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FXUS61 KCAR 210939
AFDCAR
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
539 AM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
- DECREASED CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
- DECREASED CHANCES OF BEACH EROSION.
KEY MESSAGES
1) GENERALLY DRY WEATHER TODAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...GENERALLY DRY WEATHER TODAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...
1030MB RIDGE AXIS LOCATED ACRS SRN QUEBEC WILL KEEP A PERIOD OF
DRY WEATHER OVER THE REGION THRU THE END OF THE WEEK UNDER
EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS. THE NEXT DRY COLD FRONT MOVING THRU THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT CURRENTLY DRAPED OVER NWRN ONTARIO WHILE A
NOREASTER SPINS OFF OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. THE SYSTEM WILL
EXIT TO THE EAST THU AND THU NIGHT. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO TREND
DRIER FOR THE COLD FRONT FOR THE END OF THE WEEK, SO NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
AVIATION /09Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
TODAY...VFR. VARIABLE WINDS.
TONIGHT...VFR, THOUGH CANNOT RULE OUT PATCHY VALLEY FOG AT PQI
AND HUL. LIGHT AND VRB WINDS.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY: VFR. N/NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KTS.
FRIDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY: VFR. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MARINE
WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW SCA LEVELS OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS, HOWEVER NE WINDS REMAIN ABOVE 25KTS OVER THE OUTER
WATERS WITH SEAS BETWEEN 5-7FT THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS INCREASE
TOWARD GALE FORCE LATE THU AFTERNOON.
INCREASED CONFIDENCE OF N GALE-FORCE WINDS OVER THE COASTAL AND
OCEAN WATERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WHERE A
GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SCA CONDITIONS LIKELY ON THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERS FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD. SEAS PEAK AT 4 TO
6 FT ON THE COASTAL WATERS AND 6 TO 9 FT ON THE OUTER WATERS
EARLY FRIDAY. BELOW SCA CONDITIONS ON THE COASTAL AND
INTRACOASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ANZ050-051-080-081.
DISCUSSION...21/JMM
AVIATION...21/JMM
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