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WHUS71 KCAR 250602
MWWCAR
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
102 AM EST SUN JAN 25 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-
102 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY, MODERATE ACCUMULATION
OF FREEZING SPRAY. FOR THE GALE WARNING, NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO
30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AND SEAS 7 TO 12 FT EXPECTED.
* 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...FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY, UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM EST
TUESDAY.
* 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-
102 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026
...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM EST
TUESDAY...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING HAS EXPIRED
* WHAT...FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY, MODERATE ACCUMULATION OF
FREEZING SPRAY. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 15 TO
25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO
STONINGTON, ME.
* WHEN...FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY, UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 9
AM EST TUESDAY.
* 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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