Sunrise 4:58 AM   Sunset 8:28 PM Moonrise 2:22 AM   Moonset 6:51 PM

  Print   HELP   Reset   Save   Recall  News

ANZ150 Coastal Waters From Stonington, Me To Port Clyde, Me Out 25 Nm- 256 Pm Edt Wed Jul 3 2024
Tonight - S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Thu - S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. Thu night - S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Fri - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. Fri night - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. Sat - S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.Sat night - S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog in the evening. Showers likely, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Sun - SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. Sun night - SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Mon - SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Mon night - SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

ANZ100 256 Pm Edt Wed Jul 3 2024
Synopsis for stonington me to merrimack river ma out to 25 nm a frontal system will approach the waters tonight and Thursday the front stalls over the waters Friday. Low pressure moves along the front on Saturday as it lifts back north.

FXUS61 KGYX 031903 AFDGYX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Gray ME 303 PM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

SYNOPSIS
A weak warm front will approach tonight allowing a few light showers, mainly well after midnight. A brief shower or two will remain possible on Independence Day, but the vast majority of the day will be dry. Higher temperatures and humidity begin to build on Independence Day with this trend continuing through the end of the week. The next chance for more widespread showers and thunderstorms is expected this weekend.

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/
A relatively warm night is expected tonight as the WAA pattern continues in advance of a weak warm front. Forcing for ascent should increase and become sufficient for a few showers to move into western zones and mountains late. Went with moderate chance PoPs for measurable.

SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/
Warm front works through the region in the morning with those light showers dissipating. A warm and more humid air mass will be felt in the wake of this front, but mostly cloudy skies will persist, allowing for a slightly cooler day than today. A weak cold front sags southward across the forecast area during the late morning and afternoon hours. Forcing for ascent will be weak at best, but with humid airmass in place amidst falling heights, we cannot rule out an isolated shower or thunderstorm during the afternoon.

LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Overview: An active weather pattern taking shape late this week into the weekend. Low pressure is forecast to track from the Great Lakes into eastern Quebec Friday and Saturday. This will bring the chance for showers Friday, and again Saturday with the added potential for thunderstorms and heavy rain. Some uncertainty how quickly this system pulls east for drying Sunday, but high pressure following the system should be overhead by Monday. Another period of unsettled weather may be in the region by the middle of next week, perhaps with more potential to linger than this weekend’s system.

Details: Continued warmth Friday as weather pattern becomes busy. The day may be punctuated by some afternoon showers and thunderstorms developing across the interior. With weak shear and marginal CAPE, currently see these as just providing an isolated afternoon downpour with not much threat of hail/wind.

High pressure to the north will continue moving NE as low pressure moves across the Great Lakes Friday and into Quebec Saturday. Warm sector moisture keeps Saturday humid and damp.
Saturday likely sees the best chance for rain during the day, with some thunder potential. Some guidance is robust with warm layer aloft and CAPE suffers especially surface based instability. The window for instability may be open a bit more towards western NH, where a stronger storm can’t be ruled out given the strong shear and moist environment. At this point however, the risk for heavy rain may be a larger but still muted aspect. CWA PWATs push 2 inches Saturday with much of the column saturated between early morning and early afternoon.
Additionally, the aforementioned warm air aloft keeps warm cloud layers deep, around 13-14kft. So precip efficiency is there, but the setup lacks favorable storm motion and features dry antecedent conditions. We’d really need training storms Sat (possible were CAPE to improve) and impactful shower activity on Friday to increase odds of flooding Sat. One possibility is if the following cold front slows, focusing rainfall along its axis overnight into early Sunday morning, but best push of efficiency parameters may be pulling east by then.

Sunday features less in the way of rainfall, but can’t rule out a few showers for the first half of the day. High pressure nears the Northeast into early next week, providing a break of the dreary weather Monday. This high will play a key role as it exits the East Coast into Tuesday and Wednesday. Restrengthening high pressure in the open Atlantic could allow for a focus of unsettled weather to remain in the region mid week through late week. A channel of moisture appears to get blocked and may align with a good portion of New England and the East Coast as a whole.



AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
Short Term...VFR conditions today and tonight. A few patches of valley fog possible tonight but coverage would be sparse. A few widely scattered showers late tonight into Thursday could bring a period of lowered conditions but overall, VFR conditions are expected through Thu. A more moist airmass in place Thursday night may yield greater chances for fog, especially at KHIE, KLEB, KRKD.

Long Term...Mainly VFR Friday, but ceilings will begin to lower in the evening and overnight hours. Many terminals will likely see IFR to LIFR ceilings along with some reduced vis due to fog.
IFR lingers for mostly western ME terminals Saturday as SHRA and some TS develop. A return to VFR may not be likely until Sunday when high pressure moves towards the region.



MARINE
Short Term...A few southerly gusts may approach 25 kt this evening but sub-sca conditions are expected tonight through Thursday night.

Long Term...The waters will spend much of the weekend within a warm sector of passing low pressure to the west. This will result in periods of fog or low stratus over the coastal waters.
Conditions may improve Sunday into Monday as a cold front slowly moves over the waters. Onshore winds are expected through Saturday, becoming SW Sunday and then W Monday.



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

toggle option: (graph/table)

Tenants Harbor
Click for Map
Wed -- 02:22 AM EDT     Moonrise
Wed -- 03:23 AM EDT     -0.30 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 04:59 AM EDT     Sunrise
Wed -- 09:38 AM EDT     9.07 feet High Tide
Wed -- 03:28 PM EDT     0.82 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:50 PM EDT     Moonset
Wed -- 08:22 PM EDT     Sunset
Wed -- 09:47 PM EDT     10.79 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION

Tenants Harbor, Maine, Tide feet

Friendship Harbor
Click for Map
Wed -- 02:23 AM EDT     Moonrise
Wed -- 03:23 AM EDT     -0.29 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 05:00 AM EDT     Sunrise
Wed -- 09:31 AM EDT     8.80 feet High Tide
Wed -- 03:28 PM EDT     0.80 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 06:51 PM EDT     Moonset
Wed -- 08:23 PM EDT     Sunset
Wed -- 09:40 PM EDT     10.47 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION

Friendship Harbor, Maine, Tide feet

Full Color Weather Map

Link to Loop


Other links: GEOS-West     Contential US     Full GOES-East

Portland, ME,