670 FNUS51 KCAR 060758 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 358 AM EDT Sat May 6 2017 .DISCUSSION... Rain continues today with a Flood Watch in place over Hancock and Washington counties. A flood advisory continues for the northern lakes. Isolated thunderstorms are possible this evening...mostly in the Down East region. Sunday will be drier and warmer, but rain returns Sunday night into Monday. Dry weather finally returns late week. MEZ001-002-062115- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook- Including the cities of Allagash, Clayton Lake, Madawaska, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Presque Isle, Caribou, Van Buren, and Mars Hill 358 AM EDT Sat May 6 2017 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy MCldy Precip Type Rain Showers Showers Precip Chc (%) 100 80 50 Min/Max Temp 58 51 64 Max/Min RH % 91 98 54 20FtWnd/AM(mph) SE 8 S 10 G19 20FtWnd/PM(mph) SE 8 SE 8 S 11 G21 Precip Amount 0.44 0.26 0.06 Precip Duration 12 12 3 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 1580 0 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 15 S 12 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 24220 0 Dispersion Marginal Poor CWR 100 80 10 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 2 3 4 REMARKS...Low. $$ MEZ003>005-062115- Northern Somerset-Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot- Including the cities of Baker Lake, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Chamberlain Lake, Churchill Dam, Mount Katahdin, Millinocket, East Millinocket, Patten, and Medway 358 AM EDT Sat May 6 2017 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy MCldy Precip Type Rain Showers Showers Precip Chc (%) 90 70 40 Min/Max Temp 58 49 63 Max/Min RH % 89 99 54 20FtWnd/AM(mph) SE 7 S 9 G19 20FtWnd/PM(mph) SE 8 SE 8 SE 10 G20 Precip Amount 0.32 0.16 0.04 Precip Duration 11 8 2 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 1910 0 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 13 S 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 24770 0 Dispersion Marginal Poor CWR 90 50 10 LAL 1 3 1 Haines Index 2 3 4 REMARKS...Low. $$ MEZ006-011-032-062115- Southeast Aroostook-Central Penobscot-Northern Washington- Including the cities of Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman, Smyrna Mills, Lincoln, Howland, Springfield, Danforth, Vanceboro, and Topsfield 358 AM EDT Sat May 6 2017 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy MCldy Precip Type Rain Tstms Showers Precip Chc (%) 100 100 40 Min/Max Temp 59 52 65 Max/Min RH % 93 99 55 20FtWnd/AM(mph) SE 7 S 8 G17 20FtWnd/PM(mph) SE 9 SE 8 S 8 G18 Precip Amount 0.90 0.51 0.05 Precip Duration 12 12 2 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 2490 0 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 16 S 13 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 40280 0 Dispersion Fair Poor CWR 100 100 10 LAL 1 3 1 Haines Index 2 3 4 REMARKS...Low. $$ MEZ016-017-062115- Interior Hancock-Central Washington- Including the cities of Amherst, Aurora, Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Orland, Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Perry, and Princeton 358 AM EDT Sat May 6 2017 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy MCldy Precip Type Rain Tstms Showers Precip Chc (%) 100 100 40 Min/Max Temp 57 49 62 Max/Min RH % 94 100 59 20FtWnd/AM(mph) SE 8 S 8 20FtWnd/PM(mph) S 10 G17 SE 10 G20 S 9 G18 Precip Amount 1.45 0.71 0.05 Precip Duration 12 11 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 2490 0 Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 S 11 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 48190 0 Dispersion Fair Poor CWR 100 100 10 LAL 1 3 1 Haines Index 2 2 3 REMARKS...Low. $$ MEZ010-015-031-062115- Central Piscataquis-Southern Penobscot-Southern Piscataquis- Including the cities of Greenville, Monson, Blanchard, Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, and Guilford 358 AM EDT Sat May 6 2017 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy MCldy Precip Type Rain Showers Showers Precip Chc (%) 100 90 40 Min/Max Temp 58 48 63 Max/Min RH % 92 100 57 20FtWnd/AM(mph) SE 6 S 8 20FtWnd/PM(mph) SE 8 SE 7 SE 9 G17 Precip Amount 0.54 0.24 0.03 Precip Duration 12 8 2 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 2220 0 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 11 S 10 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 24350 0 Dispersion Marginal Poor CWR 100 80 10 LAL 1 3 1 Haines Index 2 2 3 REMARKS...Low. $$ MEZ029-030-062115- Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield 358 AM EDT Sat May 6 2017 Today Tonight Sun Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy MCldy Precip Type Rain Tstms Showers Precip Chc (%) 100 100 40 Min/Max Temp 54 46 58 Max/Min RH % 95 100 66 20FtWnd/AM(mph) S 11 G21 S 9 20FtWnd/PM(mph) S 12 G22 SE 13 G24 S 9 G17 Precip Amount 1.44 0.64 0.04 Precip Duration 12 10 1 Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 2100 0 Transport Wnd (kts) S 27 S 5 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 55540 0 Dispersion Good Poor CWR 100 100 10 LAL 1 3 1 Haines Index 2 2 4 REMARKS...Low. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows around 40. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 50s. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows around 40. North winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures below normal. Precipitation below normal. $$