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FZUS51 KCAR 161750
CWFCAR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
ANZ005-170600-
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR EASTPORT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TRACKS 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 AND REMAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
ANZ050-170600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM-
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE THIS
EVENING, THEN BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT, BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY THIS
EVENING.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND S 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE EVENING.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO
3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING S 6 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
ANZ051-170600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT
25 NM-
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING
NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING, THEN
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT, BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 7 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND S 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT
11 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SE
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND
4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 7 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUE
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
WED
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
ANZ052-170600-
INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME-
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT LATE THIS
EVENING, THEN BECOMING W AROUND 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT, BECOMING S
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING.
SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE
3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY
IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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