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FXUS61 KCAR 010408
AFDCAR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1207 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2002

.UPDATED...
WILL UPDATE TO REMOVE MENTION OF EVENING...WORD UPDATE ONLY. OTHERWISE
EXISTING FORECAST LOOKS GOOD.

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY SOME SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THEN DRIER AIR WILL
OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA LATER SATURDAY. HIGHER PRESSURE WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL FOLLOW
FOR SUNDAY.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING EAST THROUGH QUEBEC PROVINCE WILL CROSS THE
REGION EARLY TONIGHT. EXPECT SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS THEN DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT
OVERNIGHT.

A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY.
WITH STEEPENING LAPSE RATES AGAIN EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

LOOKING TOWARD THE BEGINNING NEXT WEEK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE
AREA LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS.

LEANED WITH AVN MOS NUMBERS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

COASTAL WATERS...
WILL MAINTAIN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT.

.CAR...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM ZONES 1>6/10-11/15>17/29>32
       SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

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