Issued by NWS Portland, ME
000 AWUS81 KGYX 231430 RWSGYX WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY MAINE 930 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009 AN ONSHORE FLOW BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTH...AND HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH...WAS HELPING TO KEEP PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. CLOUDS EXTENDED WELL INLAND...AND ONLY NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN MAINE WERE SEEING THE SUN. BEFORE THE CLOUDS DEVELOPED DURING THE NIGHT...SKIES REMAINED CLEAR LONG ENOUGH TO ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 20S IN MOST AREAS...WITH ONLY A FEW COASTAL SPOTS STAYING IN THE LOW 30S. THE OCEANIC FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO SLIDE NORTHWARD...AND THE HIGH RETREATS TO THE NORTH AS WELL. THAT WON`T HELP AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY CLOUDY...AND THOSE CLOUDS WILL MOVE SLOWLY UP INTO AREAS THAT WERE STARTING OUT SUNNY THIS MORNING. ODDLY ENOUGH...LATER TODAY...WHILE SUNNY AREAS CLOUD OVER...A FEW SPOTS ALONG THE COAST MAY SEE A LITTLE SUN...AS BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS OVER THE ATLANTIC MOVE TOWARDS LAND. THAT WILL MEAN BEST CHANCES FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM UP TO ANY GREAT DEGREE TODAY WILL BE UP NEAR OUR BORDERS WITH CANADA. AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY UNIFORM ACROSS OUR TWO STATES...SOMEWHERE IN THE 40S. AS THAT LOW MOVES BY IN THE ATLANTIC TONIGHT...SOME RAIN SHOWERS MAY REACH THE COASTLINE...AND MAY EVEN BRUSH AREAS FARTHER INLAND TUESDAY AS IT ALL MOVES OFF TO THE EAST DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY. AS TEMPERATURES FALL BACK INTO THE 20S AND 30S TONIGHT...THERE COULD BE SOME SNOW SHOWERS AS WELL. THAT HIGH TO THE NORTH RE-ESTABLISHES ITSELF SOMEWHAT LATER TUESDAY...AND ALLOWS FOR DEVELOPING SUNSHINE...WHICH WILL TAKE READINGS BACK UP INTO THE 40S. THAT HIGH KEEPS SUNSHINE GOING INTO WEDNESDAY WITH READINGS JUST A LITTLE WARMER. ANOTHER LOW STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE TO THE SOUTH THANKSGIVING DAY BUT OUTSIDE OF SOME CLOUDS WON`T HAVE MUCH ADDITIONAL EFFECT ON OUR WEATHER UNTIL AT LEAST FRIDAY...WHEN SHOWERS BEGIN TO LOOK LIKELY. $$ BROWN
