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FXUS61 KGYX 271039
AFDGYX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
639 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
A 20-30% CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS HAS BEEN ADDED FOR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF NH
AS AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THROUGH, BUT MOST
LOCATIONS WILL STAY DRY.
KEY MESSAGES
1. SKIES CLEAR TODAY BEHIND THE PASSING COLD FRONT, WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BRINGING FAIR WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.
2. WEATHER PATTERN WILL STAY ACTIVE NEXT WEEK AND WINTRY WEATHER
REMAINS POSSIBLE.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...
SHOWERS MOVE OFFSHORE DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS TODAY AS A COLD FRONT
SWEEPS THROUGH NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A COLDER AIRMASS MOVES IN
DURING THE DAYTIME TODAY, RESULTING IN TEMPS MOSTLY HOLDING STEADY
WHEN COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING. IT WON'T BE UNTIL TONIGHT THAT
THE COLD MAKES IT'S PRESENCE KNOWN, WITH LOWS DROPPING INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
A SEASONABLY COOL DAY IS ON TAP FOR SATURDAY, WITH HIGHS RANGING
FROM THE UPPER TEENS ACROSS THE NORTH, TO THE MID 30S ALONG THE
SEACOAST. A NORTHWESTERLY BREEZE CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. WEAK
TROUGHS ROLL AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER, SO
INTERVALS OF CLOUDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AN
UPPER DISTURBANCE MAY ALSO BRING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
MOUNTAINS LATE IN THE DAY.
KEY MESSAGE 2 DESCRIPTION...
ACTIVE WEATHER MAY CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. ON MONDAY, A COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN QUEBEC WILL ALLOW FOR
SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IF ANY ARE LIKELY TO
STAY NORTH OF THE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN BEHIND THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT, AND
ANOTHER SYSTEM ARRIVES IN NEW ENGLAND TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. AT THIS TIME, ENSEMBLES ARE FAIRLY CONFIDENT PRECIPITATION
WILL BE RAIN FOR MOST, THOUGH SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION CAN'T BE
RULED OUT IN AREAS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES
IN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK, BRING MORE RAIN AND SNOW TO NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.
AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY...A FEW LINGERING MVFR CIGS POSSIBLE
THROUGH 14Z, BUT CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BACK TO VFR THEREAFTER
FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BREEZY MOST
OF THE DAY WITH GUSTS MOSTLY 20-25KT BUT CAN'T RULE OUT A FEW
GUSTS CLOSER TO 30 KT. WINDS EASE TOWARD SUNSET WITH VFR
PREVAILING THROUGH TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY-SATURDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY VFR WITH NO SIG WX. A SNOW
SHOWER OR TWO MAY BRING BRIEF RESTRICTIONS TO HIE LATE SATURDAY
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
SUNDAY-MONDAY: VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
MONDAY NIGHT: VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
TUESDAY: INCREASINGLY POSSIBLE THAT CIGS DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM. LOW CONFIDENCE OF IFR CONDITIONS, BUT THEY ARE
POSSIBLE.
MARINE
SCA CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT
CONDITIONS THEN GRADUALLY EASE THROUGH SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ACROSS THE WATERS.
SUB-SCA SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SEAS IF 2-4FT ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 4-6FT AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. THESE SCA CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. SUB-SCA WINDS AND SEAS ARE ANTICIPATED AFTER, AS
WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.
GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...NONE.
NH...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR ANZ150-152.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ANZ151-
153.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ANZ154.
DISCUSSION...COMBS/CLAIR/PALMER
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