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FXUS61 KCAR 290203
AFDCAR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1000 PM EDT SUN JUL 28 2002

UPDATED...ADDED FOG TO MOST ZONES AND TWEAKED TEMPS UP OVER THE 
INTERIOR AND DOWN ABOUT 8 DEGREES COASTAL SXNS AS RAINWISE SITES 
ALREADY AT OR BELOW 60.

SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM MUGGY AIR TO 
REGION OVERNIGHT AND ON MONDAY. A FEW SHOWER AND EVEN AN ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG 
THE FRONT. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A COLD FRONT 
ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY WITH A GREATER CHANCE OF 
THUNDERSTORMS.  CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS 
NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST MAINE WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR ON WEDNESDAY.

DISCUSSION...AFTER A DRY WEEK LAST WEEK...THIS WEEK APPEARS LIKELY TO
BECOME A BIT MORE ACTIVE WITH FREQUENT SHORTWAVES BRINGING FREQUENT
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS. THE PATTERN WILL GENERALLY FEATURE A ZONAL FLOW WITH
WEAK TO MODERATE SHORTWAVES RIPPLING EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. A WAVE OF
LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT WILL BRING SHOWERS...MAINLY
TO NORTHERN AREAS...LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. ANOTHER LOW COMING ACROSS ON
TUESDAY WILL BRING MORE SHOWERS...MOSTLY ACROSS THE NORTH. A WEAK RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...THEN ANOTHER
LOW WILL MIGRATE EAST ON FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS.

ALTHOUGH THE COMING WEAK APPEARS TO BE ACTIVE WITH FREQUENT SHORTWAVES
MOVING THROUGH...TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS SHOULD BE SMALL. VERY WARM AND
HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA WHILE COLD AIR STAYS FAR
TO THE NORTH.

COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT INTO
TOMORROW MORNING.

.CAR...SCA

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