198 FNUS51 KCAR 180556 FWFCAR Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 155 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 .DISCUSSION... High pressure moves into the region today with cooler temperatures, much drier conditions and sunny skies. Northwest winds will be gusty 10-20mph with higher gusts on the hillsides and mountain tops. High pressure remains on Saturday with partly to mostly sunny skies and light southwest winds. MEZ101-182000- Quebec-Maine Borderlands- 156 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 2 0(None) 1 Temp (24h trend) 72 (-12) 50 (-4) 76 RH % (24h trend) 39 (-22) 99 (-1) 43 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 9 G21 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 9 G19 W 5 G17 SW 7 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6380 6940 Transport wnd (kts) NW 19 SW 19 Vent rate (kt-ft) 143700 141710 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 0 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ102-182000- North Woods and St. John Valley- 156 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 2 0(None) 2 Temp (24h trend) 74 (-12) 49 (-8) 78 RH % (24h trend) 38 (-23) 96 (-4) 42 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 10 G23 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 9 G22 W 5 G17 SW 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6420 7370 Transport wnd (kts) NW 18 W 17 Vent rate (kt-ft) 137360 151320 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 0 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ103-182000- Eastern Aroostook- 156 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 1 0(None) 0 Temp (24h trend) 74 (-12) 51 (-9) 78 RH % (24h trend) 38 (-25) 97 (+1) 42 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 13 G28 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 11 G27 W 5 G18 SW 7 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6390 8020 Transport wnd (kts) NW 19 SW 17 Vent rate (kt-ft) 133390 149230 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 0 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ105-182000- Central Highlands- 156 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip type None None Showers Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0(None) 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 75 (-8) 51 (-7) 79 RH % (24h trend) 39 (-30) 93 (-5) 41 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 13 G31 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 11 G25 NW 6 G19 SW 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5950 8190 Transport wnd (kts) NW 17 SW 14 Vent rate (kt-ft) 122170 145370 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 0 0 KBDI <200 <200 <200 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ106-182000- Central Maine North of Bangor- 156 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 77 (-8) 53 (-11) 81 RH % (24h trend) 37 (-31) 93 (-3) 39 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 11 G25 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 9 G22 Lgt/Var SW 6 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)6080 8560 Transport wnd (kts) NW 18 SW 15 Vent rate (kt-ft) 127040 151740 Dispersion Excellent Excellent CWR 0 0 0 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ108-182000- Interior Downeast- 156 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Clear Mclear Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 3 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 79 (-2) 54 (-11) 81 RH % (24h trend) 37 (-44) 86 (-13) 42 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 10 G26 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 10 G23 Lgt/Var SW 7 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5210 8180 Transport wnd (kts) NW 19 SW 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 108570 117690 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 0 0 0 KBDI 301-400 301-400 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ112-182000- Coastal Downeast- 156 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Clear Mclear Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 3 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 81 (+7) 54 (-10) 81 RH % (24h trend) 36 (-50) 86 (-14) 43 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 9 G23 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 9 G23 Lgt/Var SW 7 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)4860 6020 Transport wnd (kts) NW 18 SW 12 Vent rate (kt-ft) 108550 89230 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 0 0 0 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ113-182000- Bangor Region- 156 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Clear Mclear Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 78 (-6) 54 (-10) 81 RH % (24h trend) 38 (-35) 90 (-5) 41 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 14 G28 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 12 G24 NW 5 G18 SW 8 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5800 8300 Transport wnd (kts) NW 17 SW 13 Vent rate (kt-ft) 105790 112650 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 0 0 0 KBDI 201-300 201-300 201-300 Remarks...None. $$ MEZ114-182000- Eastern Penobscot Bay Coast- 156 AM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Today Tonight Sat Cloud cover Mclear Clear Mclear Precip type None None None Chance precip (%) 0 0 0 Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 Temp (24h trend) 81 (+4) 55 (-10) 81 RH % (24h trend) 37 (-52) 87 (-12) 44 20ftWnd-val/AM(mph) NW 12 G26 Lgt/Var 20ftWnd-rdg/PM(mph) NW 10 G23 NW 5 SW 8 Precip amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip duration Precip begin Precip end Mixing hgt(ft-AGL/MSL)5280 6600 Transport wnd (kts) NW 18 SW 10 Vent rate (kt-ft) 102360 88780 Dispersion Very Good Very Good CWR 0 0 0 KBDI 201-300 201-300 301-400 Remarks...None. $$ .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal. $$