NWS Caribou MEGL.W 0024October 6, 2026
Gale Warning: Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM and Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, 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 and Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM, in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on October 6. It was the 24th gale warning the NWS office in Caribou issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 13.1 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Caribou ME
- Area
- Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM and Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:52 a.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCAR GL.W 0024
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft. * WHERE...Coastal Waters from Eastport, ME to Schoodic Point, ME out 25 NM and Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME out 25 NM. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * 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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