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FXUS61 KCAR 040708
AFDCAR
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
308 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
- NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
KEY MESSAGES
1) SHOWERY CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AREAS OF FOG THIS
MORNING WHICH COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...SHOWERY CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING WHICH COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE.
KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE EXITS ACROSS THE MARITIMES TODAY, WITH A
TROF EXTENDING BACK ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA, WHILE AN UPPER
LOW BEGINS TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY, WITH THE BETTER CHANCES ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS. COULD ALSO HAVE THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. THE SURFACE/UPPER LOWS VERTICALLY STACK
ACROSS THE MARITIMES TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY, SLOWING THE MOVEMENT
OF THE SYSTEM. A DISTURBANCE MOVING AROUND THE MARITIMES SYSTEM
WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY. SHOWER CHANCES WILL
PERSIST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE SYSTEM THEN EXITS SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL RAIN TOTALS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM A TENTH UP TO AROUND A QUARTER OF AN
INCH. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT AREAS OF FOG
THIS MORNING WHICH COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE.
AVIATION /07Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
TODAY...IFR/LIFR OCCASIONAL VLIFR THIS MORNING, THEN BECOMING
VFR/MVFR THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG EARLY, LOCALLY DENSE.
SHOWERS LIKELY NORTH, A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DOWNEAST. AN ISOLATED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM ALSO POSSIBLE. VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH.
TONIGHT...VARIABLE CONDITIONS WITH ANY FOG. OTHERWISE, VFR/MVFR
EARLY THEN MVFR/IFR OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH/NORTHEAST 10 TO 15
KNOTS.
SATURDAY...VFR/MVFR. A SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...VFR. N WINDS 5-10 KTS.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...VFR. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS,
BECOMING NW AROUND 5 TO 10 KTS MONDAY.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...VFR WITH POSSIBLE MVFR CIGS AT
NORTHERN TERMINALS LATE MONDAY NIGHT, BECOMING VFR TUESDAY. W/NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KTS.
MARINE
WINDS/SEAS BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS
SATURDAY. MARGINAL SCA CRITERIA WINDS POSSIBLE ON COASTAL
WATERS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GALES POSSIBLE IN OUTER WATERS.
SEAS PEAK AT 4 TO 7 FT ON THE OUTER WATERS AND 2 TO 4 FT ON THE
COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS DECREASE BELOW CRITERIA ON
THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY MORNING. BELOW SCA CRITERIA THROUGH
TUESDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY INTO SATURDAY. AREAS OF FOG
TODAY, PATCHY FOG TONIGHT.
CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...CN
AVIATION...ARL/CN/MB
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