Elevated Fire Danger Risk Continues For Maine

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Caribou ME

Issued by National Weather Service Gray ME

859 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2020

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Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-

Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-

Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-

Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-

Coastal Washington-Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-

Including the cities of Allagash, Clayton Lake, Madawaska,

Fort Kent, Frenchville, Presque Isle, Caribou, Van Buren,

Mars Hill, Baker Lake, Billy-Jack Depot, Baxter St Park,

Chamberlain Lake, Churchill Dam, Mount Katahdin, Millinocket,

East Millinocket, Patten, Medway, Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman,

Smyrna Mills, Greenville, Monson, Blanchard, Lincoln, Howland,

Springfield, Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst, Aurora,

Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Calais, Grand Lake Stream, Wesley,

Princeton, Ellsworth, Bar Harbor, Bucksport, Orland, Castine,

Eastport, Perry, Machias, Cherryfield, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo,

Guilford, Danforth, Vanceboro, and Topsfield

859 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2020

...Elevated Fire Weather Danger Today...

A very dry air mass and breezy conditions will combine with dead

and dry fuels such as grass, leaves, and twigs to create the

potential for uncontrolled fire spread across northern and eastern

Maine today. Relative humidity values will decrease towards 30 to

40 percent. At the same time, southwest winds between 10 and 15

mph with gusts over 20 mph will continue to dry fuels and increase

fire spread potential.

Extra caution should be taken to prevent wildfires. You should

check with your local fire department or forestry office before

doing any burning. Please remember that a burn permit is required

for all burning. Never leave an open fire unattended and always

extinguish campfires completely before leaving.

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