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FXUS61 KCAR 070808
AFDCAR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
407 AM EDT SUN JUL 7 2002

SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION
TODAY...BEFORE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRIEFLY RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
MONDAY NIGHT AND CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

DISCUSSION...
CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATED LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS NEW
BRUNSWICK. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY...WHILE WEAKENING.
THE REMNANTS OF THE LOW WILL THEN LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY. ALOFT...THE UPPER
LOW WHICH HAS BEEN ACROSS THE REGION WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD TODAY
AND TONIGHT.

CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED EXTENSIVE
CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE KCBW 88D INDICATING
CONTINUING SHOWERS. WITH THE SURFACE/UPPER LOWS STILL AFFECTING THE REGION
TODAY WILL MAINTAIN LIKELY POPS FOR SHOWERS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
HIGHS TODAY SHOULD RANGE FROM THE MID 60S NORTH TO THE LOWER 70S DOWNEAST.

CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS SHOULD LINGER ACROSS THE NORTH AND MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT...WHILE THE REMNANTS OF THE SURFACE/UPPER LOWS MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE MARITIMES. DRIER AIR AND RIDGING WILL ALLOW PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
DOWNEAST. LOWS TONIGHT SHOULD RANGE THROUGH THE MID 50S ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA.

DIURNAL CU/SC DEVELOPMENT WILL PRODUCE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA MONDAY. WARMER AIR CIRCULATING AROUND HIGH PRESSURE ALONG
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL BRIEFLY RETURN TO THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT WHICH WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD
RANGE FROM AROUND 80 NORTH TO THE MID 80S INTERIOR DOWNEAST...WITH LOWER
80S ALONG THE DOWNEAST COAST.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT MONDAY
NIGHT AND WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD BACK TOWARD THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...THEN CROSS THE
REGION THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE SHOULD THEN APPROACH THE REGION AGAIN LATE
WEEK.

COASTAL WATERS...
WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS TODAY
THROUGH MONDAY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED IN PATCHY FOG AND SHOWERS
TODAY.

.CAR...NONE.

NORCROSS