Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for South Hooksett, NH

NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Westerly flow has become established with drier air streaming into the area this afternoon leading to clearing and above normal temperatures across southern areas with clouds still hanging on with cool temperatures across eastern areas.
Clearing will work through the entire area by this evening.
Shortwave trough passes to the north tonight with a dry front behind it leading to a more northwest trajectory of the mixing layer. This will allow for upslope clouds across the mountains tomorrow with clearing skies on the lee-side. Adiabatic drying will lead to dry conditions and clear skies on the coastal plain tomorrow. It will be a great spring day with highs reaching to around 70 for most areas under blue skies. Breezy with gusts up to 25 mph.

SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
Winds will weaken after sunset tomorrow night. Looks like a splendid night with high pressure firmly in control. Dry air will lows to drop down into the 30s and 40s but no sensible weather impacts expected. Thursday weak southerly return flow starts with a small increase in dewpoints, but overall still another dry day with highs back into around 70 degrees once again. Clouds will be on the increase tomorrow afternoon across Northern NH with a possible stray shower as a weak upper level disturbance approaches. Overall another great day.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
Overview: High pressure rotates through New England Thursday night, moving into the open Atlantic Friday. Low pressure passes through the Great Lakes and towards New England Friday night into Saturday. This will bring our best chance of rain through the period as high pressure returns for early next week.

Details: Dry weather continues through Friday as high pressure continues into the open Atlantic. Clear skies and decoupling could bring temps into the lower 40s or upper 30s.

A weak shortwave trough will pass across Northern Maine on Friday night bringing the potential for scattered rain showers and even a rumble of thunder.

Return flow increases Friday afternoon as low pressure enters the Great Lakes. Confidence is high that this system will eventually bring rain chances to the forecast area this weekend, but there are still differences in how the system progresses east. Trends today have the center of low pressure tracking south of the CAN/US border, bringing the QPF max through a portion of the CWA This may harbor some convective elements, particularly if it passes Saturday afternoon/evening. While rain processes may be accentuated here, the low will be progressive.
Drier conditions would be moving back in through Sunday morning.
High pressure returns for early next week, this one a bit more broad than we see midweek this week.

AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Short Term...VFR conditions expected through Friday. Some gusty winds are possible from the northwest on Wednesday. A few showers are possible across Northern & Central NH Thursday night.

Long Term...Next organized system is expected by the weekend with IFR conditions returning by Friday night.

MARINE
Short Term...Off shore flow expected through tomorrow with seas and winds remaining below SCA conditions. Quite weather continues through Friday with high pressure in control. A low pressure system approaches by Saturday with increasing southwest winds.

Long Term...Saturday rain and fog is expected with the potential for SCA conditions. Low pressure departs by Saturday night with high pressure returning in its wake on Sunday with off- shore flow.

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