####018014257#### FNUS51 KCAR 240717 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 .DISCUSSION... Rain will move into the area today. The rain will chance to a brief period of snow over the north late this afternoon before precipitation tapers off this evening. Total rain amounts across the area will range from a tenth of an inch Downeast to around a third of an inch across the north. Snow accumulations up to a inch are possible over the north. Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be mostly sunny and dry with highs Thursday in the 40s, Friday in the 50s, and Saturday in the low 60s inland. MEZ101-242030- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Snow Snow Snow Showers Chance precip (%) 90 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 44 (-19) 15 (-22) 43 RH % (24h trend) 60 (+40) 73 (-10) 28 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 NW 10 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 9 G18 NW 10 G20 NW 9 G21 Precip amount 0.37 0.05 0.00 Precip duration 10 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 8 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3390 5720 Transport wnd (kts) NW 16 NW 21 Vent rate (kt-ft) 66800 128870 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-242030- North Woods and St. John Valley- 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Snow Snow Snow Showers Chance precip (%) 90 40 0 Temp (24h trend) 45 (-16) 15 (-21) 43 RH % (24h trend) 61 (+37) 77 (0) 27 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 NW 12 G25 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 7 G23 NW 11 G25 NW 11 G23 Precip amount 0.34 0.07 0.00 Precip duration 10 1 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 9 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3810 5910 Transport wnd (kts) SW 12 NW 22 Vent rate (kt-ft) 76520 148030 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-242030- Eastern Aroostook- 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Snow Snow Snow Showers Chance precip (%) 90 70 0 Temp (24h trend) 48 (-11) 18 (-16) 45 RH % (24h trend) 58 (+30) 80 (+5) 28 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 7 G18 NW 13 G29 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 G20 NW 12 G26 NW 12 G27 Precip amount 0.24 0.11 0.00 Precip duration 6 1 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 10 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4230 6180 Transport wnd (kts) SW 18 NW 24 Vent rate (kt-ft) 101130 165000 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 100 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-242030- Central Highlands- 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Showers Snow None Chance precip (%) 90 30 0 Temp (24h trend) 48 (-10) 18 (-16) 46 RH % (24h trend) 57 (+30) 81 (0) 24 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 NW 12 G29 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 7 G26 NW 13 G29 NW 11 G26 Precip amount 0.20 0.06 0.00 Precip duration 8 0 Precip begin 6 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 8 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4490 6530 Transport wnd (kts) SW 14 NW 21 Vent rate (kt-ft) 78970 139920 Dispersion Good Excellent CWR 90 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 4 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-242030- Central Maine North of Bangor- 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Rain Snow None Chance precip (%) 80 50 0 Temp (24h trend) 51 (-6) 20 (-12) 49 RH % (24h trend) 57 (+26) 84 (-5) 24 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 5 NW 10 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 NW 10 G22 NW 10 G23 Precip amount 0.12 0.06 0.00 Precip duration 5 1 Precip begin 7 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 9 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4850 6910 Transport wnd (kts) SW 21 NW 22 Vent rate (kt-ft) 117550 169050 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 90 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-242030- Interior Downeast- 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Precip type Rain Rain None Chance precip (%) 70 40 0 Temp (24h trend) 51 (-2) 22 (-11) 49 RH % (24h trend) 55 (+15) 89 (-6) 24 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 NW 10 G21 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 7 NW 8 G20 NW 10 G21 Precip amount 0.06 0.04 0.00 Precip duration 3 0 Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 9 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5130 7150 Transport wnd (kts) SW 21 NW 23 Vent rate (kt-ft) 119690 171430 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 50 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-242030- Coastal Downeast- 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Precip type Rain Rain None Chance precip (%) 60 40 0 Temp (24h trend) 50 (+1) 23 (-12) 50 RH % (24h trend) 58 (+15) 90 (-2) 26 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 7 NW 11 G23 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) S 8 G18 NW 9 G23 NW 10 G22 Precip amount 0.05 0.03 0.00 Precip duration 2 1 Precip begin 12 PM Continuing Precip end Continuing 9 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5020 7080 Transport wnd (kts) W 21 NW 23 Vent rate (kt-ft) 122090 171050 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 40 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-242030- Bangor Region- 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Precip type Rain Rain None Chance precip (%) 80 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 51 (-5) 22 (-12) 50 RH % (24h trend) 62 (+26) 80 (-10) 23 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 6 NW 10 G22 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 6 G17 NW 11 G26 NW 10 G22 Precip amount 0.09 0.04 0.00 Precip duration 5 0 Precip begin 8 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 7 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4890 7170 Transport wnd (kts) W 19 NW 21 Vent rate (kt-ft) 111690 168040 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 80 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 4 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-242030- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 317 AM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Today Tonight Thu Cloud cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Precip type Rain Rain None Chance precip (%) 60 20 0 Temp (24h trend) 49 (-3) 22 (-13) 50 RH % (24h trend) 64 (+13) 85 (-7) 25 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) S 8 G20 NW 11 G25 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) SW 8 G20 NW 11 G30 NW 10 G23 Precip amount 0.06 0.03 0.00 Precip duration 2 0 Precip begin 11 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing 7 PM Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4980 7290 Transport wnd (kts) W 21 NW 22 Vent rate (kt-ft) 106220 167560 Dispersion Very Good Excellent CWR 50 0 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 4 5 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$