FNUS51 KCAR 262101

FWFCAR



Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine

National Weather Service Caribou ME

500 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will remain across the region into Friday. A 

wetting rain is expected Friday night into Saturday.





MEZ101-270800-

Quebec-Maine Borderlands-

501 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          



Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        

Precip type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        

Chance precip (%)     0            0            70           80           

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            2            11           23(LTD)      

Temp (24h trend)      40 (0)       72 (+4)      48           60           

RH % (24h trend)      94 (0)       35 (-3)      95           67           

20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   SE  6        

20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  7        

Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.32         0.28         

Precip duration                                 6            10           

Precip begin                                    7 PM         Continuing   

Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing   

Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6320                      2200         

Transport wnd (kts)                S  4                      S 18         

Vent rate (kt-ft)                  42240                     51550        

Dispersion                         Fair                      Good         

CWR                   0            0            100          40           

KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         N/A          



Remarks...None.



$$



MEZ102-270800-

North Woods and St. John Valley-

501 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          



Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        

Precip type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        

Chance precip (%)     0            0            50           80           

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            1            10           23(LTD)      

Temp (24h trend)      40 (-2)      73 (+5)      48           61           

RH % (24h trend)      93 (+5)      34 (-4)      92           66           

20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   S  5         

20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  7        

Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.24         0.26         

Precip duration                                 4            9            

Precip begin                                    8 PM         Continuing   

Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing   

Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6470                      2370         

Transport wnd (kts)                SW  3                     S 17         

Vent rate (kt-ft)                  47860                     63110        

Dispersion                         Fair                      Good         

CWR                   0            0            90           50           

KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         N/A          



Remarks...None.



$$



MEZ103-270800-

Eastern Aroostook-

501 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          



Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        

Precip type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        

Chance precip (%)     0            0            50           70           

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0(None)      8            24(LTD)      

Temp (24h trend)      40 (-5)      73 (+5)      51           61           

RH % (24h trend)      97 (+14)     36 (-4)      87           65           

20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   S  6 G17     

20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  8 G18    

Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.14         0.21         

Precip duration                                 2            8            

Precip begin                                    10 PM        Continuing   

Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing   

Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6520                      2540         

Transport wnd (kts)                NW  4                     S 17         

Vent rate (kt-ft)                  45910                     63230        

Dispersion                         Fair                      Good         

CWR                   0            0            70           80           

KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200         



Remarks...None.



$$



MEZ105-270800-

Central Highlands-

501 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          



Cloud cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        

Precip type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        

Chance precip (%)     0            0            70           90           

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            2            11           26(ELEV)     

Temp (24h trend)      44 (-7)      74 (+6)      48           58           

RH % (24h trend)      84 (+11)     36 (-4)      95           77           

20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   SE  7 G17    

20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  7        

Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.35         0.71         

Precip duration                                 5            12           

Precip begin                                    8 PM         Continuing   

Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing   

Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6350                      2050         

Transport wnd (kts)                S  4                      S 17         

Vent rate (kt-ft)                  49740                     49470        

Dispersion                         Fair                      Fair         

CWR                   0            0            100          100          

KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         N/A          



Remarks...None.



$$



MEZ106-270800-

Central Maine North of Bangor-

501 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          



Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        

Precip type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        

Chance precip (%)     0            0            50           90           

Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0(None)      9            23(LTD)      

Temp (24h trend)      44 (-8)      76 (+6)      52           60           

RH % (24h trend)      94 (+18)     36 (-5)      94           71           

20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      

20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  6        

Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.15         0.61         

Precip duration                                 2            11           

Precip begin                                    10 PM        Continuing   

Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing   

Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6700                      2040         

Transport wnd (kts)                W  3                      SE 16        

Vent rate (kt-ft)                  32800                     40160        

Dispersion                         Marginal                  Fair         

CWR                   0            0            100          100          

KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         N/A          



Remarks...None.



$$



MEZ108-270800-

Interior Downeast-

501 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          



Cloud cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        

Precip type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        

Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           90           

Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      5            23(LTD)      

Temp (24h trend)      47 (-8)      77 (+5)      52           61           

RH % (24h trend)      90 (+16)     36 (-4)      94           70           

20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      

20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  7        

Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.09         0.64         

Precip duration                                 1            10           

Precip begin                                    12 AM        Continuing   

Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing   

Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6910                      1700         

Transport wnd (kts)                NW  4                     SE 17        

Vent rate (kt-ft)                  42390                     34470        

Dispersion                         Fair                      Marginal     

CWR                   0            0            80           100          

KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200         



Remarks...None.



$$



MEZ112-270800-

Coastal Downeast-

501 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          



Cloud cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        Mcldy        

Precip type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        

Chance precip (%)     0            0            30           90           

Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      4            23(LTD)      

Temp (24h trend)      47 (-8)      77 (+5)      50           62           

RH % (24h trend)      89 (+13)     36 (-7)      93           77           

20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var      

20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      SE  7 G18    

Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.07         0.69         

Precip duration                                 1            10           

Precip begin                                    1 AM         Continuing   

Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing   

Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             5840                      1360         

Transport wnd (kts)                W  5                      SE 17        

Vent rate (kt-ft)                  38890                     27470        

Dispersion                         Fair                      Marginal     

CWR                   0            0            50           100          

KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200         



Remarks...None.



$$



MEZ113-270800-

Bangor Region-

501 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          



Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        

Precip type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        

Chance precip (%)     0            0            50           90           

Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      7            21(LTD)      

Temp (24h trend)      49 (-8)      75 (+2)      52           60           

RH % (24h trend)      87 (+22)     37 (-3)      97           74           

20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   SE  6        

20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  7 G17    

Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.12         0.75         

Precip duration                                 1            11           

Precip begin                                    10 PM        Continuing   

Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing   

Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6550                      1900         

Transport wnd (kts)                S  4                      SE 16        

Vent rate (kt-ft)                  41700                     37380        

Dispersion                         Fair                      Fair         

CWR                   0            0            90           100          

KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         <200         



Remarks...None.



$$



MEZ114-270800-

Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast-

501 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          



Cloud cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        

Precip type           None         None         Showers      Tstms        

Chance precip (%)     0            0            40           90           

Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None)      0(None)      5            19(LTD)      

Temp (24h trend)      50 (-8)      77 (+5)      52           63           

RH % (24h trend)      85 (+16)     37 (-10)     97           78           

20ftWnd-val/AM(mph)                Lgt/Var                   SE  6 G17    

20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         Lgt/Var      SE  8 G18    

Precip amount         0.00         0.00         0.07         0.79         

Precip duration                                 1            10           

Precip begin                                    12 AM        Continuing   

Precip end                                      Continuing   Continuing   

Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)             6090                      1490         

Transport wnd (kts)                E  5                      SE 17        

Vent rate (kt-ft)                  30160                     27300        

Dispersion                         Marginal                  Marginal     

CWR                   0            0            50           100          

KBDI                  <200         <200         <200         N/A          



Remarks...None.



$$



.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 50s.

Southeast winds around 5 mph. 

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy fog.

Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast

winds around 5 mph. 

.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest

winds around 5 mph. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in

the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph. 

.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the

upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the

lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 

.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the

upper 70s. West winds around 10 mph. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows

in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 

.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the

mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph. 



.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...

Temperatures near normal.  Precipitation above normal.



$$

