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Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service Caribou ME 
226 PM EDT Thursday Aug 28 2008 


Synopsis... 
high pressure will remain across the area today and tonight. The 
high will weaken on Friday as some moisture from low pressure off 
Nova Scotia pushes west into the region. Weak cold fronts will 
cross the area Saturday and again on Sunday. Warm high pressure 
will return for much of next week. 
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Near term /through Friday/... 
the high that brought sunny warm weather today will remain over the 
area tonight bringing mostly clear skies early. Moisture will then 
begin to press in from the deep low pressure system south of Nova 
Scotia and soundings indicate some low stratus may push in from 
New Brunswick across eastern areas toward morning. The clouds will 
linger through much of Friday but may thin out a bit in response 
to subsidence under the surface high which will still be ridging 
across the area. This will leave eastern areas partly to mostly 
cloudy with partial sunshine in the west. Temperatures will be near 
normal with low 70s north and middle 70s south for highs. 
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Short term /Friday night through Sunday/... 
a weak cold front will approach Friday night and move across 
the area on Saturday possibly bringing some light sprinkles to 
the region. The airmass...however...will remain warm with highs 
a couple degrees above normal. An upper level trough of low 
pressure dropping down from the north will slide across the area 
on Sunday. This will bring variable cloudiness and the chance for 
some light showers. The airmass within this trough is not very 
chilly and highs should be near normal north and above normal 
downeast as this trough slides through. 
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Long term /Sunday night through Thursday/... 
the upper level trough moves away from the area Sunday night and 
allows high pressure to dominate weather across the region into 
Thursday. A cold front approaches the northwestern parts of the 
region later Thursday. 
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Aviation /18z Thursday through Tuesday/... 
conditions are expected to drop to IFR late tonight into early 
Friday morning in response to some low stratus backing in from 
the east. VFR conditions are then likely later Friday through 
the weekend. 
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Marine... 
winds and seas are expected to be below Small Craft Advisory through the coming 
weekend. However...a strengthening gradient between low pressure 
over the Maritimes and high pressure to the west will result in 
north to northwest winds near 15 knots late Sunday into Monday. 
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Car watches/warnings/advisories... 
ME...none. 
Marine...none. 


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Near term...Bloomer 
short term...Bloomer 
long term...mwalker 
aviation...Bloomer 
marine...Bloomer/Bloomer