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FZUS51 KCAR 090647
CWFCAR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
147 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
ANZ005-091915-
147 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR EASTPORT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES TODAY, THEN CROSSES THE AREA TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE NOSES DOWN FROM HUDSON BAY
SATURDAY. A DEVELOPING COASTAL LOW FORMS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
SATURDAY NIGHT, TRACKS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF MAINE TO EASTERN NOVA
SCOTIA SUNDAY, THEN CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
MARITIMES SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TO THE SOUTH MONDAY.
A WARM FRONT APPROACHES MONDAY NIGHT, THEN LIFTS TO THE NORTH ON
TUESDAY.
ANZ050-091915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM-
147 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S LATE THIS MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY THIS
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING S 11 FT AT
8 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
9 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT,
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING S
8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY,
MAINLY IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ051-091915-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT
25 NM-
147 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING S 10 FT AT
8 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
9 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT
7 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT,
BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SW
9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE EVENING.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ANZ052-091915-
INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME-
147 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TODAY
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S LATE THIS MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY THIS
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 3 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 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
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