068 FNUS51 KCAR 220902 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 502 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 .DISCUSSION... Winds will remain gusty through this afternoon. Another winter storm will impact the area late tonight through Saturday night, bringing moderate to heavy snowfall over most of the forecast area and moderate to heavy rainfall along the coast, and a return of gusty winds. MEZ101-222100- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 502 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip type Snow Showers Snow Snow Chance precip (%) 10 10 90 Temp (24h trend) 20 (-7) 7 (+1) 24 RH % (24h trend) 43 (-35) 80 (-9) 51 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 16 G34 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 15 G29 W 9 G25 E 5 Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.36 Precip duration 0 0 9 Precip begin 6 AM 2 AM Continuing Precip end 7 AM Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2430 210 Transport wnd (kts) W 24 SE 6 Vent rate (kt-ft) 88380 21450 Dispersion Very Good Marginal CWR 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-222100- North Woods and St. John Valley- 502 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip type None Snow Snow Chance precip (%) 0 10 90 Temp (24h trend) 22 (-8) 6 (-2) 25 RH % (24h trend) 43 (-31) 79 (-6) 53 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 16 G33 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 15 G30 W 10 G25 E 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.42 Precip duration 0 8 Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)2880 660 Transport wnd (kts) W 27 SE 6 Vent rate (kt-ft) 87730 26660 Dispersion Very Good Marginal CWR 0 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-222100- Eastern Aroostook- 502 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mcldy Precip type None Snow Snow Chance precip (%) 0 10 100 Temp (24h trend) 25 (-9) 10 (-1) 27 RH % (24h trend) 39 (-33) 67 (-14) 52 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 15 G29 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 15 G29 W 10 G23 E 5 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.43 Precip duration 0 8 Precip begin 5 AM 7 AM Precip end 6 AM Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3200 440 Transport wnd (kts) W 28 E 5 Vent rate (kt-ft) 95730 4370 Dispersion Very Good Poor CWR 0 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 3 4 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-222100- Central Highlands- 502 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip type None Snow Snow Chance precip (%) 0 20 100 Temp (24h trend) 25 (0) 12 (+3) 28 RH % (24h trend) 35 (-27) 83 (+9) 58 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 17 G36 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 14 G30 W 9 G25 E 7 G17 Precip amount 0.00 0.03 0.67 Precip duration 1 10 Precip begin 1 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)3410 970 Transport wnd (kts) NW 24 E 7 Vent rate (kt-ft) 97770 21770 Dispersion Very Good Marginal CWR 0 20 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-222100- Central Maine North of Bangor- 502 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy Precip type None Snow Snow Chance precip (%) 0 10 100 Temp (24h trend) 30 (0) 15 (+1) 36 RH % (24h trend) 33 (-31) 76 (+1) 56 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 13 G26 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 13 G23 W 8 G23 E 7 G18 Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.57 Precip duration 0 9 Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4000 1770 Transport wnd (kts) W 25 SE 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 132390 64370 Dispersion Excellent Good CWR 0 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-222100- Interior Downeast- 502 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Cloudy Precip type None Snow Snow Chance precip (%) 0 10 100 Temp (24h trend) 31 (+1) 18 (+1) 43 RH % (24h trend) 32 (-28) 77 (+8) 54 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 13 G26 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 13 G25 W 8 G23 SE 8 G20 Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.51 Precip duration 0 10 Precip begin 5 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4500 2570 Transport wnd (kts) W 29 S 27 Vent rate (kt-ft) 142350 89560 Dispersion Excellent Very Good CWR 0 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-222100- Coastal Downeast- 502 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Pcldy Cloudy Precip type None Snow Snow Chance precip (%) 0 10 100 Temp (24h trend) 33 (+1) 19 (0) 44 RH % (24h trend) 31 (-22) 72 (+11) 50 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 15 G32 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 14 G27 W 9 G25 SE 9 G25 Precip amount 0.00 0.01 0.47 Precip duration 0 10 Precip begin 5 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4720 2940 Transport wnd (kts) W 30 S 38 Vent rate (kt-ft) 154470 147780 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 0 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-222100- Bangor Region- 502 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Cloudy Precip type None Snow Snow Chance precip (%) 0 20 100 Temp (24h trend) 31 (+1) 18 (+2) 38 RH % (24h trend) 31 (-31) 85 (+14) 56 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 13 G25 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 12 G23 W 7 G18 E 7 G18 Precip amount 0.00 0.03 0.63 Precip duration 1 10 Precip begin 2 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4210 2270 Transport wnd (kts) W 27 S 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 127510 68460 Dispersion Excellent Good CWR 0 10 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 4 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-222100- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 502 AM EDT Fri Mar 22 2024 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mcldy Cloudy Precip type None Snow Snow Chance precip (%) 0 20 100 Temp (24h trend) 33 (+2) 20 (+1) 43 RH % (24h trend) 31 (-23) 83 (+18) 52 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) W 15 G34 E 5 G17 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) W 13 G29 NW 8 G25 SE 10 G29 Precip amount 0.00 0.03 0.64 Precip duration 0 10 Precip begin 3 AM Continuing Precip end Continuing Continuing Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4690 3130 Transport wnd (kts) W 26 S 33 Vent rate (kt-ft) 139380 151430 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 0 10 100 LAL 1 1 1 Haines Index 4 3 2 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Snow with freezing rain likely. Patchy fog and blowing snow. Lows around 19. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 15 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 12. North winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds around 15 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 16. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Northeast winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the mid 20s. East winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs in the upper 30s. East winds around 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal. $$