848 
FXUS61 KCAR 240945
AFDCAR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
545 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
6 AM UPDATE...TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING WERE RAISED A
COUPLE DEGREES. OTHERWISE, NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

HIGH PRESSURE CRESTING OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL BRING A
COOL, CALM AND CLEAR MORNING. TODAY WILL THEN FEATURE BRIGHT
SUNSHINE WITH A LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZE AS THE CENTER OF THE
HIGH MOVES SOUTHEAST OF THE STATE. TEMPS WILL RECOVER INTO THE LOW
TO MID 60S ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A CLEAR AND
MODERATELY COOL NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
REMAINS OVER THE AREA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN RIDGED ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AN AREA OF RAIN WILL EXPAND NORTH THURSDAY
FROM LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...THOUGH EXPECT THAT
THE RIDGE WILL BLOCK THIS MOISTURE AND KEEP RAIN SOUTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY DOES STILL EXIST REGARDING
THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE RAIN. GENERALLY EXPECT SUNNY SKIES
NORTH AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES DOWNEAST THURSDAY...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES NORTH AND MOSTLY CLEAR/PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES DOWNEAST THURSDAY 
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SUPPRESS THE LOW FURTHER SOUTH FRIDAY
WHILE A TROF CROSSES NORTHERN MAINE. EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES DOWNEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS
THURSDAY/FRIDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP GENERALLY MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE
REGION SATURDAY...THOUGH CLOUD COVER WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS LATER SATURDAY NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATER SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH
PRESSURE SHOULD THEN BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE AT ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS SATURDAY/SUNDAY. NEAR NORMAL...TO
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL...LEVEL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED 
MONDAY/TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /10Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
NEAR TERM: VFR CONDITIONS IN CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT. 

SHORT TERM: GENERALLY EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THOUGH OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...
NEAR TERM: WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE CRESTS OVER THE
WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. 

SHORT TERM: WINDS/SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
LEVELS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

&&

.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

$$
NEAR TERM...BLOOMER
SHORT TERM...NORCROSS
LONG TERM...NORCROSS
AVIATION...BLOOMER/NORCROSS
MARINE...BLOOMER/NORCROSS