Possible out of Season Snowfall for Interior New Brunswick & Maine

000
FXUS61 KCAR 151808
AFDCAR

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Caribou ME
208 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 2016

.SYNOPSIS...

-- Changed Discussion --

Low pressure will track north of the area tonight then move away to the northeast Monday through Tuesday. High pressure will build in from the west Wednesday through the end of the week.

-- End Changed Discussion --

&& .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...

-- Changed Discussion --

The near term models are in good general agreement through the period. A surface low northeast of Maine, and an upper level low over southwestern Maine will influence the weather through the period. These lows will curculate around one another as they go through the process of becoming vertically stacked. The upper low will bring colder air tonight, which will bringing some light snow to northern Maine overnight tonight. Mon mrng the upper low will move east of Maine into New Brunswick, a trough will extend west across central Maine. By the end of the period the surface and upper level low will be over the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, a trough will continue to extend west into central Maine. Loaded a blend to smooth out the minor differences in the models. Used NAM for Min temps/hrly temps through the overnight hrs it better reflected the colder temps both surface and aloft to support the wet snow across nrn Me. Loaded NAWAVE4 for seas in the coastal waters. Loaded windgust by factor tool.

-- End Changed Discussion --