Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
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931 FZUS51 KGYX 152331 CWFGYX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Gray ME 631 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM ANZ100-161345- 631 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 .Synopsis for Stonington ME to Merrimack River Ma out to 25 NM... Northwest winds will be on a downward trend through tonight as high pressure builds in and settles south of the waters Tuesday. Low pressure passes north of New England Wednesday with SW winds approaching Gale force. Winds briefly turn offshore Wednesday night before increasing out of the south Thursday ahead of a cold front. Southerly winds will likely gust to Gale force Thursday night into Friday and then will shift westerly Friday night behind the front. $$ ANZ154-161345- Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM- 631 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 6 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 4 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .FRI...S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain and snow after midnight. $$ ANZ152-161345- Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM- 631 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds, becoming SW 7 ft at 6 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .FRI...S winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. $$ ANZ150-161345- Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM- 631 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds, becoming SW 8 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 8 seconds. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 7 ft at 9 seconds. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 5 ft at 9 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft after midnight. Rain likely after midnight. .FRI...S winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. $$ ANZ153-161345- Casco Bay- 631 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. .FRI...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow. A chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. $$ ANZ151-161345- Penobscot Bay- 631 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 10 seconds. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds, becoming S 4 ft at 5 seconds. .WED...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt, increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Rain likely after midnight. .FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain in the evening. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow and rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. $$