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SXUS41 KGYX 220042
RECGYX
RECREATION REPORT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
842 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-221045-
ELEVATIONS FROM 2500 TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS-
842 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET IN
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS...
.TONIGHT...SUMMITS OBSCURED. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS EVENING.
SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL THIS EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...SUMMITS OBSCURED. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
$$
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-221045-
SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE-
842 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...
.TONIGHT...SUMMITS OBSCURED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AND
INCREASING TO AROUND 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
5000 FEET...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 65 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...SUMMITS OBSCURED. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S...EXCEPT IN THE
UPPER 50S AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
50 MPH BECOMING WEST AND DECREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST WINDS AROUND 65 MPH
DECREASING TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT.
$$
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NOUS41 KGYX 212219
PNSGYX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
615 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NERACOOS (NORTHEASTERN REGIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS) CONTINUES TO OBSERVE
MAY 18TH THROUGH 24TH AS NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK...
...WIND AND WAVES...
THE FOLLOWING IS A SAFE BOATING MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL SAFE
BOATING COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...REMINDING YOU
THAT NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK IS MAY 18TH THROUGH MAY 24TH.
NATIONAL STATISTICS IN 2011 INDICATED THAT 377 BOATS WENT DOWN IN
CALM SEAS NATIONALLY. HOWEVER...287 CRAFTS ALSO SUNK UNDER
CHOPPY...ROUCH OR VERY ROUGH CONDITIONS DURING THIS PERIOD.
WIND AND WAVES AFFECT ALL TYPES OF BOATS SO IT IS IMPORTANT ALL
BOATERS KNOW SOME BASIC FACTS ABOUT WINDS AND WAVES. WIND OVER WATER
IS USUALLY STRONGER THAN OVER NEARBY LAND. WIND IS THE MAIN FACTOR
IN WAVE DEVELOPMENT AND IN GENERAL...THE STRONGER THE WIND...THE
LARGER THE WAVES.
INDIVIDUAL WAVES ARE MEASURED FROM TROUGH TO CREST. SEAS ARE THE
COMBINATION OF BOTH LOCALLY GENERATED WIND WAVES AND DISTANTLY
GENERATED SWELL WAVES AND ARE EXPRESSED IN THE TERMS OF THE
SIGNIFICANT-WAVE-HEIGHT...THE MEAN OR AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
ONE THIRD OF THE WAVES. IT APPROXIMATES THE VALUE AN EXPERIENCED
OBSERVER WOULD REPORT IF VISUALLY ESTIMATING SEA HEIGHT. WHEN
EXPRESSED AS A RANGE (FOR EXAMPLE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT)...THIS INDICATES
A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST AND/OR EXPECTED CHANGING
CONDITIONS. THE DANGER PRESENTED TO A VESSEL IS A FUNCTION OF WAVE
STEEPNESS AS WELL AS WAVE HEIGHT AND IS UNIQUE TO EACH VESSEL. IN
GENERAL FOR SMALL VESSELS...FOR A GIVEN WAVE HEIGHT THE DANGER
INCREASES AS THE WAVE PERIOD DECREASES.
"THE SEVENTH WAVE OF THE SEVENTH SET"...AN OLD FISHERMAN`S TALE?
PERHAPS...BUT IT DOES SERVE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WAVE AND SURF
CONDITIONS ARE NOT ALWAYS CONSTANT. IN OPEN WATERS...THE OCCASIONAL
WAVE MAY BE TWICE THAT OF THE SURROUNDING SEA. THERE ARE OCCASIONAL
REPORTS OF "ROGUE" WAVES OF AN EVEN GREATER RATIO. NEAR
SHORE...WAVES ARE EVEN LESS PREDICTABLE. SO-CALLED "SNEAKER WAVES"
CAN GRAB THE UNWARY WHO VENTURE TOO CLOSE TO THE UNPREDICTABLE SEA.
MARINERS MAY BE DRAWN TOO CLOSE TO THE SURF ZONE DURING PERIODS OF
RELATIVE CALM. PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY AND ALWAYS BE WARY OF THIS NOT
UNCOMMON PHENOMENON...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE BREAKING SURF IS
KNOWN TO OCCUR OR APPEARS LIKELY.
WINDS AND WAVES CAN CHANGE QUICKLY IN SPEED...DIRECTION AND
STEEPNESS SO IT IS IMPORTANT YOU INCLUDE A MARINE FORECAST IN YOUR
PREPARATIONS FOR BOATING.
THIS MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL WAS FORWARDED TO
YOU BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL OCEAN
OBSERVING SYSTEM...NERACOOS.
$$
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000
NOUS41 KGYX 212215
PNSGYX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
615 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE and NERACOOS (NORTHEASTERN REGIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS) CONTINUES TO OBSERVE MAY 18th
THROUGH 24TH AS NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK...
...Wind and Waves...
The following is a safe boating message from the National Safe Boating Council
and the National Weather Service...reminding you that National Safe Boating Week
is May 18TH through May 24th.
National statistics in 2011 indicated that 377 boats went down in calm seas
nationally. However...287 crafts also sunk under choppy...rouch or very rough
conditions during this period.
Wind and waves affect all types of boats so it is important all boaters know
some basic facts about winds and waves. Wind over water is usually stronger
than over nearby land. Wind is the main factor in wave development and in general...
the stronger the wind...the larger the waves.
Individual waves are measured from trough to crest. Seas are the combination of
both locally generated wind waves and distantly generated swell waves and are
expressed in the terms of the Significant-Wave-Height...The mean or average height
of the highest one third of the waves. It approximates the value an experienced
observer would report if visually estimating sea height. When expressed as a range
(for example...seas 3 TO 5 ft)...this indicates a degree of uncertainty in the
forecast and/or expected changing conditions. The danger presented to a vessel is
a function of wave steepness as well as wave height and is unique to each vessel.
In general for small vessels...for a given wave height the danger increases as the
wave period decreases.
"The seventh wave of the seventh set"...An old fisherman`s tale? Perhaps...but it
does serve to highlight that wave and surf conditions are not always constant.
In open waters...the occasional wave may be twice that of the surrounding sea.
There are occasional reports of "rogue" waves of an even greater ratio. Near
shore...waves are even less predictable. So-called "sneaker waves" can grab the
unwary who venture too close to the unpredictable sea. Mariners may be drawn too
close to the surf zone during periods of relative calm. Proceed cautiously and
always be wary of this not uncommon phenomenon...especially in areas where breaking
surf is known to occur or appears likely.
Winds and waves can change quickly in speed...direction and steepness so it is
important you include a marine forecast in your preparations for boating.
This message from the National Safe Boating Council was forwarded to you by the
National Weather Service and the Northeast Regional Ocean Observing
System...NERACOOS.
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SXUS41 KCAR 211923
RECCAR
RECREATION FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
323 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
MEZ004-220930-
KATAHDIN-
323 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268`)...
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE THIS
EVENING...CLOUDY WITH STEADY RAIN AND PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...SUMMIT OBSCURED. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.
$$
MEZ029-220930-
CADILLAC-
323 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532`)...
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED EVENING RAIN SHOWERS...THEN
STEADY RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...SUMMIT OBSCURED. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR
100 PERCENT.
$$
MEZ010-220930-
MOOSEHEAD-
323 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...MOOSEHEAD LAKE...
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING...THEN
STEADY RAIN...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND PATCHY FOG AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST UP TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
CHANCE OF RAIN NEAR 100 PERCENT.
$$
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SXUS41 KGYX 211918
RECGYX
RECREATION REPORT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
318 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-220530-
ELEVATIONS FROM 2500 TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE
WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS-
318 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET IN
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS...
.TONIGHT...SUMMITS OBSCURED. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH
INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...SUMMITS OBSCURED. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
$$
MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-220530-
SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE-
318 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...RECREATION FORECAST FOR SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE...
.TONIGHT...SUMMITS OBSCURED. SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH
BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING TO AROUND 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO
AROUND 65 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...SUMMITS OBSCURED. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S...EXCEPT IN THE
UPPER 50S AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
50 MPH BECOMING WEST AND DECREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST WINDS AROUND 65 MPH
DECREASING TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
70 PERCENT.
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NOUS41 KCAR 191002
PNSCAR
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
601 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...ANOTHER COLD MORNING FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE...
...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE PAST 6 HOURS...
...LOCATION... ...TIME... ...MIN...
ESTCOURT STATION MAWS (AROOSTOOK ME) 445 AM MAY 19 22 F
5 SE GRAND ISLE (AROOSTOOK ME) 501 AM MAY 19 27 F
1 SSE FORT KENT (AROOSTOOK ME) 412 AM MAY 19 29 F
DICKEY (AROOSTOOK ME) (590 FT)(GOES) 400 AM MAY 19 29 F
BIG BLACK RIVER (AROOSTOOK ME) (GOES) 500 AM MAY 19 29 F
MADAWASKA (AROOSTOOK ME) (503 FT)(AWS) 434 AM MAY 19 29 F
4 ENE BAKER LAKE (SOMERSET ME) (RAWS) 415 AM MAY 19 30 F
4 E NEW SWEDEN (AROOSTOOK ME) 525 AM MAY 19 30 F
2 W SAINT AGATHA (AROOSTOOK ME) 500 AM MAY 19 30 F
NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL AIRPORT 455 AM MAY 19 30 F
1 NW CLAYTON LAKE (AROOSTOOK ME) (AWOS) 425 AM MAY 19 30 F
5 SSE CARIBOU (AROOSTOOK ME) 422 AM MAY 19 30 F
1 NE CARIBOU (AROOSTOOK ME) (APRSWXNET) 447 AM MAY 19 31 F
NINE MILE BRIDGE (AROOSTOOK ME) (GOES) 500 AM MAY 19 31 F
BLUE HILL (HANCOCK ME) (APRSWXNET) 442 AM MAY 19 32 F
3 WSW PENOBSCOT (HANCOCK ME) (GPSMET) 1250 AM MAY 19 32 F
NORTHERN AROOSTOOK REGIONAL AIRPORT 253 AM MAY 19 32 F
1 ENE PRESQUE ISLE (AROOSTOOK ME) 444 AM MAY 19 32 F
SUNKHAZE MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFU 431 AM MAY 19 32 F
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THANKS ITS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERS FOR
PROVIDING US WITH THIS DATA.
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