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FZUS51 KCAR 160550
CWFCAR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1250 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
ANZ005-161800-
1250 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR EASTPORT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TRACKS INTO NEW BRUNSWICK THIS MORNING THEN
WELL INTO THE MARITIMES THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
TOIGHT, THEN EXITS EAST OF NOVA SCOTIA ON SATURDAY. A WEAK LOW
PRESSURE CROSSES THE WATERS SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE PASSES
OFFSHORE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TOWARDS THE
AREA TUESDAY.
ANZ050-161800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM-
1250 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS
MORNING. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING
W 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN
AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO
8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM IN THE EVENING.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ051-161800-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT
25 NM-
1250 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
TODAY
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING
SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING S 7 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
SAT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM IN THE EVENING.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO
8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ANZ052-161800-
INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME-
1250 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
TODAY
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LATE THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING
SW AROUND 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE EVENING.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
MON
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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