897
FZUS51 KCAR 121834
CWFCAR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
234 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
ANZ005-130700-
234 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR EASTPORT ME TO STONINGTON ME OUT 25 NM
HIGH PRESSURE CRESTS OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FRIDAY NIGHT, CROSSES SOUTHERN
MAINE SATURDAY MORNING, THEN EXITS INTO THE SOUTHERN MARITIMES
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS IN LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT, THEN EXITS TO THE SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY. A COMPLEX
STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BRINGING A WARM
FRONT NORTH THROUGH THE REGION. THIS LOW THEN TRACKS TO THE WEST
AND NORTH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY, WITH ITS COLD FRONT SLOWLY
CROSSING THE REGION FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY EVENING.
ANZ050-130700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM-
234 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THIS AFTERNOON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY, THEN RAIN LIKELY
LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 4 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
FRI
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT
AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS,
BECOMING S 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING,
THEN RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO
17 TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
ANZ051-130700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT
25 NM-
234 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THIS AFTERNOON
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
FRI
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS,
BECOMING S 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN
THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT, BUILDING TO
17 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
ANZ052-130700-
INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME-
234 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
THIS AFTERNOON
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY EARLY, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY LATE.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
FRI
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND
NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
MON NIGHT
S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page