704  
FZUS51 KGYX 160629  
CWFGYX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
129 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ100-162030-  
129 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM  
 
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND SETTLES SOUTH OF THE WATERS TODAY. LOW  
PRESSURE PASSES NORTH OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY WITH SW WINDS  
APPROACHING GALE FORCE. WINDS BRIEFLY TURN OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
BEFORE INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTH THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.  
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO GALE FORCE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO  
FRIDAY AND THEN WILL SHIFT WESTERLY FRIDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT.  
 
 
 
ANZ154-162030-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH, ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER, MA OUT  
25 NM-  
129 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TUE 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. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 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 SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO  
45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  
RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO  
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT,  
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.  
 
 
 
ANZ152-162030-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE, ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH, ME OUT 25 NM-  
129 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TUE 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, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 7 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SW 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING S 6 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO  
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.  
RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
14 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN 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 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.  
 
 
 
 
ANZ150-162030-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON, ME TO PORT CLYDE, ME OUT 25 NM-  
129 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE 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, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 8 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING S 7 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO  
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO  
45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT,  
BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
15 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN 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 12 FT,  
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ153-162030-  
CASCO BAY-  
129 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W 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  
4 FT.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO  
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, INCREASING TO  
45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.    
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 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.  
 
 
 
ANZ151-162030-  
PENOBSCOT BAY-  
129 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING S 5 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING NW  
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 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 5 TO  
7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  
RAIN.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO  
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT,  
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.  
 
 
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