SXUS41 KGYX 161913 RECGYX RECREATION REPORT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 313 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-170515- ELEVATIONS FROM 2500 TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS- 313 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 ...ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WESTERN MAINE MOUNTAINS... .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH TERRAIN IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS... LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 19 AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 20. $$ MEZ007>009-NHZ002>004-170515- SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE- 313 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 ...SUMMITS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE... .TONIGHT...SUMMITS OBSCURED. RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. LOWS IN THE MID 30S...EXCEPT UPPER 20S AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 8 ABOVE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE40S...EXCEPT IN THE 30S AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 60 MPH BECOMING WEST AND DECREASING TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 9 ABOVE. $$