Forecast and Conditions for Owls Head, Maine

Updated: 11:55 PM EDT on September 06, 2008
Observed at Rockland, Maine
Temperature 66 °F / 19 °C
Humidity 94%
Dew Point 64 °F / 18 °C
Wind NE at 13 mph / 20 km/h
Pressure 29.78 in / 1008 hPa (Falling)
Conditions Overcast
Visibility 6.0 miles / 9.7 kilometers
Clouds Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 400 ft / 121 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 1200 ft / 365 m
Overcast (OVC) : 3400 ft / 1036 m
Yesterday's Maximum 72 °F / 22 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 61 °F / 16 °C
Normal high 67 °F / 19 °C
Normal low 51 °F / 10 °C
Record high 78 °F / 25 °C (2002)
Record low 44 °F / 6 °C (2000)
Sunrise06:06 AM (EDT)
Sunset07:00 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise02:32 PM (EDT)
Moon Set10:47 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase
Areal Flood Warning
Statement as of 9:11 PM EDT on September 6, 2008


The National Weather Service in Gray Maine has issued a

* Flood Warning for urban areas and small streams in...
Androscoggin County in southwest Maine...
Kennebec County in south central Maine...
Waldo County in south central Maine...
Knox County in south central Maine...
Sagadahoc County in south central Maine...
Cumberland County in southwest Maine...
Lincoln County in south central Maine...

* until 500 am EDT Sunday

* at 904 PM EDT around 2 inches of rain has fallen from
Standish... to gray... to Camden. Heavy rain is expected to continue
into the early morning hours... with storm totals of 3 to 5
inches... with locally higher amounts.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross
safely. Move to higher ground.

Please report high water to the National Weather Service by calling
toll free... 1-877-633-6772... when you can do so safely.

Lat... Lon 4442 6898 4432 6893 4439 6886 4431 6887
      4429 6899 4408 6908 4396 6934 4402 6939
      4388 6951 4373 6986 4375 7004 4385 6998
      4381 7009 4352 7031 4381 7079 4403 7047
      4443 7021 4468 6889 4444 6884


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Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 10:29 PM EDT on September 6, 2008


... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday morning...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of western Maine and New Hampshire... including the
following areas... in western Maine... Androscoggin... coastal
Cumberland... coastal Waldo... coastal York... interior
Cumberland... interior Waldo... interior York... Kennebec...
Knox... Lincoln... Sagadahoc... southern Franklin... southern
Oxford and southern Somerset. In New Hampshire... Belknap...
coastal Rockingham... interior Rockingham... Merrimack...
northern Carroll... southern Carroll... Strafford and Sullivan.

* Through Sunday morning

* rainfall rates of over an inch per hour will continue at times
over southern Maine and southern New Hampshire overnight. This
will bring a swath of 3 to 5 inches of rain to this region by
sunrise on Sunday. A few locations will receive over 6 inches of
rain.

* Urban flooding... as well as flooding of creeks and streams...
seems to be the greatest threat. With the expected amount of
rain... mainstem river flooding is not expected... perhaps other
than the Presumpscot River in Westbrook.

Please stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... your local media... or
go to www.Weather.Gov/gray for further updates on this weather
situation.




Forecast as of 3:27 PM EDT on September 6, 2008

Flash Flood Watch in effect from 8 PM EDT this evening through Sunday morning...
Tonight
Rain with isolated thunderstorms. Rain. Areas of fog after midnight. Rain may be heavy at times after midnight. Windy with lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph...increasing to east 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with rain likely in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph...diminishing to around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Less humid with lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Monday
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
Wednesday through Thursday
Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
Friday and Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the mid 50s.
Saturday
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s.
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