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Marine Weather and Tides Kennebunk, ME Version 3.4

NOTICE 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 5:13AM

Sunset 8:22PM

Wednesday July 15, 2020 3:19 AM EDT (07:19 UTC)

Moonrise 1:21AM

Moonset 3:43PM

Illumination 26%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Kennebunk, ME

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Area Discussion for - Gray/Portland, ME

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FXUS61 KGYX 150708 AFDGYX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Gray ME 308 AM EDT Wed Jul 15 2020

SYNOPSIS. A ridge of high pressure gradually builds in from the north today before moving offshore late Thursday. A frontal system will cross the area Thursday night into Friday, accompanied by showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures and humidity will increase toward the end of the week as well.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/. At 06z . a 1027 millibar high was centered over eastern Canada. a weak surface trough was over western New England. GOES water vapor imagery showed an exiting upper low over the Gulf of Maine. Clouds and widely scattered showers continue to pivot around the upper low to our east. Drier air should begin to work in from the north today as the upper low retreats well offshore and the surface ridge begins to nose into the area However. across northern and western New Hampshire and especially the higher terrain there may be enough residual moisture for a brief pop up shower through late afternoon. Highs today will be mainly in the 70s . with some lower 80s for the Connecticut valley.

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/. Becoming mainly clear for a time tonight as the ridge continues to build into the area with some patchy fog developing overnight. We'll see some warm air advection clouds overspread western sections late as the surface ridge begins to shift eastward On Thursday. we'll see partly sunny skies with the chance for a late day shower or thunderstorm along the Connecticut valley ahead of an approaching impulse. Highs will be mainly in the 70s given the onshore flow . with upper 60s along the Maine mid coast . and lower 80s along the Connecticut valley.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/. A surface ridge of high pressure will stubbornly exit off the coast of Maine Thursday night, allowing for short wave energy to approach from the west on Friday. A warm front will cross through the region during the morning and midday in a strong warm air advection pattern. As the atmosphere destabilizes during the mid to late afternoon and evening hours, convection will begin. Scattered thunderstorms may product gusty winds and hail, with a few of the storms producing locally heavy rainfall as precipitable water values increase to very high levels.

A southwesterly flow both at the surface and aloft develops over the weekend. It will become very warm on Saturday, with highs mainly in the 80s. However, some lower 90s can be expected over southern New Hampshire with dew points well into the 60s.

Temperatures keep climbing on Sunday as H8 temperatures top out at +20C. Dew points will nudge slightly higher and with the heat, apparent temperatures will peak out in the 90s in most areas. Temperatures along the Midcoast region of Maine will be cooler do to an onshore flow off the Gulf of Maine.

A cold front will cross the region Monday afternoon. Ahead of this front, the heat will continue to be fully established. Humidity levels will be on the increase as well with dew points climbing into the lower 70s. It will be dangerously hot and humid with apparent temperatures above 100 degrees in some areas, particularly southern New Hampshire.

This front will trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms during the midday through the evening hours. Behind the front, cooler and drier conditions expected for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/. Short Term /Through Thursday/ . Areas of MVFR cigs with lcl IFR in fog through 13z . then improving to VFR throughout. Lcl IFR psb in valley stratus and fog 08 - 12z Thu . otw VFR conditions continue.

Long Term . MVFR or IFR conditions possible in scattered showers and locally strong thunderstorms on Friday. Mainly VFR conditions over the weekend, followed by lowering of ceilings and visibilities in showers and thunderstorms once again on Monday.

MARINE. Short Term /Through Thursday/ . Northeast flow today will gust up to 20 kt outside the bays with seas averaging 2 to 4 ft. South of Casco Bay we could see a brief period of seas near 5 ft later today Otherwise. expect quiet conditions on the waters.

Long Term . Winds and seas may reach SCA thresholds Friday ahead of an approaching cold front and again Friday night as the front moves through the region.

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

NEAR TERM . Schwibs SHORT TERM . Schwibs LONG TERM . Cannon

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
WELM1 - 8419317 - Wells, ME	0 mi	50 min			66°F		1020.1 hPa
WEXM1 - Wells Reserve, ME	1 mi	80 min	N 1.9	63°F				63°F
44030 - Buoy B0102 - Western Maine Shelf	12 mi	76 min	NE 12 G 16			4 ft	1026.1 hPa
44073	21 mi	136 min	NE 12 G 14	67°F	67°F
BGXN3 - Great Bay Reserve, NH	23 mi	95 min	Calm	65°F			1020 hPa	64°F
IOSN3 - Isle of Shoals, NH	25 mi	80 min	NE 14 G 17	64°F			1018.4 hPa (+0.0)	64°F
44007 - PORTLAND 12 NM Southeast of Portland,ME	26 mi	30 min	NE 9.7 G 12	64°F	66°F	4 ft	1019.1 hPa (+0.8)
CASM1 - 8418150 - Portland, ME	29 mi	50 min			66°F
44098 - Jeffrey's Ledge, NH (160)	42 mi	75 min			66°F	5 ft

Wind History for Wells, ME

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Sanford, Sanford Regional Airport, ME	9 mi	24 min	NNE 7	10.00 mi	Light Rain	63°F	62°F	97%	1020.7 hPa
Rochester - Skyhaven Airport, NH	19 mi	29 min	N 3	10.00 mi	Overcast	64°F	60°F	87%	1019.8 hPa
Pease Air Force Base / Portsmouth, NH	21 mi	24 min	NE 11	5.00 mi	Fog/Mist	64°F	60°F	91%	1019.8 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for KSFM

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Tide / Current Tables for Wells, Webhannet River, Maine

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Tide / Current Tables for Portsmouth Harbor Entrance, New Hampshire Current

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Wind Forecast for Gray/Portland, ME (3,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Portland, ME

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