Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
003 FZUS51 KCAR 070703 CWFCAR Coastal Waters Forecast for Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 203 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ANZ005-072015- 203 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 .Synopsis for Eastport ME to Stonington ME Out 25 NM... A cold front exits Maine early this morning, followed by high pressure building in through Sunday. An area of low pressure tracks from northeastern New York Sunday evening to near southeastern Nova Scotia early Monday morning. High pressure builds in behind this system through Monday night, then slides offshore on Tuesday. Another weak low tracks across the Gulf of Maine Tuesday night. A stronger low pressure system tracks from the Great Lakes Wednesday morning to the southern Canadian Maritimes by Thursday morning, followed by a cold front crossing the area on Thursday. $$ ANZ050-072015- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM- 203 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt early, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening, then snow after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds, becoming SW 9 ft at 8 seconds. Snow and rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Snow likely in the morning. Rain likely. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain, mainly in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of rain. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of snow and rain after midnight. $$ ANZ051-072015- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM- 203 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with a few gusts up to 25 kt early, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening, then snow after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 6 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SW 8 ft at 8 seconds. Rain with snow likely in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain and snow after midnight. $$ ANZ052-072015- Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME- 203 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening, then snow after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 7 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Rain and snow likely, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$