Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Maine
National Weather Service Caribou ME
912 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

ANZ005-030315-
912 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

.Synopsis for Eastport ME to Stonington ME Out 25 NM...
High pressure builds in tonight and quickly pushes east on
Tuesday morning. A coastal low approaches from the southwest
Tuesday afternoon, crosses the waters Tuesday night, then exits
into the southern Canadian Maritimes on Wednesday. An Arctic cold
front crosses the region on Thursday with high pressure building
in for Friday. Another cold front approaches from the northwest
on Saturday.

$$

ANZ050-030315-
Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM-
912 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds.
A chance of snow and rain late this morning, then snow early this
afternoon. Rain this afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to
1 NM or less this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to
5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds, becoming
NE 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain in the
evening, then rain with a chance of snow after midnight. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming NW
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with
gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 3 seconds.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 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
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 6 seconds and S 6 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 8 ft at
7 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. Snow showers with showers
likely in the afternoon with vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at
5 seconds. Snow showers likely in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain and snow.

$$

ANZ051-030315-
Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out
25 NM-
912 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of rain
and snow late this morning, then rain this afternoon. Vsby 1 to
3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less early this afternoon, increasing
to 1 to 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds, becoming
NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming NW
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU...SW winds around 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
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW
6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 4 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 7 ft at
9 seconds and SW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Rain and snow showers likely
in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. Gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of snow
showers in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of rain in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.

$$

ANZ052-030315-
Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME-
912 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Rain
with snow likely late this morning and early afternoon, then rain
late. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft, building to 2 to 3 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 2 ft at 5 seconds
and S 2 ft at 6 seconds. Rain in the evening, then rain with a
chance of snow after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after
midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Patchy blowing snow in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds.
.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. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds.
Snow showers likely with a chance of 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. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of snow showers in the evening.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft, building to 2 to 3 ft
in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas
1 to 2 ft. A chance of snow in the evening. A chance of rain.

$$