FXUS61 KGYX 130818
AFDGYX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
320 AM EST SAT MAR 12 2004


.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT TODAY.  WITH COOL 
TEMPERATURES ALOFT EXPECT FAIR WEATHER CLOUDINESS LEE OF MOUNTAINS 
WHILE MOUNTAIN AREAS SEE MORE CLOUDS THAN SUN ALONG WITH SOME 
UPLSOPE SNOW SHOWERS.  AS THE AIR DRIES THIS AFTERNOON CLOUDS WILL 
DECREASE.  

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.  AIR 
REMAINS DRY AND GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS WILL 
DECREASE TONIGHT BUT NOT ALL SECTIONS WILL BE CALM HENCE EXPECT WIDE 
RANGE IN OVERNIGHT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES.

ON SUNDAY THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA.  
HIGH CLOUDS...OUT AHEAD OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...WILL INCREASE 
LATE IN THE DAY.

THIS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIKELY BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO 
THE GRAY MAINE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT.  THE WEATHER FORECASTING 
MODELS HAVE TRENDED COLDER WITH THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT.  IT APPEARS THE 
ONLY CHANCE FOR A MIX OR CHANGE TO RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE OVER 
SOUTHERN AND COASTAL SECTIONS. 

THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST MONDAY BRINGING AND END TO THE 
PRECIPITATION.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUR WAY FROM THE OHIO VALLEY MID 
WEEK.

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.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT 
CRITERIA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...SCA.
NH...SCA.

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SJB