000 WWUS81 KGYX 310817 SPSGYX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 402 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 MEZ007>009-NHZ001-002-311600- CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-NORTHERN COOS NH-NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME- NORTHERN OXFORD ME-SOUTHERN COOS NH- 402 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004 ...THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS IN THE MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AN ERODING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING. WITH WARM AND HUMID AIR IN PLACE, THIS WEAK BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT TO SPARK THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP, TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS. ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF AND WHEN SEVERE WEATHER WILL DEVELOP, RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ APFFEL