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Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service Gray ME 
259 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2008 


Synopsis... 
high pressure will control the weather through Sunday. A backdoor 
cold front will approach the area Sunday night and become 
stationary over southern Maine Monday and move back to the north 
as a warm front Monday night and Tuesday. A cold front will move 
through the region Wednesday followed by a stronger cold front on 
Thursday afternoon. Cold high pressure will build over the region 
Friday and into next weekend. 


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Near term /through tonight/... 
high pressure in control will keep skies clear overnight. Patchy 
valley fog will develop during the early morning hours Sunday. 
Used mav guidance for lows overnight. 


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Short term /Sunday/... 
skies will remain mostly sunny with scattered cumulus in the mountains. 
Used mav guidance for highs. 


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Long term /Sunday night through Saturday/... 
a busy period with lots of frontal movement. A cold front gets 
things started as it backs in from the northeast Sunday night 
bringing some showers with it. Showers will linger into Monday 
morning and then dry out as the front temporarily stalls over 
western portions. The upper ridge starts nudging the front back 
eastward as a warm front Monday night and Tuesday. That should 
bring the milder temperatures back...with 60s most areas and some 
lower 70s in the southwest. An initial cold front then moves 
through Tuesday night into Wednesday with a band of showers. Then 
a more potent front will bring an Arctic blast in for late 
Thursday which will linger into the weekend. Mountains could see 
some snow shower activity during Friday into Saturday. Southern 
areas could see their first snowflakes on Saturday. 


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Aviation /18z Saturday through Thursday/... 
short term...VFR conditions with the exception of patchy radiation fog 
overnight at Lebanon and possibly con. VFR Sunday. 


Long term...periods of MVFR conditions with passing of various 
fronts through the week. 


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Marine.../18z Saturday through Thursday/... 
short term...quite on the waters tonight and Sunday. 


Long term...winds will approach Small Craft Advisory criteria on 
Tuesday in the strengthening southwest flow. 


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Gyx watches/warnings/advisories... 
ME...none. 
New Hampshire...none. 
Marine...none. 


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