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FXUS61 KCAR 071747
AFDCAR
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
147 PM EDT SUN JUN 7 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
- CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED IN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE
WEEK.
KEY MESSAGES
1) ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AT LEAST 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE
AVERAGE, EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEEK.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AT LEAST 5 TO 10
DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE, EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEEK.
KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...
A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST AND OUT TO SEA ON TUESDAY. AREAS TO THE N OF THE
HIGH WILL BE INFLUENCE BY THE WSW FLOW. THIS WILL BRING MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES AND WARM TEMPS WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR. HOWEVER, THE SW FLOW WILL KEEP COASTAL TEMPS MUCH LOWER
DUE TO THE SEA BREEZE. TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO BE AT LEAST 5 TO
10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. THE HOT WEATHER SHOULD
ALSO HELP TO DEVELOP SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
EACH AFTERNOON BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK.
AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
TONIGHT...MVFR, IMPROVING TO VFR AS CLOUDS AND SHOWERS MOVE
OFFSHORE. SOME BRIEF INSTANCES OF IFR ARE POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS AT
SOUTH TERMINALS. NORTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING IN STRENGTH
INTO THE EVENING TO 10-15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT, AND REDUCING
OVER NIGHT TO 5-10 KT. SOME LOW LEVEL TURBULENCE IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AS 3-6KFT WINDS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER THAN AT LOWER
LEVELS.
MONDAY-MONDAY NIGHT...VFR. N WINDS 5-10 KTS GUSTS TO 20 KT
DURING THE DAY AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING MON NIGHT.
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY...VFR. WSW WINDS 5-10 KTS DURING THE DAY TUE AND
WED, THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING TUE NIGHT.
WED NIGHT-THURSDAY...MVFR/IFR IN RAIN SHOWERS WITH POSSIBLE
TSTORMS EARLY WED NIGHT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
FRIDAY...MAINLY VFR, THEN MVFR/IFR IN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH POSSIBLE TSTORMS. SSE WINDS 5-10 KTS.
MARINE
NORTH WINDS STRENGTHEN INTO TONIGHT AT 10-15 KT WITH A FEW
GUSTS OF 25 KT, BUT QUICKLY REDUCE OVER NIGHT AS THE MARINE
LAYER STABILIZES. WAVES REMAIN UNDER 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
REMAIN BELOW SCA CONDITIONS FROM MONDAY TO THE END OF THE WEEK.
CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...ARL/JMM
AVIATION...ARL/JMM
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