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FZUS51 KGYX 172203
CWFGYX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
502 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM
ANZ100-181100-
502 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
SYNOPSIS FOR STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM
A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE WATERS THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WILL GUST TO GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON, SHIFTING TO
WEST THIS EVENING. WINDS SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO GALE FORCE THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY, WITH STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON THE OUTER WATERS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT WESTERLY FRIDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT.
A CLIPPER SYSTEM TRACKS NORTH OF THE WATERS ON SUNDAY.
ANZ154-181100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH, ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER, MA OUT
25 NM-
502 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING S 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 11 FT AT
7 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 8 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND W 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
ANZ152-181100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE, ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH, ME OUT 25 NM-
502 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, THEN BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT TOWARDS
DAYBREAK. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING S 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT,
BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT
8 SECONDS, BECOMING S 15 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 11 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND W 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING S 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ANZ150-181100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON, ME TO PORT CLYDE, ME OUT 25 NM-
502 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, THEN BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT TOWARDS
DAYBREAK. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING S 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT,
BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT
8 SECONDS, BECOMING S 16 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 13 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND W 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND W 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ153-181100-
CASCO BAY-
502 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
THU
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO
15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ANZ151-181100-
PENOBSCOT BAY-
502 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
TONIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY
MORNING, THEN BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT TOWARDS DAYBREAK. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
THU
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
FRI NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING
WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO
15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE
DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
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