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WHUS71 KCAR 240657
MWWCAR
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
157 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
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INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME-
157 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
..GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR OR
GREATER MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* WHERE...INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO
STONINGTON, ME.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC 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 DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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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-
157 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FOR THE HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY WARNING, HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AT A RATE OF 2 CM PER HOUR
OR GREATER MAY RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS.
* 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 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...OPERATING A VESSEL IN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS
HAZARDOUS. FREEZING SPRAY MAY RENDER MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE. RAPID ICE ACCRETION ON DECKS AND
SUPERSTRUCTURES MAY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC 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 DANGEROUS ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON
THEIR VESSEL. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN PORT, AVOID THE WARNING AREA
OR CONDUCT MITIGATION.
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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