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Recreation Report for New Hampshire and western Maine
National Weather Service Gray ME
256 AM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

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Elevations From 2500 Feet to 4000 Feet in Northern New Hampshire and
the Western Maine Mountains-
256 AM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...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 with possible drizzle
and thunderstorms this morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty
winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Locally heavy
rainfall possible this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Summits obscured. Showers and thunderstorms in the
evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and
heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds around 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph increasing to northwest
around 45 mph with gusts up to 55 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 40 mph with
gusts up to 50 mph decreasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

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Summits Above 4000 Feet in Northern New Hampshire and Western Maine-
256 AM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...Recreation forecast for summits above 4000 feet in northern New Hampshire and western Maine...

.TODAY...Summits obscured. Areas of drizzle, a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms this morning, then showers and
thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce
gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Locally
heavy rainfall possible this afternoon. Highs around 60. Southwest
winds 30 to 40 mph...except southwest 45 to 55 mph at elevations
above 5000 feet. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Summits obscured in the evening, then becoming cloudy.
Showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall in the evening.
Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 35 to 45 mph...except west 50 to
60 mph at elevations above 5000 feet. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Wind chill values around 20 after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 45 mph
decreasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. At elevations above
5000 feet, northwest winds around 60 mph becoming west and
decreasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon.

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Summits of Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock Mountain-
256 AM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...Recreation forecast for summits of Mount Monadnock and North Pack Monadnock mountain...

.TODAY...Summits obscured. Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of
showers this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small
hail, and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Summits obscured in the evening, then becoming cloudy.
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening. A chance of showers
after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small
hail, and heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds around 20 mph shifting to the northwest after
midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds around 25 mph becoming
northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.

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Islands of Casco Bay Maine-
256 AM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...Recreation Forecast for the Islands of Casco Bay Maine...

.TODAY...Cloudy. Areas of fog this morning. Patchy fog this
afternoon. Areas of drizzle this morning. A chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may
produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall this afternoon.
Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers and thunderstorms likely in
the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall in the
evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around 10 mph shifting to
the northeast in the afternoon.

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Islands and Necks of the Mid Coast of Maine-
256 AM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...Recreation Forecast for the Islands and Necks of the Mid Coast of Maine...

.TODAY...Cloudy. Areas of fog this morning. Areas of drizzle this
morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail,
and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers and thunderstorms likely in
the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall in the
evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 25 mph with
gusts up to 35 mph becoming west around 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 15 mph shifting to
the east in the afternoon.

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Islands of Penobscot Bay Maine-
256 AM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...Recreation Forecast for the Islands of Penobscot Bay Maine...

.TODAY...Cloudy. Areas of fog this morning. Showers likely with
areas of drizzle this morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty
winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the
mid 60s. South winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers and thunderstorms likely in
the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall in the
evening. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 30 mph with gusts
up to 40 mph becoming west around 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.

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Offshore Islands of Monhegan, Matinicus and Criehaven-
256 AM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...Recreation Forecast for the Offshore Islands of Monhegan, Matinicus and Criehaven...

.TODAY...Cloudy. Areas of fog this morning, then patchy fog this
afternoon. Showers likely with areas of drizzle this morning, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy
rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 20 to
30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers and thunderstorms likely in
the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. Some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall in the
evening. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 30 mph with gusts
up to 40 mph becoming west around 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around 15 mph shifting to
the northeast in the afternoon.

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