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FZUS51 KCAR 122312
CWFCAR
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MAINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
712 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
ANZ005-131215-
712 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.
ANZ050-131215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EASTPORT, ME TO SCHOODIC POINT, ME OUT 25 NM-
712 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
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. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
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: NW
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT 9 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: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS,
BECOMING S 9 FT AT 8 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 9 FT AT 8 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: S 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING W
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING
SE 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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.
TUE
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ051-131215-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME OUT
25 NM-
712 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY EARLY
THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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 5 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: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS,
BECOMING S 9 FT AT 7 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 9 FT AT 8 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 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING
SE 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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.
TUE
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT, SUBSIDING TO 11 TO
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT, SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ANZ052-131215-
INTRA COASTAL WATERS FROM SCHOODIC POINT, ME TO STONINGTON, ME-
712 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW
LATE THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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 W
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 6 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 6 FT AT 8 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 W 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
SUN
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW
AROUND 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING
SE 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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.
TUE
SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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