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FZUS51 KGYX 221831  
CWFGYX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
231 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ100-230845-  
231 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM
 
 
BY THIS EVENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG A WARM FRONT DRAPED  
OVER THE GULF OF MAINE. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE  
WITH GUSTS OVER 25 KNOTS. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD TO ABOVE 5 FEET  
ACROSS MOST OF THE WATERS. THOSE CONDITIONS LAST INTO THE EARLY WEEK,  
BUT BEYOND THAT THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACTIVE. THERE WILL  
BE MULTIPLE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS.  
 

 
 
ANZ154-230845-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH, ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER, MA OUT  
25 NM-  
231 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. SNOW EARLY. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING  
TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NE  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.  
 

 
 
ANZ152-230845-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE, ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH, ME OUT 25 NM-  
231 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. SNOW WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SLEET. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN EARLY, THEN RAIN LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 4 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY. SNOW  
LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
 

 
 
ANZ150-230845-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON, ME TO PORT CLYDE, ME OUT 25 NM-  
231 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. SNOW. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY WITH SNOW IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
 

 
 
ANZ153-230845-  
CASCO BAY-  
231 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SLEET. RAIN  
LIKELY LATE. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ151-230845-  
PENOBSCOT BAY-  
231 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM LATE.    
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.  
SNOW IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO  
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
 

 
 
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