378  
SXUS41 KGYX 170041  
RECGYX  
 
RECREATION FORECAST FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
840 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
NHZ006-009-170800-  
LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE-  
840 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOWS IN THE  
MID 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. WATER TEMPERATURE 44 DEGREES.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WATER TEMPERATURE  
44 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.  
 
 
 
MEZ019-170800-  
SEBAGO LAKE IN SOUTHERN MAINE-  
840 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR SEBAGO LAKE  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. SHOWERS LIKELY. SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE THIS EVENING. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN  
THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. WATER TEMPERATURE  
44 DEGREES.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. PATCHY  
FOG IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WATER TEMPERATURE  
44 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 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-170800-  
ELEVATIONS FROM 2500 FEET TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND  
THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS-  
840 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET IN  
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS...  
   
TONIGHT  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
LOWS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS  
10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
 
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-170800-  
SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE-  
840 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW  
HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...  
   
TONIGHT  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 45 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO  
20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
 
 
NHZ011-015-170800-  
SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN-  
840 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK  
MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN...  
   
TONIGHT  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMITS  
BECOMING OBSCURED. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ024-170800-  
ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE-  
840 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE  
 
   
TONIGHT  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
 
 
 
MEZ025-027-170800-  
ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE-  
840 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE  
 
   
TONIGHT  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
 
 
 
MEZ027-028-170800-  
ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE-  
840 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE  
 
   
TONIGHT  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
 
 
 
MEZ026-027-170800-  
OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND CRIEHAVEN-  
840 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...FORECAST FOR THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND  
CRIEHAVEN...  
   
TONIGHT  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 60 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
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