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FXUS61 KCAR 211740
AFDCAR
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
140 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
- INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN COOLER TEMPS.
KEY MESSAGES
1) BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK BEFORE WARMING FOR THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK BEFORE WARMING FOR THE WEEKEND.
KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...
PER THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION: BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE HARD- PRESSED TO CLIMB
INTO THE 50S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH TEMPS LIKELY TO REMAIN IN
THE 40S WITH UPPER LOW REMAINING OVER THE MARITIMES. UPPER LOW
WILL BEGIN TO HEAD EAST INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC OVER THE WEEKEND
AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS CLOSER TO THE AREA. AS A RESULT TEMPS
WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS REACHING
INTO THE 50S THIS WEEKEND, POSSIBLY INTO THE 60S EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MOST OF THE STORM SYSTEMS WILL PASS TO OUR SOUTH THROUGH
THE END OF THE PERIOD.
AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
VFR AT MOST TERMINALS THROUGH TAF PERIOD, WITH KBGR AND KBHB
SEEING CEILINGS LOWER TO MVFR BY WEDNESDAY AROUND NOON. WINDS
REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
TUESDAY NIGHT...VFR. VARIABLE WINDS AT 5 KT.
WEDNESDAY...VFR, WITH ALL TERMINALS LOWERING TO MVFR IN
SHOWERS FROM THE WEST. S WINDS 5-10 KT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MVFR IN SHOWERS. SSW WINDS 5 KTS, SHIFTING TO
W.
THURSDAY...MVFR OR LOWER IN SHOWERS. NW WINDS 5-10 KTS.
THURSDAY NIGHT...VFR/MVFR POSSIBLE NORTH, VFR DOWNEAST. NW
5-15KTS.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY...VFR. NNW 5-15KTS.
SUNDAY...VFR. LIGHT N WINDS.
MARINE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP WINDS AND SEAS BELOW SCA CRITERIA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...ARL/JMM
AVIATION...ARL/JMM
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