FZUS51 KGYX 122103 CWFGYX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Gray ME 503 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 COASTAL WATERS FROM STONINGTON ME TO MERRIMACK RIVER MA OUT TO 25 NM ANZ100-131000- 503 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 .Synopsis for Stonington ME to Merrimack River Ma out to 25 NM... Winds this afternoon will shift from out of the west to out of the northwest behind a cold front moving off into the Atlantic. These winds will bring conditions hazardous to small craft into early Friday morning. Southerly winds will increase late Friday ahead of an area of low pressure that crosses Friday night. A period of westerly Gales are likely in the wake of this system Saturday. More gusty winds are likely late Sunday night through Monday night as a stronger low moves into the region. $$ ANZ154-131000- Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM- 503 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of snow and rain early this evening, then a slight chance of snow late this evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this evening. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of snow in the evening. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming W around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain likely in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ ANZ152-131000- Coastal Waters from Port Clyde, ME to Cape Elizabeth, ME out 25 NM- 503 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of snow early this evening, then a slight chance of snow late this evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this evening. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds. Snow likely in the evening. Rain likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. A chance of rain after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ ANZ150-131000- Coastal Waters from Stonington, ME to Port Clyde, ME out 25 NM- 503 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Snow likely early this evening, then a slight chance of snow late this evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this evening. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 10 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 5 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at 7 seconds. Snow likely. Rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 6 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. .MON...SE winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ ANZ153-131000- Casco Bay- 503 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of snow early this evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Snow likely in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain likely in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ ANZ151-131000- Penobscot Bay- 503 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of snow early this evening, then a slight chance of snow late this evening. Vsby 1 to 3 NM this evening. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 9 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Snow likely in the evening, then rain and snow after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt, increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain, mainly in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$