457  
FZUS51 KCAR 180551  
CWFCAR  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MAINE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME  
1250 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
ANZ005-181800-  
1250 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR EASTPORT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM  
 
LOW PRESSURE TRACKS INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TODAY, THEN WELL  
TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN FROM CENTRAL  
CANADA INTO NEW ENGLAND. THE HIGH THEN CONTINUES TO BUILD IN  
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
 
 
ANZ050-181800-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM-  
1250 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT DRIZZLE, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT  
WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.  
 
 
 
ANZ051-181800-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT  
25 NM-  
1250 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
12 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE MORNING. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ052-181800-  
INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME-  
1250 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT, BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN  
THE MORNING. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY  
IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
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