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ANZ154 Coastal Waters From Cape Elizabeth, Me To Merrimack River, Ma Out 25 Nm- 247 Pm Edt Tue Apr 23 2024
.small craft advisory in effect until 8 pm edt this evening - .
Tonight - S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds. Wed - S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: se 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain. Wed night - NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave detail: se 4 ft at 10 seconds and nw 4 ft at 4 seconds. Thu - NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: se 4 ft at 9 seconds and nw 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Thu night - SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Fri - NW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Fri night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Sat - SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Sat night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers after midnight. Sun - S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. Sun night - S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

ANZ100 247 Pm Edt Tue Apr 23 2024
Synopsis for stonington me to merrimack river ma out to 25 nm low pressure will advance towards the coast late tonight through Wednesday an associated cold front then passes over the waters during the late afternoon. High pressure builds in Thursday and Friday before shifting east of the waters over the weekend.

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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Gray ME 356 PM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

SYNOPSIS
Low pressure moves into the region on Wednesday bringing rain showers and perhaps a few flakes to the mountains. Dry high pressure then moves across the region Thursday through Saturday.
A warming trend can be expected over the weekend with chance of showers Saturday night or Sunday. Warmer weather expected early next week.

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/
Clear skies continue into the evening behind an excellent spring day. Onshore winds have driven some moisture into the coastal communities mainly north of Portland, but not very far inland. Strong, deep mixing across the interior and mountains did a really good job at washing out any low level moisture that tried to impede. This resulted in widespread RH values in the teens and 20s for much of NH (largely unaffected by coastal moisture) and 20s and 30s for southern Maine. These values will rebound tonight as surface inversion develops and moisture advects from the west.

Clouds increase after midnight with lows falling to the mid 30s to around 40.

SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/
Weak low pressure traveling amid a passing cold front will bring showers to the area Wednesday morning. These are expected to be most concentrated towards the mountains and US/CAN border, but there will be showers across much of the area through Wed morning. QPF is generally light, with little amplification of the low. Much of the steady precip exits by the afternoon, with perhaps some flakes falling briefly for the mountains and far interior locations.

Gusts pick up behind the front, potentially exceeding 30 mph at times before deeper mixing dwindles in the evening. Don't expect the surface to entirely decouple, and overnight lows will mainly be a reflection of cold air advection. This dips most locations well below normal...into the mid 20s, with some teens possible in the mountains.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
500 mb pattern across NOAM remains moderate amplified and blocky through the weekend at least, but after the upcoming surge of cold air through the mid-late week, see signs of the coldest receding into the Arctic, and a warming tend this weekend into early next week. Honest the Euro tends to hold the central ridge of an omega block over the E CONUS from this weekend into next weekend. There is some potential for the trough on the W of the block to shift far enough to produce some showers later in the weekend.

However for Thu-Fri, we should see sf high pressure settle over New England, with mainly sunny skies and light winds. Highs Thu will still be cool, generally around 50 in the mtns and in the mid to upper 50s in the S, but they should start to warm up a bit on Friday, reaching into the mid to upper 50s across much of the CWA and lower 60s in srn NH.

WAA from that upper lvl low to our W starts to move in on Saturday, and will at least see an increase in clouds, and perhaps some showers by Sat night. Highs will mostly be in the ^0s on Sat. Sunday could see more SHRA but warm front should move through and allow highs to be a few degrees warmer still, although with a fair amount of clouds. Expect Monday to be warmer still, with at least partly sunny skies, but also the threat of showers as we spend some time in the warm sector.

AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Short Term...VFR tonight, with sct MVFR ceilings working in Wednesday morning and afternoon. Brief IFR cannot be ruled out.
A cold front passes with SHRA, and potentially some light SN for northern NH and western ME terminals. Winds shift quickly NW Wed afternoon, becoming gusty around 30 kt. Improvement to VFR is expected by the evening, but some MVFR may hold on towards the US/CAN border before midnight.

Long Term...VFR is expected Thu-Sat, with dry air in place. Even valley fog will struggle to form give that we are pre-green up, along with the dry air mass. The next threat of flight restrictions looks to be Sat night into Sunday as warm front moves through with some showers possible

MARINE
Short Term...Winds remain SSE tonight, becoming S and then NW Wednesday afternoon as a cold front passes over the waters.
Winds may approach gale force Wednesday night behind the front, warranting at least SCA conditions overnight. Wave heights also respond, 4 to 6 ft.

Long Term...Winds/seas stay below SCA criteria Thu into Sat, with SCA winds possible Sat night into Sunday as a warm front crosses the waters.

GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...None.
NH...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for ANZ152- 154.

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