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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY MAINE
930 PM EDT WED APR 2 2008


NORTHWEST WINDS BEGAN TO EASE UP A LITTLE ACROSS MAINE AND NEW 
HAMPSHIRE WEDNESDAY EVENING AS AN INTENSE LOW IN THE MARITIMES 
CONTINUED TO DRIFT AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST.  IT REMAINED MOSTLY CLEAR 
AS WELL AND TEMPERATURES BY MID EVENING HAD DROPPED BACK INTO THE 
20S OVER THE NORTH AND MOUNTAINS AND THE LOW TO MID 30S EVERYWHERE 
ELSE.

OVERNIGHT THE LOW WILL PULL FARTHER AWAY AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE 
SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES.  THIS 
WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO EASE UP A LITTLE MORE OVER MAINE AND NEW 
HAMPSHIRE... WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND LOW TO 
MID 20S UNDER CONTINUED CLEAR SKIES.

ON THURSDAY THE MID ATLANTIC HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST AND THE 
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AT ONLY MODERATE SPEEDS ACROSS MAINE AND 
NEW HAMPSHIRE.  SUNSHINE WILL REMAIN WIDESPREAD THURSDAY IN ALL 
AREAS AND TEMPERATURES WILL GET WARMER THAN ON WEDNESDAY... WITH 
HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID 30S IN NORTHERN MAINE TO THE LOW 50S IN 
SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE TWO STATES.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT CLOUDS WILL BEGIN MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS 
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OUR WAY THROUGH THE OHIO 
VALLEY.  RAIN WILL THEN OVERSPREAD THE TWO STATES ON FRIDAY AS THE 
LOW REDEVELOPS OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE FLOW BECOMES 
ONSHORE OVER MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.  THE RAIN COULD MIX WITH SNOW 
OVER THE NORTH AND MOUNTAINS TOMORROW BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE 
GETTING INTO THE 40S SO NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY.

ON FRIDAY NIGHT THE LOW WILL MOVE BY OFF THE COAST AND HEAD OUT 
ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA.  AS THIS HAPPENS THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL BECOME 
LIGHT NORTHWEST AND COLDER DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN FLOWING IN FROM 
CANADA.  THIS WILL END THE RAIN FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT AND 
LEAVE ONLY SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTH AND MOUNTAINS BY MORNING.  
AFTER THAT THE WEEKEND LOOKS PRETTY GOOD OVER MAINE AND NEW 
HAMPSHIRE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST TO GIVE US FAIR 
SKIES AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

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AJ LESTER