582  
SXUS41 KGYX 161240  
RECGYX  
 
RECREATION FORECAST FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
NHZ006-009-162000-  
LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE IN CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE-  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE  
 
   
TODAY  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH THIS  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG THIS  
MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. WATER TEMPERATURE  
44 DEGREES.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. WATER  
TEMPERATURE 44 DEGREES.    
FRIDAY  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. WATER TEMPERATURE 44 DEGREES.  
 
ACCORDING TO THE USCG, WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 DEGREES,  
THE CHANCE OF IMMEDIATE INCAPACITATION DUE TO COLD SHOCK IS EXTREMELY  
HIGH, AND CHANCES OF SURVIVAL BECOME SEVERELY DIMINISHED EVEN WITH THE  
APPROPRIATE THERMAL PROTECTION.  
 
 
 
MEZ019-162000-  
SEBAGO LAKE IN SOUTHERN MAINE-  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..RECREATION FORECAST FOR SEBAGO LAKE  
 
   
TODAY  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A  
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG  
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WATER TEMPERATURE  
44 DEGREES.    
TONIGHT  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. WATER TEMPERATURE 44 DEGREES.    
FRIDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. WATER  
TEMPERATURE 44 DEGREES.  
 
ACCORDING TO THE USCG, WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 DEGREES,  
THE CHANCE OF IMMEDIATE INCAPACITATION DUE TO COLD SHOCK IS EXTREMELY  
HIGH, AND CHANCES OF SURVIVAL BECOME SEVERELY DIMINISHED EVEN WITH THE  
APPROPRIATE THERMAL PROTECTION.  
 
 
 
RECREATION REPORT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-162000-  
ELEVATIONS FROM 2500 FEET TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND  
THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS-  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET IN  
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS...  
   
TODAY  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 60.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN  
50 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
SUMMITS OBSCURED IN THE MORNING, THEN SUMMITS IN AND OUT  
OF CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS  
UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-162000-  
SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE-  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW  
HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...  
   
TODAY  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. CHANCE  
OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
SUMMITS OBSCURED. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. CHANCE OF  
RAIN 50 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
NHZ011-015-162000-  
SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN-  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS OF MOUNT MONADNOCK AND NORTH PACK  
MONADNOCK MOUNTAIN...  
   
TODAY  
SUMMITS OBSCURED THIS MORNING, THEN SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF  
CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND  
10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO  
10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
SUMMITS IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ024-162000-  
ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE-  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF CASCO BAY MAINE  
 
   
TODAY  
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG THIS  
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ025-027-162000-  
ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE-  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS AND NECKS OF THE MID COAST OF MAINE  
 
   
TODAY  
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 50.  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN  
40 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ027-028-162000-  
ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE-  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..FORECAST FOR THE ISLANDS OF PENOBSCOT BAY MAINE  
 
   
TODAY  
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
CLOUDY, SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 40S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN  
30 PERCENT.  
 
 
 
MEZ026-027-162000-  
OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND CRIEHAVEN-  
840 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...FORECAST FOR THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF MONHEGAN, MATINICUS AND  
CRIEHAVEN...  
   
TODAY  
CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID  
40S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.    
TONIGHT  
CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.    
FRIDAY  
CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH  
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.  
 
 
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