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ANZ052 Intra Coastal Waters From Schoodic Point, Me To Stonington, Me- 1237 Pm Edt Tue Apr 16 2024
This afternoon - W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.Tonight - NW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wed - NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wed night - N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Thu - NE winds around 5 kt, becoming se in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Thu night - SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Fri - SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less, then, then 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the evening. Showers likely after midnight. Sat - SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely through the day, then a chance of showers in the evening.

ANZ005 1237 Pm Edt Tue Apr 16 2024
Synopsis for eastport me to stonington me out 25 nm - A cold front crosses the waters today. High pres approaches tonight, then crosses the region Wed through Thu. An occluded front approaches Fri, then crosses the region Sat.

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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 1249 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

SYNOPSIS
High pressure builds southward from Canada through Thursday night. The high then slowly slides to the east, while a frontal system gradually approaches from the west Friday, then crosses the area Saturday. High pressure returns to the area Sunday into Monday.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
Update...
Upper level low pressure will remain north of Maine today. A disturbance rotating around the low will move across the region this afternoon through early tonight. Expect mostly cloudy skies along with isolated rain showers across northern and central areas through the afternoon. Expect partly sunny/mostly cloudy skies Downeast through the afternoon. Northwest winds will gust up to 25 to 30 mph this afternoon. High temperatures will range from the mid to upper 40s north, to the mid to upper 50s Downeast. Have updated to adjust for current conditions along with expected afternoon temperatures, clouds and shower chances.

Previous Discussion...
Showers and cloud cover will quickly dissipate this evening as high pressure returns to the area behind the weak cold front. As winds dissipate into the overnight hours, some surface decoupling is possible to allow for full radiational cooling, and temperatures may dip into the upper 20s to around 30 across the north and down to around freezing Downeast.

SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/
High pressure builds at the surface and aloft through the period. A northerly low level flow and 850mb moisture makes thin cumulus fields likely for much of the area on Wednesday.
Given the very dry Canadian air mass and deep mixing expected, did reduce dew points below guidance and raise high temps above guidance. The same applies for Thursday, but expect less cloud cover with increasing subsidence. Temperatures will be a bit warmer Thursday except at the coast where the afternoon sea breeze will develop. Decent radiational cooling will occur both Wednesday and Thursday nights with lows dropping into the upper 20s to lower 30s.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
Trended towards less clouds and PoPs on Friday as the high remains anchored over the area. This also prompted an upward trend in the high temp forecast on Friday. The ridge finally breaks down Friday night and a weakening occlusion moves through the area Friday night. There is not an impressive draw of moisture or lift with the front. Dynamics are slightly better for Downeast by late Friday night into Saturday morning and that area may receive a few tenths of an inch of rainfall. The occlusion exits Saturday morning and the trailing cold front arrives in the afternoon. The lag between the two features should enable highs to climb into the upper 50s across most of the area...except Downeast where clouds and rain linger much of the day.

An rapidly weakening upper trough arrives later Saturday afternoon and will create some instability with decent mid-level lapse rates possible, but timing is a bit late in the day and moisture appears to be lacking. Expect some showers in the North Woods, but that should quickly diminish Saturday evening.

Clearing and high pressure returns Saturday night into Monday with another round of cool and very dry Canadian high pressure.
Once again, the challenge becomes the impact of a very deep mixed layer on high temps and dew points for Sunday and Monday.
Highs will be in the 50s with a few readings over 60F possible by Monday.

AVIATION /17Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
NEAR TERM: VFR/MVFR across northern and central areas this afternoon with isolated showers. VFR Downeast this afternoon.
VFR regionwide tonight. However, an isolated rain shower possible across northern and central areas early tonight.
Northwest/west winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 to 25 knots this afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots tonight.

SHORT TERM: Wednesday into Friday...VFR with excellent vis and cigs generally above Fl050. North winds 10 to 15 kt on Wednesday shifting to light and variable Thursday, and then southerly 10 to 15 kt by Friday afternoon.

Friday night into Saturday...MVFR tempo IFR due to cigs and showers. South winds becoming southwesterly 5 to 15 kt.

MARINE
NEAR TERM: Winds/seas below small craft advisory levels this afternoon through tonight.

SHORT TERM: No significant weather is expected in terms of fog, winds or seas. There is a chance of SCA conditions on Saturday, but stability will probably prevent too many gusts to 25 kt.

CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...None.
MARINE...None.

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