522  
SXUS41 KGYX 210640  
RECGYX  
 
RECREATION FORECAST FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
240 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
NHZ006-009-212000-  
LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE-  
240 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT AT THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE...AND AROUND 2 FEET  
AT THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN  
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
WATER TEMPERATURE 55 DEGREES.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN CLEARING. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER  
30S. WATER TEMPERATURE 55 DEGREES.    
FRIDAY  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
WATER TEMPERATURE 55 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.  
 
 
 
MEZ019-212000-  
SEBAGO LAKE IN SOUTHERN MAINE-  
240 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR SEBAGO LAKE  
 
   
TODAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS  
MORNING. WAVES AROUND 2 FEET. PARTLY SUNNY. NOT AS WARM WITH HIGHS  
IN THE MID 60S. WATER TEMPERATURE 55 DEGREES.    
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT. PARTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER WITH LOWS  
IN THE UPPER 30S. WATER TEMPERATURE 55 DEGREES.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WATER TEMPERATURE 55 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 THU MAY 21 2026  
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-212000-  
ELEVATIONS FROM 2500 FEET TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND  
THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS-  
240 AM EDT THU MAY 21 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 SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF  
CLOUDS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH  
DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. WIND  
CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 12 THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND  
30. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
 
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-212000-  
SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE-  
240 AM EDT THU MAY 21 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. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S...EXCEPT AROUND 40 AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE  
5000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH  
THIS AFTERNOON. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET, NORTHWEST WINDS  
AROUND 50 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP  
TO 70 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 4 ABOVE THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 20S...EXCEPT IN THE LOWER 20S AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 15 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 9 ABOVE.    
FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S  
EXCEPT IN THE UPPER  
40S AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
 
 
NHZ011-015-212000-  
SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN-  
240 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK  
MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN...  
   
TODAY  
CLOUDY THIS MORNING, THEN SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 MPH.    
TONIGHT  
SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  
 
 
 
MEZ024-212000-  
ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE-  
240 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE  
 
   
TODAY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN CLEARING. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
MEZ025-027-212000-  
ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE-  
240 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE  
 
   
TODAY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH  
THIS MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN CLEARING. LOWS AROUND  
40. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
MEZ027-028-212000-  
ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE-  
240 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE  
 
   
TODAY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.    
TONIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN CLEARING. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 40S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
MEZ026-027-212000-  
OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND CRIEHAVEN-  
240 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
...FORECAST FOR THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND  
CRIEHAVEN...  
   
TODAY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING, THEN CLEARING. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRIDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
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