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Marine Weather and Tides Boothbay Harbor, ME Version 3.4

NOTICE 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports. 6/2/2019. Many thanks to a user for reporting an error on one of the Edit pages. The switch to PHP 7.2 caused many pages that previously worked to quit working. I fixed many but I still depend on users to report ones I missed. Please report errors HERE or send an email to me at L-36.com. Allen

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Sunrise 5:51AM

Sunset 7:33PM

Friday August 23, 2019 9:28 AM EDT (13:28 UTC)

Moonrise 11:40PM

Moonset 1:40PM

Illumination 45%

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 Boothbay Harbor, ME

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Area Discussion for - Gray/Portland, ME

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Fxus61 kgyx 231252 aab afdgyx area forecast discussion... Updated national weather service gray me 852 am edt Fri aug 23 2019 Synopsis High pressure will dominate the weather pattern this weekend for pleasant weather and comfortable humidity levels. An area of low pressure off the east coast will track south off CAPE cod early next week that will likely be too far offshore to impact the area. A front will approach the area from the west midweek bringing an increase in temperatures and humidity and a chance for precipitation. Near term until 6 pm this evening 845 am: quick update for sky cover trends and to adjust temperatures upward a bit through the day given t8 from the gyx 12z RAOB showing t8s between 10 and 11c which should allow a few sites in the downslope regime south of the mountains to reach 80s. Significantly drier airmass today with dewpoints largely in the 50s and rhs falling to around 40 percent this afternoon. 600 am... Minor estf update to reflect the current mesonet and satellite trends in near term grids. Prev disc... at 06z... A 1000 millibar low over quebec with a trailing cold front through the gulf of maine and a series of weak surface troughs over quebec. A sprawling 1024 millibar high was centered over western ontario province. An upper low was evident in goes water vapor imagery over quebec. While the cold front has slid offshore... Southern new hampshire as well as the coastal plain remain under the western and northern periphery of the its cloud shield. An impulse pivoting around the upper low is backing the flow a bit this morning and a few light showers may brush seacoast new hampshire through dawn. Otherwise... A quiet start to the day with northern areas seeing some early morning valley stratus and fog. The front will retreat further offshore by later this morning with partly to mostly sunny skies expected for the balance of the day. Highs will range from the upper 60s to near 70 for the mountains... With 70s elsewhere. Short term 6 pm this evening through 6 pm Saturday For tonight... The upper low over quebec may spill a few clouds into northern and eastern sections of the forecast area. Otherwise it'll be a mainly clear and cool night with light winds and the dry airmass allowing temperatures to drop into the 40s across the mountains with lower and mid 50s elsewhere. I expect some patchy valley stratus and fog to form once again towards morning. On Saturday... The high center builds by to our north with northerly flow turning onshore during the afternoon hours. We'll average partly sunny as some fair weather clouds bubble up with daytime heating. The day will have a fall-like feel with high temperatures ranging from the upper 60s to mid 70s.

Long term Saturday night through Thursday Fair weather is expected for most of the long term period as new england gets entrenched into a semi-rex block pattern with weak upper low pressure overhead into early next week and high pressure at the sfc. Other than some clouds from time to time with the cooler air aloft, our weather will remain dry through Monday with temperatures near to slightly below normal. Radiational cooling is likely to occur for several nights with the sfc high pressure ridging remaining in place . Have therefore preferred MOS guidance here. Have also added valley fog to the interior as a result of the expected raditational cooling. Thereafter, a short wave trough is expected to approach from the west by Tuesday night. This is conjunction with the moisture associated with offshore low pressure should allow chances for showers to increase in the Tuesday night through Thursday timeframe. However, confidence is low on placement of forcing for ascent by midweek due to divergence in model solutions. Therefore, will continue with low chance pops. Aviation 13z Friday through Tuesday Short term through Saturday ... LCL ifr in valley status and fog btw 08z and 12z Fri and again 08 to 12z sat... OtwVFR expected. Long term... Saturday night through Monday will feature high pressure with light winds.VFR conditions are expected outside of the usual nighttime valley fog this time of year. Marine Short term through Saturday ... Winds and seas will remain below sca threshold as high pressure gradually builds by to our north. Long term... Conditions are expected to remain below sca thresholds through Monday. There is a chance that winds and seas on the outer waters build to SCA levels late Tuesday through Wednesday as offshore low pressure moves by to the southeast. Gyx watches warnings advisories Me... None. Nh... None. Marine... None. Synopsis... near term... Arnott short term... long term... aviation... marine...

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
44032 - Buoy E0104 - Central Maine Shelf	17 mi	84 min	W 3.9 G 5.8	64°F	62°F	3 ft	1011.5 hPa
44007 - PORTLAND 12 NM Southeast of Portland,ME	34 mi	98 min	WNW 3.9 G 3.9	65°F	65°F	3 ft	1012.7 hPa (+2.0)	60°F
CASM1 - 8418150 - Portland, ME	35 mi	58 min		69°F	63°F
44033 - Buoy F0103 - West Penobscot Bay	37 mi	84 min	NW 9.7 G 12	65°F	62°F	2 ft	1011.6 hPa
MISM1 - Matinicus Rock, ME	42 mi	38 min		64°F			1012.2 hPa (+1.1)	55°F

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
Wiscasset Airport, ME	8 mi	35 min	Var 4	10.00 mi	Fair	69°F	55°F	63%	1013.4 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Southport, Townsend Gut, Maine

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Tide / Current Tables for Lowe Point (northeast of), Sasanoa River, Maine Current

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Weather Map and Satellite Images

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Wind Forecast for Gray/Portland, ME (9,2,3,4)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Portland, ME

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