970  
FZUS51 KGYX 251835  
CWFGYX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME  
235 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 60 NM  
 
ANZ100-260845-  
235 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 60 NM  
 
NORTHEAST WINDS PREVAIL OVER THE WATERS THROUGH TODAY WITH HIGH  
PRESSURE SLIDING EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. A DEVELOPING NOR'EASTER  
NEAR THE CAROLINAS GRADUALLY TRACKS TOWARD NEW ENGLAND THROUGH  
TONIGHT AND LINGERS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND  
POSSIBLY INTO MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THE NOR'EASTER IS FORECAST TO LIFT  
NORTHEAST NEAR OR ACROSS THE GULF OF MAINE EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE HIGH  
PRESSURE RETURNS TOWARD MIDWEEK. A FRONT MAY APPROACH FROM THE WEST  
BY LATE NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
 
ANZ151-260845-  
PENOBSCOT BAY-  
235 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
 
 
 
ANZ153-260845-  
CASCO BAY-  
235 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ150-260845-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON, ME TO PORT CLYDE, ME OUT 25 NM-  
235 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY  
EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT,  
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT  
11 SECONDS, BECOMING E 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING.  
 
 
 
ANZ152-260845-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE, ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH, ME OUT 25 NM-  
235 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY  
EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
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 7 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: E 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: E 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ154-260845-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH, ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER, MA OUT  
25 NM-  
235 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY  
EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: E 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.   
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS AROUND 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
12 FT, SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 12 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING E 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ180-260845-  
WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO PORT CLYDE ME FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
235 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT  
AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT,  
BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 11 FT AT  
10 SECONDS, BECOMING E 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NE 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS AROUND 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
11 TO 13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NE 9 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NE 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE  
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ182-260845-  
WATERS FROM PORT CLYDE ME TO CAPE ELIZABETH ME FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
235 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO  
12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS, BECOMING E  
11 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS AROUND 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
12 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN  
THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO  
13 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NE 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING E  
AROUND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
ANZ184-260845-  
WATERS FROM CAPE ELIZABETH ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
235 PM EDT FRI SEP 25 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO  
10 FT, BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 10 FT  
AT 11 SECONDS, BECOMING E 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS AROUND 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
13 TO 14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO  
14 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS AROUND 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 12 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SHOWERS  
LIKELY.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
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