Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
664 FZUS51 KCAR 080659 CWFCAR Coastal Waters Forecast for Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 159 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ANZ005-081915- 159 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 .Synopsis for Eastport ME to Stonington ME Out 25 NM... An area of low pressure exits east over Nova Scotia early this 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. A weak area of high pressure builds in Friday. $$ ANZ050-081915- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM- 159 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with a few gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of snow early this morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening, then rain with snow likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Rain likely in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow after midnight. $$ ANZ051-081915- Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM- 159 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with a few gusts up to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of snow early this morning. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming N 3 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SW 7 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain likely. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain, mainly in the evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow after midnight. $$ ANZ052-081915- Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME- 159 AM EST Mon Dec 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with a few gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1 to 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, becoming N 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 3 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening, then snow and rain likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow after midnight. $$