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FXUS61 KGYX 210012
AFDGYX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
712 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
A STORM SYSTEM MAY APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/
NO UPDATE TO PUBLIC FCST JUST RESENDING THE PRODUCT TO
DISCONTINUE THE SCA ALG THE BAYS
UPDATE;
COMPLETELY UPDATED FORECAST FOR TONIGHT TO REFLECT MOSTLY CLEAR
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND REMOVE ANY MENTION OF SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING SINCE IT IS MUCH TOO WARM. DRY SLOT
WITH MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHERN AREAS THIS EVENING MAY
GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO SOME SCATTERED SC LATER TNGT OVER SRN AREAS
OTHERWISE FURTHER N AND IN THE MTNS MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDS WILL
PREVAIL WITH SCT RAIN SHWRS.
SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY. UPSLOPE CLOUDS AND
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY
SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...SKIES WILL BE PARTLY/MOSTLY SUNNY ACROSS THE
REGION SATURDAY. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO THE EAST MONDAY...WITH MOISTURE
STARTING TO INCREASE LATER MONDAY AROUND EXITING HIGH PRESSURE.
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE MONDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS MONDAY
NIGHT.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/
UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS REGARDING LOW PRESSURE WHICH COULD LIFT
NORTH ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE
LOW SHOULD MOVE EAST WEDNESDAY...WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLY LINGERING
IN THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL
BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY/FRIDAY.
AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THRU SATURDAY EXCEPT AT LEB WHERE BRIEFLY
MVFR CIGS MAY OCCUR. OCNL MVFR CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS EARLY SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY INTO MONDAY. OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS
COULD DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TUESDAY DEPENDENT ON THE
TRACK OF THE COASTAL LOW. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN WEDNESDAY.
MARINE
UPDATE: HAVE DROPPED THE SCA AT 7PM FOR THE BAYS...NO OTHER
CHANGES AT THIS TIME.
PREV DISCUSSION;
A SCA REMAINS UP TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS FOLLOWING THE
FRONT. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 FT OVERNIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST
SEAS OFF THE MID MAINE COAST. WINDS/SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE THEN POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE COASTAL LOW.
GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...NONE.
NH...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY FOR ANZ150-152-
154.
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