Eastport ME to Schoodic Point ME out 25 NM Marine Forecast
| Today...Sw Winds 5 To 10 Kt, Increasing To 10 To 15 Kt With Gusts Up To 20 Kt Late This Morning And Early Afternoon, Then Becoming W 5 To 10 Kt Late. Seas 5 To 6 Ft. Wave Detail: S 6 Ft At 8 Seconds. A Slight Chance Of Rain This Morning, Then A Chance Of Rain This Afternoon. Vsby 1 To 3 Nm Late. |
| Tonight...N Winds 10 To 15 Kt, Increasing To 15 To 20 Kt After Midnight. Gusts Up To 30 Kt. Seas 4 To 5 Ft. Wave Detail: S 5 Ft At 9 Seconds And N 2 Ft At 3 Seconds. Rain Likely In The Evening. Snow. Vsby 1 Nm Or Less. |
| Mon...Nw Winds 10 To 15 Kt, Becoming Sw 15 To 20 Kt In The Afternoon. Gusts Up To 30 Kt. Seas 3 To 4 Ft, Building To 4 To 6 Ft In The Afternoon. Wave Detail: S 4 Ft At 8 Seconds And N 2 Ft At 3 Seconds, Becoming S 4 Ft At 12 Seconds And W 3 Ft At 3 Seconds. A Chance Of Snow. |
| Mon Night...W Winds 25 To 30 Kt With Gusts Up To 40 Kt. Seas 7 To 10 Ft, Building To 9 To 12 Ft After Midnight. Wave Detail: S 10 Ft At 12 Seconds And Sw 3 Ft At 5 Seconds, Becoming S 11 Ft At 10 Seconds. A Chance Of Snow In The Evening. |
| 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: Sw 11 Ft At 10 Seconds, Becoming Sw 9 Ft At 10 Seconds. Light Freezing Spray. |
| Tue Night...W Winds 25 To 30 Kt, Diminishing To 20 To 25 Kt After Midnight. Gusts Up To 40 Kt. Seas 5 To 8 Ft. Wave Detail: Sw 8 Ft At 9 Seconds And S 5 Ft At 9 Seconds. Light Freezing Spray In The Evening. |
| Wed...W Winds 15 To 20 Kt. Seas 5 To 7 Ft. |
| Wed Night...Sw Winds 25 To 30 Kt. Seas 6 To 9 Ft, Building To 8 To 11 Ft After Midnight. Snow Likely. Rain Likely After Midnight. |
| Thu...Sw Winds 20 To 25 Kt. Seas 9 To 12 Ft, Subsiding To 7 To 10 Ft In The Afternoon. Rain Likely With A Chance Of Snow In The Morning, Then A Chance Of Rain In The Afternoon. Vsby 1 To 3 Nm In The Morning. |
| Thu Night...W Winds 25 To 30 Kt, Diminishing To 20 To 25 Kt After Midnight. Seas 5 To 8 Ft. |
| Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 534am EST Sunday Jan 18 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... * Increased snow totals across Downeast Maine tonight. * Increased winds Tuesday with increased confidence in tighter pressure gradient aloft between departing low and incoming high pressure, with increased confidence in very cold wind chills Tuesday night. .KEY MESSAGES... 1) Snow late this afternoon through tonight for the Bangor region and Downeast Maine will result in hazardous travel conditions. 2) Very cold wind chills Tuesday through Tuesday night may pose a risk for frostbite and hypothermia. This threat returns Thursday night through the weekend. 3) Snow Wednesday night into Thursday may lead to slick travel conditions, particularly across eastern Aroostook County into Washington County. KEY MESSAGE 1... Snow late this afternoon through tonight for the Bangor region and Downeast Maine will result in hazardous travel conditions. KEY MESSAGE 1 DESCRIPTION... Low pressure will track northeast from the mid atlantic region today and then pass to the south of Nova Scotia tonight. As it does so, this system will bring snow, mainly to the Downeast region tonight. Measurable snow is expected to make it as far north as the Bangor area tonight, so some travel impacts can be expected. However, the higher snow totals are expected to be across Downeast areas. NBM Quantitative Precipitation Forecast appeared a bit on the low side, thus blended two thirds WPC guidance which yielded higher Quantitative Precipitation Forecast and snowfall totals. This resulted in a winter weather advisory issuance for most of Downeast Maine for tonight. Although the majority of deterministic guidance and ensemble systems pass the low to the south of Nova Scotia, a slight westward track in the low could bring even higher snowfall totals to Downeast Maine. This what could go wrong with the forecast scenario would result in more significant impacts and snowfall totals to the Downeast region. The main impacts from this storm will be the potential for hazardous travel from snow covered roads, especially between 9 pm and 2 am Monday morning. Winds are not expected to be a big factor, thus the threat of extensive blowing snow is rather limited. The snow is expected to taper off by the morning commute on Monday. KEY MESSAGE 2... Very cold wind chills Tuesday through Tuesday night may pose a risk for frostbite and hypothermia. This threat returns Thursday night through the weekend. KEY MESSAGE 2 DESCRIPTION... It will depend on how long it takes the ridge to build in Tuesday night for how windy it stays through the night. The slower the shift in the ridge axis, the longer the winds persist and the colder the wind chills may become by Wednesday morning. Alternatively, if the ridge builds in more quickly, winds will diminish more quickly, and wind chills will not be quite so intense. That said, if the ridge builds in more quickly, with mostly clear skies Downeast, surface decoupling could occur earlier in the night and allow for air temperatures to drop into the double digits below zero if calm winds establish themselves early enough. The current forecast reflects the ridge moving in through the night, with winds decreasing after midnight and surface decoupling over the last couple of hours before sunrise, which could allow for Downeast temperatures to quickly drop towards or just below zero just before the sun rises Wednesday morning. For late this week into this weekend, a trough axis will again slide eastward, and with a ridge building to the south, the pressure gradient over the area will tighten such that winds will become gusty through the weekend. With sustained winds 10 to 15 mph and an arctic airmass in place, very cold to extreme cold wind chills may return to the area. KEY MESSAGE 3... Snow Wednesday night into Thursday may lead to slick travel conditions, particularly across eastern Aroostook County into Washington County. KEY MESSAGE 3 DESCRIPTION... A complex low pressure system will cross northern New England through the middle of the week. A triple point low may develop through central New England, then cross the center of our CWA Wednesday night. The main occluded low will then approach from the west and push through our forecast area during the day on Thursday. This dynamic setup will support widespread snowfall, and will allow for temperatures to warm into the 20s across the north, and potentially make a run for the freezing mark Downeast, where rain could mix with the snow during the day on Thursday before the cold front clears through and allows temperatures to plummet once more Thursday night. Should any rain fall Downeast, these quickly falling temperatures will cause liquid water to freeze, and this may create icy conditions overnight Thursday night, particularly on any untreated roads. Marine Have extended the Small Craft Advisory for the outer waters through 7AM Monday, as seas are expected to remain generally 5 to 7 ft through this evening. Then as intensifying low pressure tracks to the south of Nova Scotia, gusts up to 25 kt are possible after midnight tonight. Small craft advisory conditions will likely persist into Monday. Visibilities will be reduced on the open waters tonight in snow and rain. Gale conditions are likely Monday night through Tuesday night with SW winds gusting 35 to 40 kts and seas 6 to 12 ft. Light freezing spray is expected beginning Tuesday. Conditions will gradually improve into the day on Wednesday, with gusts decreasing to around 25 kts and seas 3 to 5 ft, but a return of SW gales is possible as winds increase once more with the next system moving through Wednesday night into Thursday, and gales could last into the day on Friday. NOAA Caribou ME Office - Watches - Warnings - Advisories ME...Winter Weather Advisory from 6pm this evening to 6am EST Monday for MEZ016-017-029-030. Marine Small Craft Advisory until 7am EST Monday for ANZ050-051. |
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