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FXUS61 KCAR 180536
AFDCAR
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
136 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
KEY MESSAGES
1) GENERALLY DRY WEATHER TODAY THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...GENERALLY DRY WEATHER TODAY THROUGH LATE NEXT
WEEK.
KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...
A STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ELONGATE ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES BEGINNING ON SUNDAY, AND WILL
GENERALLY CONTROL THE WEATHER THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. STRONG
LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC STAYS WELL TO OUR
STRONG AS A RESULT. WEAK COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH ON
TUESDAY. HOWEVER, WITH ONLY LIMITED MOISTURE AVAILABLE, NOT
ANTICIPATING RAINFALL WITH ANY OF THESE FRONTS. AS THE ORIGINAL
HIGH SLIDES EASTWARD ON TUESDAY, ADDITIONAL RIDGING OVER
SOUTHERN CANADA WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION CONTINUING THE DRY
TREND.
AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
TODAY...VFR. WSW WINDS 5-10 KTS.
SUNDAY NIGHT...VFR. CHANCE FOR PATCHY FOG AT SOUTHERN
TERMINALS. S WINDS 5-10 KTS.
MONDAY...VFR. S WINDS 10 - 15 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20
KTS MONDAY.
MONDAY NIGHT...VFR. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR FOG AT NORTHERN TERMINALS.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...VFR. WINDS TURN N/NW 10-15 KTS WITH
GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 KTS TUESDAY. N WINDS 5-10 KTS TUESDAY
NIGHT. N/NE WINDS 5-10 KTS WEDNESDAY. GUSTS UP TO 20 KTS AT
BANGOR/DOWNEAST TERMINALS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...VFR. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
OVERNIGHT. W/NW AT 5-10 KTS IN THE NORTH ON THURSDAY, AND N
5-10KTS AT BANGOR/DOWNEAST TERMINALS.
MARINE
WINDS/SEAS BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.
A NOREASTER IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC ON
MONDAY, BRINGING INCREASED SEAS INTO OUR WATERS EARLY THIS WEEK.
SEAS WILL BEGIN TO GROW ON THE OUTER WATERS IN THE EARLY EVENING ON
MONDAY REACHING BETWEEN 4-8 FT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY
THIS TIME, SEAS BETWEEN 4-6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN COASTAL WATERS,
PEAKING BETWEEN 6-8 FT BY TUESDAY MORNING. INTRA-COASTAL WATERS
WILL PEAK AT 3-5 FT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL STAY CONSTANT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW SCA
THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE INCREASING TUESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO
30KT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WAVES ON WEDNESDAY ON THE INNER COASTAL
BETWEEN 2-4 FT AND THE WAVES ON THE COASTAL AND OUTER WATERS
STAYING THE CONSISTENT WITH 5-8 FT, THEN BEGINS TO DROP IN THE
COASTAL WATERS DURING OVERNIGHT PERIODS ON WEDNESDAY. WITH WAVES
ON THURSDAY 4-6 FT FOR COASTAL WATERS AND 5-7FT FOR OUTER
WATERS.
CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...ASB/PM/MB
AVIATION...ASB/PM/MB
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