|
Marine Weather and Tides
Version 3.4 |
3/3/2018 - There is a new GOES Satellite for the east coast that required rewriting that part of the code. Please report any issues. 6/25/2017 - NOAA is having a major issue that impact the 7 day forecast load times. Many users are reporting problems. The issue has been reported. 5/23/2017 - Worked with NOAA again to speed up the 7 day forecast load times. Thanks to them for being responsive. |
Sunrise 5:30AM | Sunset 7:34PM | Wednesday April 25, 2018 7:41 PM EDT (23:41 UTC) | Moonrise 2:43PM | Moonset 3:40AM | Illumination 81% | ![]() |
Marine Forecasts
EDIT (on/off)  HelpANZ052 Intra Coastal Waters From Schoodic Point, Me To Stonington, Me- 704 Pm Edt Wed Apr 25 2018 Tonight..SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt after midnight, then diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. Areas of fog late this evening and overnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm, decreasing to 1 nm or less late this evening and overnight. Thu..S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog in the morning. Rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 nm or less in the morning. Thu night..SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Fri..SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Fri night..S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Sat..S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers in the morning. Sat night..SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Sun..W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Mon..W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. | ANZ005 704 Pm Edt Wed Apr 25 2018 Synopsis for eastport me to stonington me out 25 nm.. Low pres will approach from the sw tonight and track W of the waters on Thu. The low will lift N into E canada Thu night. High pres will build S of the waters Fri morning. Another low will approach Fri afternoon. |
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Southwest Harbor CDP, ME
Hourly EDIT Helplocation: 44.24, -68.35 debug
Area Discussion for - Caribou, ME
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus61 kcar 252329 afdcar area forecast discussion national weather service caribou me 729 pm edt Wed apr 25 2018 Synopsis Low pressure will approach from the southwest tonight and track west of our area on Thursday. The low will continue north into eastern canada Thursday night as high pressure returns. Another low will approach on Friday. Near term through Thursday 7pm update... Rainfall is overspreading the area as forecast and the dominant concern here continues to be the flooding potential. The approaching low is bringing quite a bit of moisture and warmth that will melt a considerable snow pack remaining north of the katahdin region. Snow water equivalent was as high as 8 inches at winterville yesterday and most or all of it will melt in the next few days. Thus rivers will be on the rise into Saturday. Previous discussion... Rain ahead of low pressure approaching from the mid- atlantic region will spread north across the area this evening and continue overnight. The low center is expected to lift to our west later tonight into Thursday allowing warmer and more moist air to be pulled north across our area. Fog will likely developing downeast late this evening, and then across the north late tonight as the increasingly humid air gets pulled north over colder surfaces. Rain will taper off from south to north on Thursday as the low, tracking to our west, lifts north and drier air gets pulled in south of the low. Forecast rainfall amounts vary considerably between the models with close to 2 inches forecast over the north and just over 2 inches downeast on the nam, and around 1 inch over the north and 3 inches downeast on the gfs. Will keep just over an inch across the north and just over 2 inches downeast in the forecast. Rainfall combined with water released from snow melt will result in significant rises on the rivers through Thursday. However, the rivers, even across the north, are now open so ice jams are not expected to impact the rivers. The sky will likely remain mostly cloudy over the north and partially clear downeast Thursday afternoon. Some showers are then possible late Thursday afternoon, especially over western locations, as the upper low swings into the area. && Short term Thursday night through Saturday A flood watch has been posted through Saturday afternoon for northern and central areas. Expect steady rainfall to end Thursday evening as the surface and upper lows exit to the northeast. Mainly cloudy skies with a few lingering showers can be expected across the north Thursday night, with partial clearing across central and downeast. Thought about adding patchy fog Thursday night but think there should be enough of a west gradient to preclude the threat of any patchy fog. Lows Thursday night will drop into the 40s most areas. Friday will start out as a dry day before clouds and showers associated with another weak low from the mid atlantic overspreads the area late in the day and continues into Friday evening. Rainfall amounts with this system area expected to be light, generally a tenth to a third of an inch. Highs on Friday are expected to be in the low 60s across the region, with lows |
Friday night in the 40s. Saturday will see continued unsettled conditions as a weak disturbance in advance of an upper low to our west brings the continued chance for showers. Highs on Saturday will range from the mid 50s to around 60. Long term Saturday night through Wednesday It remains unsettled Saturday night through Sunday as the upper low to our west drifts across the area. Expect a continued chance for showers at times. Lows Saturday night will fall into the mid 30s to around 40 north and lower 40s elsewhere. Highs on Sunday will range from the upper 40s to lower 50s north and mid to upper 50s central and downeast. Expect much warmer and mainly dry weather for the beginning of the work week with high temperatures climbing to well above normal levels by the middle of the week. Aviation 23z Wednesday through Monday Near term: conditions are expected to drop to MVFR then ifr this evening as rain and lower clouds spread from south to north. Ifr conditions are expected overnight tonight into Thursday morning. Conditions may return to MVFR thenVFR downeast Thursday afternoon and improve to MVFR over the north. Short term: generallyVFR conditions can be expected through the period, although scattered showers can be expected from time to time Thursday night through Sunday with brief MVFR conditions possible in any showers. Marine Near term: south winds are expected to increase to SCA with gusts up to 30 kt tonight into Thursday morning, and seas are expected to build up to 12 ft. Winds should drop below SCA by midday Thursday but seas will remain up to 10 ft in response to the southerly overnight into Thursday morning. Short term: small craft advisory conditions may persist Thursday night through Friday. Hydrology A flood watch has been issued for downeast from late tonight into Thursday afternoon and across the north from Thursday morning through Saturday. The watch for downeast is mainly for responses of small streams and rivers to the heavy rainfall overnight which may approach 2 inches in some areas. The watch across the north is for the larger rivers response to combined snow melt and rainfall. The rivers are projected to steadily rise into early this weekend and may approach flood stage by Saturday. Car watches warnings advisories Me... Flood watch from Thursday morning through Saturday afternoon for mez001>006-010-011-031. Flood watch from 2 am edt Thursday through Thursday afternoon for mez015>017-029-030-032. Marine... Small craft advisory until 10 am edt Thursday for anz050-051. Near term... Bloomer mcw short term... Duda long term... Duda aviation... Bloomer mcw duda marine... Bloomer mcw duda hydrology... Duda |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
ATGM1 - 8413320 - Bar Harbor, ME | 13 mi | 42 min | SSE 6 G 8.9 | 46°F | 41°F | 1016.5 hPa (-2.4) | ||
44034 - Buoy I0103 - Eastern Maine Shelf | 16 mi | 98 min | ESE 14 G 16 | 45°F | 41°F | 3 ft | 1015.7 hPa | |
MDRM1 - Mt Desert Rock, ME | 22 mi | 42 min | E 22 G 23 | 45°F | 1015.7 hPa (-2.7) | |||
44033 - Buoy F0103 - West Penobscot Bay | 37 mi | 98 min | SE 12 G 16 | 45°F | 42°F | 2 ft | 1015 hPa | |
MISM1 - Matinicus Rock, ME | 41 mi | 42 min | ESE 25 G 27 | 46°F | 1013.6 hPa (-2.7) |
Wind History for Bar Harbor, ME
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off)  Help8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | |
Last 24hr | W G23 | W G25 | W G22 | W G21 | W G20 | W G22 | W G20 | W G15 | W G17 | W G20 | W G17 | W | W G18 | W G15 | E G8 | SW G17 | SW G14 | SW G10 | SE | SE | SE G12 | SE G13 | S G16 | S G9 |
1 day ago | W G18 | W G18 | W G17 | W G17 | W G19 | W G19 | W G12 | W | W G14 | W G15 | W G16 | W G17 | W G18 | W G13 | SE G7 | W G19 | W G19 | W G22 | W G22 | W G20 | W G22 | W G23 | W G23 | W G25 |
2 days ago | N | NW | NW | NW | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | NW | SE | SE | SE | SE | W G14 | W G17 | W G16 | W G15 |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airportsAirport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Bar Harbor, Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, ME | 15 mi | 46 min | SSE 9 | 9.00 mi | Light Rain | 52°F | 51°F | 97% | 1016.5 hPa |
Wind History from BHB (wind in knots)
8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | |
Last 24hr | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SE | E | NE | S G17 | S | SE | |
1 day ago | SW | S | SW | S | S | SW | S | SW | SW | SW | S | S | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | S | S G22 | S | S | S | S | S |
2 days ago | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | SW | S | S | SW | SW | S | S | S |
Tide / Current Tables for Bass Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine
EDIT RT Ports Option Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off)  Help One Week of DataBass Harbor Click for Map Wed -- 12:57 AM EDT 0.63 feet Low Tide Wed -- 03:39 AM EDT Moonset Wed -- 05:33 AM EDT Sunrise Wed -- 07:40 AM EDT 10.47 feet High Tide Wed -- 01:32 PM EDT -0.11 feet Low Tide Wed -- 02:42 PM EDT Moonrise Wed -- 07:30 PM EDT Sunset Wed -- 08:19 PM EDT 10.31 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
1.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 5 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 5.6 |
Tide / Current Tables for Mackerel Cove, Maine
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataMackerel Cove Click for Map Wed -- 01:28 AM EDT 0.79 feet Low Tide Wed -- 03:39 AM EDT Moonset Wed -- 05:34 AM EDT Sunrise Wed -- 07:38 AM EDT 10.72 feet High Tide Wed -- 02:06 PM EDT -0.04 feet Low Tide Wed -- 02:43 PM EDT Moonrise Wed -- 07:30 PM EDT Sunset Wed -- 08:20 PM EDT 10.52 feet High Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
2 | 0.9 | 1 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | -0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 6.6 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
(on/off)  HelpWeather Map
GOES Local Image of Northeast EDIT
NOTE: East coast views moved to GEOS-16. They are experimental and not well supported by NOAA so they may not be correct so be warned. This change required redoing a large amount of the GOES code. If the image you are expecting is not showing, please let me know. You may need to use the EDIT function to update your location.
target = "new">Link to Loop

Other links: Northern Pacific Contential US Full GOES-East
Wind Forecast for Caribou, ME (19,4,5,8)
(on/off)  Help![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Ground Weather Radar Station Portland, ME
(on/off)  HelpAd by Google
Disclaimer: The information on this web site has not been checked for accuracy. It is for entertainment purposes only and should be independently verified before using for any other reason. There are five sources. 1) Documents and manuals from a variety of sources. These have not been checked for accuracy and in many cases have not even been read by anyone associated with L-36.com. I have no idea of they are useful or accurate, I leave that to the reader. 2) Articles others have written and submitted. If you have questions on these, please contact the author. 3) Articles that represent my personal opinions. These are intended to promote thought and for entertainment. These are not intended to be fact, they are my opinions. 4) Small programs that generate result presented on a web page. Like any computer program, these may and in some cases do have errors. Almost all of these also make simplifying assumptions so they are not totally accurate even if there are no errors. Please verify all results. 5) Weather information is from numerious of sources and is presented automatically. It is not checked for accuracy either by anyone at L-36.com or by the source which is typically the US Government. See the NOAA web site for their disclaimer. Finally, tide and current data on this site is from 2007 and 2008 data bases, which may contain even older data. Changes in harbors due to building or dredging change tides and currents and for that reason many of the locations presented are no longer supported by newer data bases. For example, there is very little tidal current data in newer data bases so current data is likely wrong to some extent. This data is NOT FOR NAVIGATION. See the XTide disclaimer for details. In addition, tide and current are influenced by storms, river flow, and other factors beyond the ability of any predictive program. |