NWS Gray, Maine Area Forecast Discussion
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FXUS61 KGYX 300529
AFDGYX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Gray ME
1229 AM EST Tue Dec 30 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
Cold and blustery conditions are expected today and tonight. The
remainder of the week remains cold with a possible arctic front
and snow shower activity Wednesday night. Cold temperatures and
mountain snow shower activity lasts into the weekend.
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.NEAR TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/...
Strong low pressure will become stacked in Quebec today which
will allow cold air on gusty winds to dump southward into
northern New England. Any steady light precip across eastern
zones ends prior to daybreak today with on and off upslope snow
showers continuing in the mountains today.
The main story will be the cold and wind. A wind advisory
remains in effect for most of the region for today, albeit it a
low-end one. The main reasoning behind it`s issuance was that
portions of the CWA have ice covered trees and sub-advisory
gusts could easily cause power outages. This still remains valid
but eventually the winds should shake a lot of the ice off, so
overall impacts look to be on the low side for most (but not
all). Added southern New Hampshire to the advisory as gusts
could reach criteria, especially in the Monadnocks.
Other than wind, it`ll be cold today right through tonight with
plenty of clouds remaining. Wind chill values are expected to
only be in the single digits midday today (sometimes as low as
-10F in the mountains). Winds come down some tonight but
windchill values will be below zero for most.
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.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY/...
Fair and warmer on Wednesday as winds shift to SWly allowing
temperatures to rise to just below freezing on the coastal plain
and southern NH. Clouds increase during the afternoon as a
clipper develops to our west.
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.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
Wednesday night, a shortwave trough brings light snow to the
northeast. Snow will move out of the area by Thursday morning with
minimal impacts to the AM commute. Behind the system, an arctic
airmass moves in, allowing for colder than normal and dry conditions
to persist through early next week. Radiational cooling is likely
Thursday night and may be the coldest night in this period, with
most people getting below 0F or close to 0F Friday morning.
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.AVIATION /03Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Short Term...VFR conditions are expected today through Wednesday
with gusty SFC winds today possibly causing some low level
mechanical turbulence.
Long Term...A brief window of lower restrictions across the area is likely
Wednesday night as light snow moves across the region. VFR expected
after Thursday morning continuing through the weekend.
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.MARINE...
Short Term...Gales remain in effect. Gale force gusts taper off
Wednesday morning, but gusts greater than 25 kts and the
elevated seas will remain.
Long Term...SCA level westerly winds persist Wednesday night
and will continue through the upcoming weekend. Seas near 3-5ft
Wednesday night and will slowly lower to 2-3ft by the end of the
weekend.
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.GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...Wind Advisory until 7 PM EST Tuesday for MEZ007>009-012-013-
018-019-023-024-033.
NH...Wind Advisory until 7 PM EST Tuesday for NHZ001>015.
MARINE...Gale Warning until 7 AM EST Wednesday for ANZ150-152-154.
Gale Warning until 1 AM EST Wednesday for ANZ151-153.
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NEAR TERM...Ekster
SHORT TERM...Ekster
LONG TERM...Palmer
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