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WHUS71 KGYX 201813
MWWGYX
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
113 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
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PENOBSCOT BAY-CASCO BAY-
113 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AND SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXPECTED. FOR THE
GALE WATCH, NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT AND
SEAS 2 TO 5 FT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PENOBSCOT BAY AND CASCO BAY.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST SATURDAY. FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERING PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER
COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE WIND AND SEAS.
ANZ150-152-154-210815-
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/O.NEW.KGYX.SR.A.0001.260223T1200Z-260224T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON, ME TO PORT CLYDE, ME OUT 25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE, ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH, ME OUT
25 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH, ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER, MA OUT
25 NM-
113 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS 2 TO 5 FT EXPECTED. FOR THE
STORM WATCH, NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT
AND SEAS 9 TO 14 FT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON, ME TO PORT CLYDE, ME
OUT 25 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE, ME TO CAPE
ELIZABETH, ME OUT 25 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE
ELIZABETH, ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER, MA OUT 25 NM.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST SATURDAY. FOR THE STORM WATCH, FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STORM FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE
OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE TO REMAIN IN PORT, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR
SECURE THE VESSEL FOR SEVERE CONDITIONS BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE.
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