) 29 (0) 7 18  
RH % (24H TREND) 85 (+9) 50 (-6) 62 39  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 12 G24 NW 12 G25  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 11 G24 NW 13 G26 NW 13 G26 NW 11 G23  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 2  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 5 AM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 4  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3540 3480  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 26 NW 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 81420 66120  
CWR 10 0 0 0  
KBDI <200 <200 <200 <200  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
NHZ026-210900-  
SEACOAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, HAMPTON, AND EXETER  
501 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW SHOWERS NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 0  
TEMP (24H TREND) 21 (-6) 30 (-1) 9 18  
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+13) 49 (-10) 63 41  
20FTWND - AM(MPH) NW 10 G21 NW 9 G19  
20FTWND - PM(MPH) N 12 G28 NW 12 G25 NW 11 G24 NW 9 G19  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION 3  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM  
PRECIP END 6 AM  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 2 3 3 3  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3780 3760  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 22 NW 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 71820 56400  
CWR 30 0 0 0  
KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 301-400  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 1. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 MPH.    
MONDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES MODERATE.    
MONDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT AS  
COLD. LOWS AROUND 12. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
LOWS AROUND 14. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES HIGH.  
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.  
 
 
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