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FXUS61 KGYX 160334
AFDGYX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
1133 PM EDT SAT JUN 15 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EASTWARD TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION
TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE
NORTH. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE MIDDLE
AND LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
UPDATE...
HAVE UPDATED GRIDS TO MAKE A FEW MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE
FORECAST. AC HAS DISSIPATED ON SCHEDULE AFTER SUNSET. CLEAR SKIES
AT THE MOMENT...AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT ISOLATED SHELTERED
LOCATIONS MAY HAVE PATCHY LATE NIGHT FOG.

CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE AS PER LATEST SATELLITE
ANIMATIONS WITH MOISTURE THICKENING AND LOWERING ON FATHERS DAY TO
BRING THE THREAT OF A COUPLE SCATTERED SHOWERS DURING THE DAY.

PREV DISC...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.
AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY THERE`S A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER IN THE
MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...OTHERWISE SKIES SHOULD BE CLEARING ACROSS
THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPS FALLING INTO THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.

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.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT/...
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CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING AS A TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF SHOWERS
TO WESTERN AREAS BY MID-AFTERNOON...WITH THE THREAT SPREADING
EASTWARD DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH
CAN`T RULE OUT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM...THE ATMOSPHERE IS
FORECAST TO BE FAIRLY STABLE. TEMPS SHOULD REACH THE MID 60S IN
THE MOUNTAINS TO 70S ELSEWHERE. THE TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH THE AREA
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE THREAT OF SHOWERS DIMINISHING BY MORNING.
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.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MONDAY MORNING STARTS WITH ZONAL FLOW ALOFT OVER NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND AND A WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES. AS
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER JAMES BAY BEGINS TO DROP SOUTHWARD ON
MONDAY THE SURFACE LOW WILL BEGIN TO INTENSIFY. THE FLOW APPEARS
TO BE FAIRLY FAST SO IT IS STILL QUESTIONABLE WHETHER OR NOT IT
WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING US SOME PRECIPITATION. THE BEST
CHANCE LOOKS TO BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY BRING LITTLE IN THE WAY OF
WEATHER. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE REGION FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

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.AVIATION /02Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
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SHORT TERM...VFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. MVFR
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...IMPROVING TOWARD
MORNING.

LONG TERM...THERE COULD BE SOME MVFR CONDITIONS IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO
THE NORTH OF THE REGION. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE PERIOD.
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.MARINE...
SHORT TERM...WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA CRITERIA
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

LONG TERM...NO FLAGS EXPECTED.

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.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
NH...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

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