547  
SXUS41 KGYX 052140  
RECGYX  
 
RECREATION FORECAST FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
NHZ006-009-060800-  
LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE-  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH  
DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
AT THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE, WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO AROUND  
1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE, WAVES 4 TO  
5 FEET SUBSIDING TO AROUND 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS  
THIS EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.  
WATER TEMPERATURE 48 DEGREES.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FEET AT THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE...AND 2 TO 4 FEET  
AT THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE. CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN 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.  
 

 
 
MEZ019-060800-  
SEBAGO LAKE IN SOUTHERN MAINE-  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR SEBAGO LAKE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS  
EVENING. AT THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE, WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET THIS  
EVENING. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT THE SOUTH END OF THE  
LAKE, WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET THIS EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING, THEN ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS  
THIS EVENING. 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 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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.  
 

 
 
RECREATION REPORT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-060800-  
ELEVATIONS FROM 2500 FEET TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND  
THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS-  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET IN  
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SUMMITS OBSCURED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THIS  
EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING  
WEST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
 

 
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-060800-  
SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE-  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW  
HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SUMMITS OBSCURED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THIS  
EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH BECOMING  
WEST AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 70 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
 

 
 
NHZ011-015-060800-  
SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN-  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK  
MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN...  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS  
EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMITS BECOMING OBSCURED.  
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO  
20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.  
 

 
 
MEZ024-060800-  
ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE-  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.  
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN  
80 PERCENT.  
 

 
 
MEZ025-027-060800-  
ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE-  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN  
20 PERCENT.    
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.  
 

 
 
MEZ027-028-060800-  
ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE-  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN  
20 PERCENT.    
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.  
 

 
 
MEZ026-027-060800-  
OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND CRIEHAVEN-  
540 PM EDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
...FORECAST FOR THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND  
CRIEHAVEN...  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO  
30 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 50.  
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.  
 

 
 
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