Tropical storm Leslie a potential long range threat to the region update one

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FXUS61 KCAR 031353
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
953 AM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

......LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC MOVE INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOW SHOWERS TO DIMINISH. NORTHERN AND DOWNEAST
MAINE WILL REMAIN IN A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT LATE THIS WEEK WITH
MINOR DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. MOISTURE IS FORECAST
TO MOVE UP A SLOW MOVING OR STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEXT SUNDAY
FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WILL ALSO NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE
TRAJECTORY OF TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE LESLIE. LESLIE IS
EXPECTED TO GENERATE LONG PERIOD SWELL IN EXCESS OF 10 FEET BY THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND WHICH WILL POSE A SAFETY RISK FOR CITIZENS NEAR THE
IMMEDIATE COASTLINE......