406  
FZUS51 KGYX 121107  
CWFGYX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
706 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ100-130000-  
706 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM  
 
LOW PRESSURE PASSING NORTH OF MAINE WILL CONTINUE SOUTHWEST WINDS  
BEFORE A COLD FRONT CROSSES LATER TODAY SHIFTING WINDS OUT OF THE  
WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BRING CONDITIONS  
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS  
WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT  
CROSSES FRIDAY NIGHT. A PERIOD OF WESTERLY GALES ARE LIKELY IN THE  
WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM SATURDAY.  
 
 
 
ANZ154-130000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH, ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER, MA OUT  
25 NM-  
706 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W LATE THIS MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING.  
A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING.    
SAT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT,  
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
13 FT. RAIN.  
 
 
 
ANZ152-130000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE, ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH, ME OUT 25 NM-  
706 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING W  
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING NW WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN  
RAIN LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. VSBY 1 NM  
OR LESS THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP  
TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING S 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT  
8 SECONDS, BECOMING W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO  
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE 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 2 TO  
3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,  
BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO  
15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.  
 
 
 
ANZ150-130000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON, ME TO PORT CLYDE, ME OUT 25 NM-  
706 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, BECOMING W  
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF  
DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN  
LIKELY. SNOW LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS UNTIL LATE  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS.  
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP  
TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO  
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE 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 2 TO  
3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,  
BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO  
16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.  
 
 
 
ANZ153-130000-  
CASCO BAY-  
706 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS  
MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW LATE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
W 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.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING.    
SAT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING  
TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO  
2 FT, BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT,  
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.  
 
 
 
ANZ151-130000-  
PENOBSCOT BAY-  
706 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS  
MORNING, THEN BECOMING W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. RAIN  
LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.   
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY WITH RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE  
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON  
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, INCREASING TO 50 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT. RAIN.  
 
 
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