971 FNUS51 KCAR 121923 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 323 PM EDT Fri May 12 2017 .DISCUSSION... High pressure will build across the region through Saturday with dry weather and light winds. A widespread soaking rain is expected to overspread the region Sunday and continue into Monday. MEZ001-002-130915- Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook- Including the cities of Allagash, Clayton Lake, Madawaska, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Presque Isle, Caribou, Van Buren, and Mars Hill 323 PM EDT Fri May 12 2017 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover MClear MClear PCldy MCldy Precip Type None None Rain Rain Precip Chc (%) 0 0 20 80 Min/Max Temp 38 66 41 54 Max/Min RH % 100 33 87 63 20FtWnd/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var 20FtWnd/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 SE 5 E 6 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.21 Precip Duration 0 7 Precip Begin 2 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 6860 4000 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 9 E 15 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 63970 58780 Dispersion Good Good CWR 0 0 0 80 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 3 3 REMARKS...Low. $$ MEZ003>005-130915- Northern Somerset-Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot- Including the cities of Baker Lake, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park, Chamberlain Lake, Churchill Dam, Mount Katahdin, Millinocket, East Millinocket, Patten, and Medway 323 PM EDT Fri May 12 2017 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover MClear MClear MCldy Cloudy Precip Type None None Rain Rain Precip Chc (%) 0 0 40 90 Min/Max Temp 40 64 39 51 Max/Min RH % 100 35 89 70 20FtWnd/AM(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 20FtWnd/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 6 SE 5 E 8 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.43 Precip Duration 1 9 Precip Begin 10 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 6500 3280 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 9 E 16 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 57180 51800 Dispersion Good Good CWR 0 0 10 90 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 3 3 REMARKS...Low. $$ MEZ006-011-032-130915- Southeast Aroostook-Central Penobscot-Northern Washington- Including the cities of Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman, Smyrna Mills, Lincoln, Howland, Springfield, Danforth, Vanceboro, and Topsfield 323 PM EDT Fri May 12 2017 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover MClear MClear PCldy Cloudy Precip Type None None Rain Rain Precip Chc (%) 0 0 20 90 Min/Max Temp 37 66 39 53 Max/Min RH % 100 35 94 66 20FtWnd/AM(mph) Lgt/Var E 5 20FtWnd/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 8 G18 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.41 Precip Duration 1 7 Precip Begin 1 AM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 6870 3910 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 7 E 22 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 49410 86050 Dispersion Fair Very Good CWR 0 0 0 90 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 3 3 REMARKS...Low. $$ MEZ016-017-130915- Interior Hancock-Central Washington- Including the cities of Amherst, Aurora, Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Orland, Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley, Perry, and Princeton 323 PM EDT Fri May 12 2017 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover MClear MClear PCldy Cloudy Precip Type None None Rain Rain Precip Chc (%) 0 0 30 90 Min/Max Temp 38 63 39 49 Max/Min RH % 100 42 97 75 20FtWnd/AM(mph) Lgt/Var E 7 G19 20FtWnd/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 S 5 E 11 G23 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.69 Precip Duration 1 9 Precip Begin 11 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 5980 3280 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 6 E 31 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 37160 103230 Dispersion Fair Very Good CWR 0 0 0 90 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 2 REMARKS...Low. $$ MEZ010-015-031-130915- Central Piscataquis-Southern Penobscot-Southern Piscataquis- Including the cities of Greenville, Monson, Blanchard, Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo, and Guilford 323 PM EDT Fri May 12 2017 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover PCldy PCldy MCldy Cloudy Precip Type None None Rain Rain Precip Chc (%) 0 0 50 90 Min/Max Temp 41 64 38 49 Max/Min RH % 100 39 90 78 20FtWnd/AM(mph) Lgt/Var E 6 20FtWnd/PM(mph) Lgt/Var SE 5 S 5 NE 10 G20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.72 Precip Duration 1 11 Precip Begin 9 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 6360 3040 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 8 E 24 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 52140 73730 Dispersion Good Good CWR 0 0 20 90 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 2 2 REMARKS...Low. $$ MEZ029-030-130915- Coastal Hancock-Coastal Washington- Including the cities of Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Castine, Eastport, Machias, and Cherryfield 323 PM EDT Fri May 12 2017 Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun Cloud Cover MClear MClear PCldy Cloudy Precip Type None None Rain Rain Precip Chc (%) 0 0 40 90 Min/Max Temp 39 56 39 48 Max/Min RH % 100 53 99 79 20FtWnd/AM(mph) Lgt/Var E 10 G23 20FtWnd/PM(mph) Lgt/Var S 5 Lgt/Var E 14 G27 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.02 1.00 Precip Duration 1 10 Precip Begin 10 PM Continuing Precip End Continuing Continuing Mixing Hgt(Ft-AGL) 4640 3000 Transport Wnd (kts) SE 7 E 37 Vent Rate (kt-ft) 32570 110950 Dispersion Marginal Very Good CWR 0 0 10 90 LAL 1 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 3 2 REMARKS...Low. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Rain. Highs around 50. North winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal. $$