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CWFCAR
Coastal Waters Forecast for Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025
ANZ005-240600-
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025
.Synopsis for Eastport ME to Stonington ME Out 25 NM...
Low pressure will approach tonight from the west and then
redevelop off the coast on Wednesday with an inverted trough
extending northwest onto the Mid-Maine coast. High pressure will
return briefly Wednesday night. A cold front will cross the area
Thursday followed by high pressure Friday into Saturday. High
pressure exits Sunday and a strong low approaches Sunday night.
$$
ANZ050-240600-
Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM-
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building
to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow this evening, then snow
after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this evening, decreasing to
1 NM or less.
.WED...E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE
7 ft at 7 seconds. Snow in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to
4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE
3 ft at 6 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, diminishing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
Snow likely in the evening. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
$$
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Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out
25 NM-
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building
to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SE 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow early this evening, then
snow late this evening and overnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this
evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft
at 8 seconds. Snow, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds.
Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and SW 4 ft at
6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to
around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain. Vsby
1 NM or less.
$$
ANZ052-240600-
Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME-
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 2 ft, building
to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow early this evening, then
snow late this evening and overnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this
evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 5 seconds. Snow, mainly in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft in the evening, then
1 foot or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain with snow likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
$$
CWFCAR
Coastal Waters Forecast for Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025
ANZ005-240600-
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025
.Synopsis for Eastport ME to Stonington ME Out 25 NM...
Low pressure will approach tonight from the west and then
redevelop off the coast on Wednesday with an inverted trough
extending northwest onto the Mid-Maine coast. High pressure will
return briefly Wednesday night. A cold front will cross the area
Thursday followed by high pressure Friday into Saturday. High
pressure exits Sunday and a strong low approaches Sunday night.
$$
ANZ050-240600-
Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM-
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building
to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 5 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow this evening, then snow
after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this evening, decreasing to
1 NM or less.
.WED...E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE
7 ft at 7 seconds. Snow in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to
4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE
3 ft at 6 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds.
Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at
6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt, diminishing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
Snow likely in the evening. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
$$
ANZ051-240600-
Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out
25 NM-
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building
to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SE 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow early this evening, then
snow late this evening and overnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this
evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: E 8 ft
at 8 seconds. Snow, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 7 ft
at 8 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 9 seconds.
Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and SW 4 ft at
6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to
around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N
6 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 6 seconds, becoming NW 4 ft at
5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain. Vsby
1 NM or less.
$$
ANZ052-240600-
Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME-
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 23 2025
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing
to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 2 ft, building
to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SE 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE
1 foot at 10 seconds. A chance of snow early this evening, then
snow late this evening and overnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM late this
evening, decreasing to 1 NM or less.
.WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
5 ft at 8 seconds and E 4 ft at 5 seconds. Snow, mainly in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at
8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft in the evening, then
1 foot or less.
.SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain with snow likely. Vsby 1 NM or less.
$$

