NWS Caribou MEGL.W 0026October 13, 2026
Gale Warning: Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM
The National Weather Service office in Caribou issued a gale warning for Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM, in force until 4:00 a.m. local time on October 14. It was the 26th gale warning the NWS office in Caribou issued in 2026.
Warning
Issued1:46 p.m. EDT, October 13, 2026
In force from8:00 p.m. EDT, October 13, 2026
Expires4:00 a.m. EDT, October 14, 2026
In force for 8 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Caribou ME
- Area
- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:46 p.m. EDT, October 13, 2026
- In force from
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, October 13, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 a.m. EDT, October 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCAR GL.W 0026
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, October 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 8 ft expected. * WHERE...Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 4 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
What the agency told people to do
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
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