Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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933 FZUS51 KGYX 021739 CWFGYX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Gray ME 1239 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM ANZ100-030745- 1239 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 .Synopsis for Stonington ME to Merrimack River Ma out to 25 NM... A developing Nor`Easter tracks across the eastern Gulf of Maine late today and tonight. Northerly gales follow the system for tonight. An Arctic front will cross the waters Thursday and bring another period of potential northwesterly gales and cold conditions. High pressure will build in Friday and allow winds and seas to gradually diminish. $$ ANZ154-030745- Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM- 1239 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E late. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ ANZ152-030745- Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM- 1239 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds and N 3 ft at 4 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 4 ft at 10 seconds, becoming W 5 ft at 3 seconds and SW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Snow showers likely in the afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. $$ ANZ150-030745- Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM- 1239 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NE 5 ft at 5 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 4 seconds. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 4 ft at 10 seconds. Snow showers likely with a chance of showers in the afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming W 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of rain and snow in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow in the evening. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. $$ ANZ153-030745- Casco Bay- 1239 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Snow and rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain and snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of snow showers in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of snow showers in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...NW winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. $$ ANZ151-030745- Penobscot Bay- 1239 PM EST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Snow early. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 2 seconds. Rain. A chance of snow after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds. Snow showers likely in the afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow and rain in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. $$