681  
SXUS41 KGYX 200640  
RECGYX  
 
RECREATION FORECAST FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
NHZ006-009-202000-  
LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE-  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. WATER TEMPERATURE 54 DEGREES.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE...AND 3 TO 5 FEET AT  
THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COOLER. LESS HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. WATER TEMPERATURE 54 DEGREES.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FEET. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN CLEARING.  
MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WATER TEMPERATURE  
54 DEGREES.  
 
ACCORDING TO THE USCG, WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 60 DEGREES,  
THE AVERAGE SUBMERGED PERSON COULD LOSE DEXTERITY WITHIN MINUTES AND  
BE UNABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SIMPLE TASKS LIKE BUCKLING A LIFE JACKET OR  
OPERATING A RADIO.  
 

 
 
MEZ019-202000-  
SEBAGO LAKE IN SOUTHERN MAINE-  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR SEBAGO LAKE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FEET. MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.  
WATER TEMPERATURE 54 DEGREES.    
TONIGHT
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH  
DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET.  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH  
COOLER. LESS HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WATER TEMPERATURE  
54 DEGREES.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. WAVES AROUND 2 FEET.  
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN CLEARING. NOT AS WARM WITH HIGHS  
IN THE MID 60S. WATER TEMPERATURE 54 DEGREES.  
 
ACCORDING TO THE USCG, WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 60 DEGREES,  
THE AVERAGE SUBMERGED PERSON COULD LOSE DEXTERITY WITHIN MINUTES AND  
BE UNABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SIMPLE TASKS LIKE BUCKLING A LIFE JACKET OR  
OPERATING A RADIO.  
 

 
 
RECREATION REPORT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-202000-  
ELEVATIONS FROM 2500 FEET TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND  
THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS-  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET IN  
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS...  
   
TODAY
 
SUMMITS OBSCURED THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST  
WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN  
20 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO  
30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 17 AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
65 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 17 IN THE MORNING.  
 

 
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-202000-  
SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE-  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW  
HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...  
   
TODAY
 
SUMMITS OBSCURED THIS MORNING, THEN SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF  
CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 40 TO  
50 MPH...EXCEPT WEST 45 TO 65 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT
 
SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE EVENING, THEN SUMMITS  
BECOMING OBSCURED. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 9 ABOVE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THURSDAY
 
SUMMITS OBSCURED IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMITS IN AND OUT  
OF CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S...EXCEPT AROUND 40 AT ELEVATIONS  
ABOVE 5000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND  
30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET, NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 60 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 8 ABOVE.  
 

 
 
NHZ011-015-202000-  
SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN-  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK  
MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN...  
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
 

 
 
MEZ024-202000-  
ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE-  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN  
THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
MEZ025-027-202000-  
ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE-  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 MPH.  
 

 
 
MEZ027-028-202000-  
ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE-  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE
 
 
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 30 MPH.  
 

 
 
MEZ026-027-202000-  
OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND CRIEHAVEN-  
240 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...FORECAST FOR THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND  
CRIEHAVEN...  
   
TODAY
 
CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN  
20 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
 
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