FXUS61 KCAR 152337
AFDCAR

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Caribou ME
737 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
-730 PM Update: Added drizzle in across the forecast area based
 on forecast soundings ahead of the more stratiform rain
 tonight, and increased to areas of fog throughout the CWA as
 the low level inversion holds strong.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Below freezing temperatures return Sunday night through the
middle of the week. Snow showers with light accumulation is
possible Sunday night.

2) Locally dense fog is possible along the Downeast Coast late
tonight into Thursday morning.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...Below freezing temperatures return Sunday night
through the middle of the week. Snow showers with light
accumulation is possible Sunday night.

KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION...
A large low pressure system developing in the northern Great
Plain is expected to track towards the Great Lakes Saturday,
then move into Canada Sunday. The associated cold front is
expected to sweep through the region Sunday. Sunday morning
should begin with rain and continue through the afternoon. The
cold front should exit the area by early Sunday night, switching
winds to NW flow. Ample cold air advection is expected to drop
temps to below freezing after midnight on Sunday night. This
should switch any remain precip to snow. By Monday, temps will
increase in the south, switching snow back to rain, but snow
should remain in the north. Cold temps should remain to the
middle of the week.

KEY MESSAGE 2...Locally dense fog is possible along the Downeast
Coast late tonight into Thursday morning.

KEY MESSAGE 2 DESCRIPTION...
Moist air mass remains in place overnight through Thursday. This
will result in the possibility of some locally dense fog
developing late tonight into Thursday morning.

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.AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Tonight...IFR/LIFR in low ceilings, patchy fog, drizzle, and
scattered showers. Winds light and variable.

Thursday through Thursday night...IFR/LIFR in low ceilings and
scattered showers. Improvement to MVFR possible KBGR/KBHB
for a brief period Thursday afternoon. Light SE wind.

Friday...AM IFR/LIFR due to RA/FG becoming MVFR during the day
with VFR possible late day. N-NE winds around 5kt. Fri night
expecting possible BR/FG and VCSH especially at southern terms.
NE winds 5kt or less.

Saturday...VFR. MVFR cigs possible especially at BGR and BHB. SE
winds 5-15kt.

Sunday...MVFR/IFR with RA likely. S winds 10-15kt gusting to
20kt shifting SW late day.

Monday...VFR. NW winds 5-15 kts.

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.MARINE...
Winds/seas remain below SCA levels through Thursday night.
Visibility will fall to 1 NM or less at times tonight through
Thursday morning in fog.

Winds/seas expected to remain below SCA conditions through
Sunday. Late Sunday night into Monday is the next chance of SCA
winds/seas. Rain/fog may reduce vsby Friday then again on
Sunday.

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.CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ME...None.
MARINE...None.

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DISCUSSION...AES/TWD/ARL
AVIATION...AES/TWD/ARL