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FXUS61 KGYX 261748
AFDGYX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
148 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
NO MAJOR CHANGES WERE NEEDED FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.
KEY MESSAGES
1. DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
AROUND SEASONAL AVERAGES.
2. WET WEATHER MAKES A RETURN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GENERALLY DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES AROUND
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR (MAYBE A TOUCH ABOVE NORMAL FOR A
FEW LOCATIONS).
MOST AREAS SHOULD SEE DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING TONIGHT GIVEN
CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. LOWS ARE FORECAST TO MAINLY BE
IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S BUT WOULDN'T BE SHOCKED TO SEE SOME
LOWER 30S BY MONDAY MORNING. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, WE WILL WARM
INTO THE 60S ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA BUT A FEW UPPER 50S
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND A FEW LOWER 70S
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
TUESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR BUT A TOUCH COOLER, DRIER, AND A LITTLE
BIT BREEZIER AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFF TO THE EAST AND THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT MODESTLY TIGHTENS. THERE WILL BE MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS
MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF COASTAL AREAS. SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE 8 TO 15 MPH RANGE ARE
IN THE FORECAST WITH SOME GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE.
THUS, WE COULD SEE SOME ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND IT WILL BE PERIOD TO WATCH.
KEY MESSAGE 2 DESCRIPTION...
THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN ON WEDNESDAY AS A TROF
AXIS CONTINUES TO SLIDE EASTWARD OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. PARTLY
TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES INTO
THE 50S WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS EASTERN AREAS DUE
TO ONSHORE FLOW WITH LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S POSSIBLE IN NH. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS INTO THE 40S.
A WIDESPREAD SOAKING RAINFALL WILL THEN ARRIVE THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS OVER THE GULF OF
ME. LATEST NBM AND ENSEMBLE BASED GUIDANCE IS IN GENERALLY GOOD
AGREEMENT THAT THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BRING BETWEEN 1-2" OF RAINFALL TO
THE REGION, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE ONGOING
DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND LOW RIVER/STREAM FLOWS, FLOODING IS NOT
ANTICIPATED TO BE A CONCERN. THIS SYSTEM IS THEN PROGGED TO BECOME
VERTICALLY STACKED AND CUTOFF FROM THE MAIN STEERING FLOW THROUGH
POTENTIALLY THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED
STRETCH OF MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL CONDITIONS WITH SHOWERS AT
TIMES.
AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
THROUGH MONDAY...VFR PREVAILS THROUGH MONDAY WITH LIGHT EASTERLY
WINDS, VARIABLE AT TIMES.
OUTLOOK:
MONDAY NIGHT: VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT: VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E-NE WINDS OF
5-15 KTS DURING THE DAYTIME BEFORE LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT: LOWERING CEILINGS WITH RESTRICTIONS
POSSIBLE BY 00Z THURSDAY. SCATTERED SHRA ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. E
WINDS AT 5-15 KTS.
THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT: RESTRICTIONS LIKELY DUE TO LOW CEILINGS
AND RA. E-NE WINDS OF 15-25 KTS.
FRIDAY: RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE BUT WITH SOME POSSIBLE
IMPROVEMENT.
MARINE
SUB-SCA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE WATERS.
SEAS OUTSIDE OF THE BAYS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AT 3-6 FT
WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY, LIKELY NECESSITATING A
PROLONGED SCA. IN ADDITION, A PERIOD OF E-SE WIND GUSTS UP TO
AROUND 30 KTS IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE WATERS AND PENOBSCOT BAY.
GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...NONE.
NH...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...HARGROVE/TUBBS
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