815  
SXUS41 KGYX 051240  
RECGYX  
 
RECREATION FORECAST FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
NHZ006-009-052000-  
LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE-  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING  
TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. MOSTLY SUNNY. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WARMER WITH  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. WATER TEMPERATURE  
48 DEGREES.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH  
DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. WATER  
TEMPERATURE 48 DEGREES.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WAVES  
AROUND 1 FOOT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN  
RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT AS  
WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. WATER  
TEMPERATURE 48 DEGREES.  
 
ACCORDING TO THE USCG, WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 DEGREES,  
THE CHANCE OF IMMEDIATE INCAPACITATION DUE TO COLD SHOCK IS EXTREMELY  
HIGH, AND CHANCES OF SURVIVAL BECOME SEVERELY DIMINISHED EVEN WITH THE  
APPROPRIATE THERMAL PROTECTION.  
 
 
 
MEZ019-052000-  
SEBAGO LAKE IN SOUTHERN MAINE-  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR SEBAGO LAKE  
 
   
TODAY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WARMER WITH  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. WATER TEMPERATURE  
45 DEGREES.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN  
40 PERCENT. WATER TEMPERATURE 45 DEGREES.    
WEDNESDAY  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WAVES  
AROUND 1 FOOT. PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,  
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. WATER TEMPERATURE 45 DEGREES.  
 
ACCORDING TO THE USCG, WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 DEGREES,  
THE CHANCE OF IMMEDIATE INCAPACITATION DUE TO COLD SHOCK IS EXTREMELY  
HIGH, AND CHANCES OF SURVIVAL BECOME SEVERELY DIMINISHED EVEN WITH THE  
APPROPRIATE THERMAL PROTECTION.  
 
 
 
RECREATION REPORT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-052000-  
ELEVATIONS FROM 2500 FEET TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND  
THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS-  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET IN  
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS...  
   
TODAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF  
CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS  
LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE EVENING.  
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
60 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY  
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-052000-  
SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE-  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW  
HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...  
   
TODAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF  
CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS  
MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S...  
EXCEPT IN THE MID 50S AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS  
IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...  
EXCEPT WEST 45 TO 55 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY...RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S  
EXCEPT IN THE MID 40S AT  
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 55 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
NHZ011-015-052000-  
SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN-  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK  
MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN...  
   
TODAY  
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 45 MPH.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. LOWS  
IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND  
15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN  
30 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ024-052000-  
ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE-  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE  
 
   
TODAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND  
15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO  
25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ025-027-052000-  
ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE-  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE  
 
   
TODAY  
PARTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO  
SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 70 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ027-028-052000-  
ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE-  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE  
 
   
TODAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO  
25 MPH.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID  
50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 60 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ026-027-052000-  
OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND CRIEHAVEN-  
840 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...FORECAST FOR THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND  
CRIEHAVEN...  
   
TODAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO  
30 MPH.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO  
30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.  
 
 
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