NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Gale Watch
 Small Craft Advisory
   ANZ100-191100-  502 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026    .Synopsis for Stonington ME to Merrimack River Ma out to 25 NM...  Low pressure passes just outside of the Gulf of Maine tonight into  Monday. A period of Gale conditions are possible Monday night through  Tuesday evening. An Arctic air mass settles over the area late week.  The active pattern will keep conditions hazardous to small craft  much of this coming week.    $$
   ANZ150-191100-  Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM-  502 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING  GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY  NIGHT    TONIGHT  NE winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N  15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S  5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain this evening. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or  less.  MON  N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to  20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave  Detail: E 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of  snow in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Vsby  1 NM or less.  MON NIGHT  W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to  9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at  11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 10 ft at 10 seconds.  Light freezing spray after midnight.  TUE  W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft,  subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at  10 seconds and SW 8 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SW 8 ft at 7 seconds  and S 5 ft at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray.  TUE NIGHT  W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to  8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds.  Moderate freezing spray.  WED  W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 7 seconds. Light freezing spray in the  morning.  WED NIGHT  SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to  10 ft. A chance of snow. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 NM  or less.  THU  SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.  A chance of rain and snow in the morning, then a chance of rain in  the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.  THU NIGHT  W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to  9 ft.  FRI  W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  FRI NIGHT  W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to  6 ft.    $$