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FXUS61 KGYX 261751
AFDGYX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
151 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2025
SYNOPSIS
SMOKE AND HAZE FROM CANADIAN WILDFIRES CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING, BUT OTHERWISE THE REST OF TODAY REMAINS WARM WITH
LOWER HUMIDITY. HIGH PRESSURE SHUFFLES EAST AS THE NEXT SYSTEM
MOVES IN SUNDAY WITH CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS SOUTHERN NH. HEAT AND HUMIDITY BEGIN TO BUILD AGAIN EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
HIGH PRESSURE THAT IS CURRENTLY OVERHEAD WILL PROVIDE A WARM
AND DRY REST OF THE DAY TODAY WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAINING
COMFORTABLE AS WE MIX DOWN DRY AIR ALOFT TO KEEP DEWPOINTS IN
THE 40S AND 50S. WE'RE STARTING TO GET SOME HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS
WESTERN AREAS, AND IT MAY ALSO REMAIN HAZY INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING AS NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BRINGS IN CANADIAN WILDFIRE
SMOKE. THE HIGH WILL STEADILY SHIFT TO THE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT
AND GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BOTH KEEP TEMPS A
LITTLE MILDER THAN THIS MORNING AND ALSO LARGELY PREVENT FOG
FROM DEVELOPING. FORECAST LOWS ARE MOSTLY IN THE 60S, BUT FAR
NORTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS STILL COULD COOL INTO THE 50S WITH
LESSER/THINNER CLOUD COVER. A VORT MAX ASSOCIATED WITH THE
INCOMING SHORTWAVE MAY START BRINGING SHOWERS INTO SW NH AS WE
APPROACH DAYBREAK, BUT I THINK MOST OF THESE WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL
AFTER.
SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH
THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY AS THE 500MB SHORTWAVE CROSSES.
GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO FAVOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NH AND INTO FAR
SOUTHWEST ME FOR THE HIGHER OF THE PRECIP CHANCE WITH EVEN BETTER
CHANCES FOR SW NH. INCREASING PWATS AND A DEEP WARM CLOUD LAYER
SUGGEST SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD CONTAIN HEAVY
DOWNPOURS WITH THE LATEST HREF SUGGESTING LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF
1-1.5" RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS SW NH. STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
STRONG OR SEVERE WITH LIMITED INSTABILITY AND IT BEING MOSTLY
REMAINING ELEVATED. THESE AREAS SHOULD SEE A DECREASE IN CHANCES
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON ONCE THE WAVE PASSES, BUT SOME DEGREE OF
REDEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE. FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND EAST,
CHANCES FOR PRECIP DECREASE AS THE AIR WILL BE DRIER AND MORE
SUBSIDENT, BUT A SECONDARY SHORTWAVE DROPPING TO THE SOUTH AND
EAST IN CANADA STILL MAY BRING A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CLOUDS AND MORE PRECIP WILL LIKELY KEEP SOUTHERN AREAS COOLER AND IN
THE 70S, BUT LESS CLOUDS TO THE NORTH AND EAST WILL PROBABLY STILL
ALLOW TEMPS TO REACH THE LOWER 80S.
MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT, BUT A MOIST
BOUNDARY LAYER AND LITTLE TO NO LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR FOG
DEVELOPMENT IN SOME AREAS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT SEE RAIN ON SUNDAY.
LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S.
LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
OVERVIEW: WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. COOLER WEATHER WILL THEN ARRIVE BY THE MIDDLE TO
END OF THE WEEK THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH MAINLY DRY
CONDITIONS.
IMPACTS: AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD REACH THE 95-100F
RANGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NH AND SOUTHWESTERN ME
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. OTHERWISE, CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR ANY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER AT THIS TIME.
FORECAST DETAILS: MONDAY WILL FEATURE WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS AS
H5 RIDGING BUILDS OVERHEAD WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTHWEST.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S FOR
INTERIOR LOCATIONS WITH UPPER 70S/LOWER 80S ALONG THE COAST DUE TO
ONSHORE FLOW. A FEW AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
AS A WEAK STATIONARY BOUNDARY REMAINS IN THE REGION. A WEAK WAVE OF
ENERGY MAY CROSS MONDAY NIGHT, ALLOWING FOR A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL OF RAIN ACROSS THE FAR
NORTH AND MOUNTAINS. LOWS WILL BE PRIMARILY INTO THE 60S.
WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF A SFC
COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH. AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT, HIGHS WILL SOAR INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S SOUTH OF
THE MOUNTAINS WITH HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 95-100F. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE, SOME OF WHICH MAY
CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS. LOWS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE MAINLY INTO THE
60S. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY CROSS ON WEDNESDAY WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND RUMBLES OF THUNDER UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES. A LARGE TEMPERATURE RANGE IS LIKELY WITH READINGS RANGING
FROM THE 70S ACROSS THE NORTH TO NEAR 90 IN SOUTHERN NH. COOLER
AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER IN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS INTO
THE 50S/60S.
THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WILL FEATURE COOLER
TEMPERATURES AS TROUGHING DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHEAST. OTHER THAN A
FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AT TIMES, MUCH OF THE PERIOD WILL BE DRY.
AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
SHORT TERM...VFR TODAY AND MOST OF TONIGHT BEFORE LOW PRESSURE
BRINGS INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS SUNDAY MORNING
AND AFTERNOON. MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR
THE SOUTHERN NH TERMINALS, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY PRODUCE IFR
VISIBILITIES. PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END BY
SUNDAY EVENING, OTHER THAN A FEW UPSLOPE SHOWERS NEAR HIE, BUT
PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
LONG TERM...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
PERIOD OUTSIDE OF ANY SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA. SOME VALLEY FG AND
MARINE FG MAY DEVELOP MID-LATE WEEK AS WELL, POSSIBLY BRINGING
LOCALIZED RESTRICTIONS.
MARINE
SHORT TERM...SCA CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE WATERS TONIGHT WITH
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW PREVAILING AHEAD OF A WEAK LOW PRESSURE
AND FRONT THAT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND FEW STORMS TO THE WATERS
SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON, PRIMARILY SOUTH OF CASCO BAY. THE
WEAK FRONT CROSSES SOMETIME SUNDAY NIGHT, AND WINDS MAY SHIFT
BRIEFLY TO MORE WESTERLY.
LONG TERM...WINDS AND SEAS TO REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA THROUGH
THE PERIOD AS A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS MOVE NEAR OR ACROSS THE
WATERS.
GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MEZ007>009-
012>014-018>028-033.
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MEZ027-
028.
NH...AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NHZ001>015.
MARINE...NONE.
NEAR TERM...COMBS
SHORT TERM...COMBS
LONG TERM...TUBBS
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