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WHAT HAS CHANGED

- Cancelled the Small Craft Advisory.

- Updated aviation discussion.

KEY MESSAGES

1) Showers across mostly eastern areas today.

2) Unsettled weather continues through the weekend with several rounds of wetting rain.

DISCUSSION

KEY MESSAGE 1...Showers across mostly eastern areas today.

KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION... Low pressure will exit across New Brunswick today. Showers will persist, across mostly eastern portions of the forecast area, into this afternoon. Additional rainfall today across eastern portions of the forecast area will generally be around a tenth of an inch or less. An upper level low will remain across Quebec province Saturday. A disturbance rotating around the low will bring a chance of showers to the region Saturday.

KEY MESSAGE 2...Unsettled weather continues through the weekend with several rounds of wetting rain.

KEY MESSAGE 2 DESCRIPTION... Per the previous discussion: A persistent closed upper level low will continue to usher shortwaves through New England this weekend into early next week. The lingering instability will support continued rain shower chances. A brief dry period is likely on Saturday, though some diurnally driven convection in the afternoon could result in a few light rain showers late in the day. A larger closed low should move south of the Gulf of Maine on Sunday, but still bring rain across the south.

AVIATION /11Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/

Today...MVFR/IFR, occasional LIFR, this morning. VFR/MVFR this afternoon. Scattered to numerous showers across mostly northern and eastern areas today. Variable winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west/northwest 10 to 15 knots.

Tonight...Variable conditions with any patchy fog. Otherwise, VFR. Variable winds 5 to 10 knots.

Saturday...VFR/MVFR with a chance of showers. Variable winds 5 to 10 knots.

Saturday night...VFR. Light and variable winds.

Sunday - Sunday night...VFR/MVFR cigs with a chance for rain, particularly at BHB/BGR. NW winds 5 to 10 kts shifting W overnight.

Monday - Tuesday...VFR across all terminals, with cigs potentially decreasing to MVFR from west to east as rain showers enter the area. SW winds 5 to 10 kts. Gusts increasing to 25 to 30 kts by Tuesday afternoon.

MARINE

Have cancelled the Small Craft Advisory with this update. Conditions are expected to be below small craft advisory levels through the rest of today into Saturday. Patchy fog this morning.

Conditions will remain below advisory levels through the weekend and into early next week with gusts below 25 kts and seas 2 to 4 ft. Conditions will begin to deteriorate once more into the day on Monday with seas approaching 4 to 6 ft and wind gusts approaching gales on the outer waters beyond 25 nm, and gusts over small craft advisory levels for the coastal waters.

CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

ME...None. MARINE...None.