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FXUS61 KGYX 260731
AFDGYX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
231 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
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LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK WELL TO OUR SOUTH LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD IN FROM THE WEST THROUGH SATURDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY BEFORE SHIFTING
OFFSHORE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH
FROM THE WEST SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL CROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY
DRAGGING A TRAILING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT AND WILL CREST OVER THE
AREA ON TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WILL LIFT NORTH THROUGH NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
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AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SLIPPED OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT. BEHIND IT...COLD
AIR WAS ONCE AGAIN DEEPENING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. HIGHS WILL
REACH THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S...WHILE THE MOUNTAINS STRUGGLE TO
REACH 10 ABOVE. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE...ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS NORTHEAST OFF
THE CAROLINA AND MID ATLANTIC COAST. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT
THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD COULD BRING A FEW
FLURRIES TO EXTREME SOUTHERN SECTIONS NEAR THE MASS-NH BORDER
LATER TODAY.
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.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
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MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS SHOULD EVENTUALLY GIVE WAY TO CLEARING FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO NOSE INTO THE AREA. LOWS
WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 BELOW IN THE MOUNTAINS TO A FEW DEGREES
EITHER SIDE OF ZERO ELSEWHERE.

A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS SIMILAR TO TODAY AS THE
SURFACE HIGH CONTINUES TO BUILD EASTWARD.
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.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
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QUIET STRETCH OF WEATHER ON TAP THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS BROAD
TROUGH OVER THE COUNTRY KEEPS THE STORM TRACK SUPPRESSED TO
THE SOUTH. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL
PRODUCE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO ONCE AGAIN
PLUMMET WELL BELOW NORMAL FRIDAY NIGHT WITH READINGS OF 10
TO 15 BELOW NORTH AND ZERO TO 10 BELOW SOUTH. HIGHS WILL
REMAIN BELOW NORMAL ON SATURDAY WITH MID TEENS TO NEAR 20
NORTH AND IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S SOUTH.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. WILL
SEE A SLIGHTLY WARMER NIGHT WITH LOWS OF 5 TO 10 BELOW NORTH
AND 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE SOUTH.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY.
WILL SEE INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS AS A WEAK SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. WEAK MID LEVEL OVER-RUNNING SHIFTING IN FROM THE WEST
MAY BRING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS INTO WESTERN ZONES BY SUNSET. SHOULD
SEE A SLIGHTLY WARMER DAY DESPITE THE CLOUDS WITH HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 20S NORTH AND MID 20S TO NEAR 30 SOUTH.

WEAK LOW PRESSURE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW
TO MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. RATHER MODEST
QPF WITH THIS SYSTEM AND EXPECT ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
THROUGH NOON MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY SHIFT EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA MONDAY MORNING DRAGGING ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT
THROUGH THE REGION. EXPECT CLEARING SKIES DOWNWIND OF THE
MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON HELPED BY A GUSTY NORTHWEST
WIND...WHILE CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST IN THE NORTH. HIGH
TEMPS WILL LIKELY BE REACHED IN THE MORNING BEFORE DROPPING OFF IN
THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING
CLEARING SKIES IN THE NORTH ALONG WITH DIMINISHING WINDS. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY PROVIDING MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS AND TEMPS RANGING THROUGH THE 20S TO
NEAR 30. WILL LIKELY SEE INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS FROM MID AFTERNOON
ON AS NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
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.AVIATION /07Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
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SHORT TERM...VFR EXPECTED.

LONG TERM...VFR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. MVFR/IFR
CEILINGS/VSBY DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT...IMPROVING TO VFR MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
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.MARINE...
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SHORT TERM...WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DROPPED OFF AND THE SMALL CRAFT
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FREEZING SPRAY WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TODAY
AND THE CURRENT FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL
EARLY EVENING.

LONG TERM...SCA`S MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
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.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
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ME...NONE.
NH...NONE.
MARINE...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR ANZ150>154.
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