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WHUS71 KCAR 090624
MWWCAR
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
124 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
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COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT
25 NM-
124 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
..GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY
ADVISORY, MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING SPRAY.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME
OUT 25 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO
STONINGTON, ME OUT 25 NM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY IS HAZARDOUS.
FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
INOPERATIVE. ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY
RESULT IN SOME LOSS OF STABILITY. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND
REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING FREEZING SPRAY CONDITIONS THE U.S. COAST GUARD ADVISES
THAT YOU ENSURE ALL LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE.
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL
AND CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE THESE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS.
MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME-
124 AM EST MON FEB 9 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY,
MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING SPRAY.
* WHERE...INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO
STONINGTON, ME.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY.
FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN FREEZING SPRAY IS HAZARDOUS.
FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
INOPERATIVE. ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY
RESULT IN SOME LOSS OF STABILITY. CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS
TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING FREEZING SPRAY CONDITIONS THE U.S. COAST GUARD ADVISES
THAT YOU ENSURE ALL LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT REMAINS FREE OF ICE.
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THEIR VESSEL
AND CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID OR MITIGATE THESE HAZARDOUS
NAVIGATING CONDITIONS.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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