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FZUS51 KGYX 122103
CWFGYX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
503 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM
ANZ100-131000-
503 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT FROM OUT OF THE WEST TO OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC. 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. MORE GUSTY
WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS A STRONGER
LOW MOVES INTO THE REGION.
ANZ154-131000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH, ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER, MA OUT
25 NM-
503 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM THIS EVENING.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
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: W 5 FT AT
5 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SE 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT,
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT. RAIN.
TUE
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, BECOMING W
AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT.
ANZ152-131000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE, ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH, ME OUT 25 NM-
503 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE
THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM THIS EVENING.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,
BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO
17 FT. RAIN.
TUE
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY
IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.
ANZ150-131000-
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON, ME TO PORT CLYDE, ME OUT 25 NM-
503 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 5 SECONDS.
SNOW LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE
THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM THIS EVENING.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT 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 10 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING S 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
10 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING SE
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT,
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,
BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO
18 FT. RAIN.
TUE
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT.
ANZ153-131000-
CASCO BAY-
503 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 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. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 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 2 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT,
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. RAIN.
TUE
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
ANZ151-131000-
PENOBSCOT BAY-
503 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY THIS
EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM THIS EVENING.
FRI
W 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 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING,
THEN RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO
1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW
AROUND 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT
AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 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.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO 45 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. RAIN.
TUE
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT,
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
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