Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Bar Harbor, ME
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Sunrise 5:19 AM Sunset 7:44 PM Moonrise 3:15 AM Moonset 2:13 PM |
ANZ052 Intra Coastal Waters From Schoodic Point, Me To Stonington, Me- 1128 Pm Edt Thu May 2 2024
Overnight - N winds around 5 kt, becoming ne late. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: S 1 foot at 7 seconds and se 1 foot at 12 seconds.
Fri - NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave detail: ne 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Fri night - E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Sat - NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 6 seconds.
Sat night - S winds around 5 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 11 seconds.
Sun - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: se 1 foot at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 11 seconds.
Sun night - SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.
Mon - SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
Mon night - W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Tue - W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Tue night - W winds around 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas around 2 ft.
ANZ005 1128 Pm Edt Thu May 2 2024
Synopsis for eastport me to stonington me out 25 nm - Low pres will exit S of the waters early tonight. High pres then builds across the region later tonight through Sat. A frontal system approaches Sat night into Sun, crosses the region Sun night into Mon, then exits across the maritimes Tue.
Area Discussion for - Caribou, ME
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 1131 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024
SYNOPSIS
Low pressure will exit south of the Gulf of Maine early tonight.
High pressure then builds across the region later tonight through Saturday. An occluded front approaches Saturday night into Sunday, crosses the region Sunday night into Monday, then exits across the Maritimes Tuesday.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/
11:30 PM Update...Low clouds cover most southern and eastern areas with partial cloudiness in the west. Modified cloud cover to reflect this, and adjusted temps up across most eastern areas where clouds have been limiting cooling.
Previous Discussion: Surface low pressure, along with the supporting upper trof, will exit south of the Gulf of Maine early tonight. Surface high pressure then builds south across the region later tonight through Friday. An upper level disturbance will also move south across the region in advance of a building upper ridge Friday.
Expect isolated/scattered showers north, scattered/numerous showers Downeast, early tonight with the exiting system. Mostly cloudy skies should then persist across the forecast area overnight. Could also have patchy fog later tonight mostly for areas which received the steadier rain today. Expect mostly cloudy/partly sunny skies across the forecast area Friday. Low temperatures tonight will range from the upper 30s to around 40 across the forecast area. High temperatures Friday will generally range from the upper 50s to around 60 across the forecast area.
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
The upper level ridge will help support the surface high pressure in the region Friday night. The approaching occlusion should increase cloud cover through the night. The E flow is expected to bring cooler air into the region, which should drop temps into the upper 30s. By Saturday, extended models show the occlusion stalling to the W as the surface high pressure intensifies. Thought there is still some disagreement between QPF models, the high pressure should keep rain to the W and out of the region for the day. Temps should be around 60.
By Saturday night, the axis of the upper level trof should move across the region, which will push the next low pressure system closer. The models have disagreement on the timing of the rain with the Euro bringing rain showers into the area much faster than the GFS and Canadian. Decided to go with slight chance for the night. By Sunday, the upper level trof moves to the E bringing the rest of the moisture from the cold front into the area. Extended models still are inconsistent with the timing of the rain showers, so backed off to slight chance in the morning, then chance in the afternoon.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
The low pressure system will progress through the area Sunday night through Monday with rain showers through this period. As the system intensifies Monday afternoon, the low should pick up speed and move out of the state by Monday night. Weak high pressure moves in Monday night and remains through Tuesday night. The next system could move in on Wednesday, however, the GFS and Euro show a defined low pressure system while the Canadian shows shortwave energy surging around the surface trof.
High inconsistencies within the models make the forecast difficult for the end of the week, so decreased the NBM rain chances to slight chance or low end chance. Temps should be seasonally normal.
AVIATION /04Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
NEAR TERM: VFR conditions will persist across northern terminals, with an isolated rain shower possible briefly early this evening while cigs remain VFR. Cigs will lower towards low end VFR to upper end MVFR overnight through early Friday morning, then return to VFR on Friday.
The primary cig height at Downeast terminals will also be VFR, but in scattered rain showers this evening, brief periods of MVFR and IFR cigs are likely, especially in any more moderate rainfall. Patchy fog is likely to develop through the night, which could lower vis to IFR/LIFR until sunrise. Cigs will trend towards VFR on Friday.
Winds light and variable tonight becoming N at 5 to 10 kts on Friday.
SHORT TERM: Fri night-Sat night...VFR. ENE winds 5-10 kts switching to S Sat night.
Sun-Mon...MVFR/IFR in rain showers. SSW winds 5-10 kts.
Mon night-Tue...VFR. W winds 5-10 kts, increasing to 10-15 kts Tue.
MARINE
NEAR TERM: Winds/seas below small craft advisory levels tonight through Friday. Showers early tonight.
SHORT TERM: Winds and seas should remain below SCA conditions for this time period.
CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...None.
MARINE...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 1131 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024
SYNOPSIS
Low pressure will exit south of the Gulf of Maine early tonight.
High pressure then builds across the region later tonight through Saturday. An occluded front approaches Saturday night into Sunday, crosses the region Sunday night into Monday, then exits across the Maritimes Tuesday.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/
11:30 PM Update...Low clouds cover most southern and eastern areas with partial cloudiness in the west. Modified cloud cover to reflect this, and adjusted temps up across most eastern areas where clouds have been limiting cooling.
Previous Discussion: Surface low pressure, along with the supporting upper trof, will exit south of the Gulf of Maine early tonight. Surface high pressure then builds south across the region later tonight through Friday. An upper level disturbance will also move south across the region in advance of a building upper ridge Friday.
Expect isolated/scattered showers north, scattered/numerous showers Downeast, early tonight with the exiting system. Mostly cloudy skies should then persist across the forecast area overnight. Could also have patchy fog later tonight mostly for areas which received the steadier rain today. Expect mostly cloudy/partly sunny skies across the forecast area Friday. Low temperatures tonight will range from the upper 30s to around 40 across the forecast area. High temperatures Friday will generally range from the upper 50s to around 60 across the forecast area.
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
The upper level ridge will help support the surface high pressure in the region Friday night. The approaching occlusion should increase cloud cover through the night. The E flow is expected to bring cooler air into the region, which should drop temps into the upper 30s. By Saturday, extended models show the occlusion stalling to the W as the surface high pressure intensifies. Thought there is still some disagreement between QPF models, the high pressure should keep rain to the W and out of the region for the day. Temps should be around 60.
By Saturday night, the axis of the upper level trof should move across the region, which will push the next low pressure system closer. The models have disagreement on the timing of the rain with the Euro bringing rain showers into the area much faster than the GFS and Canadian. Decided to go with slight chance for the night. By Sunday, the upper level trof moves to the E bringing the rest of the moisture from the cold front into the area. Extended models still are inconsistent with the timing of the rain showers, so backed off to slight chance in the morning, then chance in the afternoon.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
The low pressure system will progress through the area Sunday night through Monday with rain showers through this period. As the system intensifies Monday afternoon, the low should pick up speed and move out of the state by Monday night. Weak high pressure moves in Monday night and remains through Tuesday night. The next system could move in on Wednesday, however, the GFS and Euro show a defined low pressure system while the Canadian shows shortwave energy surging around the surface trof.
High inconsistencies within the models make the forecast difficult for the end of the week, so decreased the NBM rain chances to slight chance or low end chance. Temps should be seasonally normal.
AVIATION /04Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
NEAR TERM: VFR conditions will persist across northern terminals, with an isolated rain shower possible briefly early this evening while cigs remain VFR. Cigs will lower towards low end VFR to upper end MVFR overnight through early Friday morning, then return to VFR on Friday.
The primary cig height at Downeast terminals will also be VFR, but in scattered rain showers this evening, brief periods of MVFR and IFR cigs are likely, especially in any more moderate rainfall. Patchy fog is likely to develop through the night, which could lower vis to IFR/LIFR until sunrise. Cigs will trend towards VFR on Friday.
Winds light and variable tonight becoming N at 5 to 10 kts on Friday.
SHORT TERM: Fri night-Sat night...VFR. ENE winds 5-10 kts switching to S Sat night.
Sun-Mon...MVFR/IFR in rain showers. SSW winds 5-10 kts.
Mon night-Tue...VFR. W winds 5-10 kts, increasing to 10-15 kts Tue.
MARINE
NEAR TERM: Winds/seas below small craft advisory levels tonight through Friday. Showers early tonight.
SHORT TERM: Winds and seas should remain below SCA conditions for this time period.
CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...None.
MARINE...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
ATGM1 - 8413320 - Bar Harbor, ME | 1 mi | 48 min | NNW 4.1G | 48°F | 45°F | 30.10 | ||
44034 - Buoy I0103 - Eastern Maine Shelf | 20 mi | 122 min | NE 1.9G | 44°F | 44°F | 2 ft | ||
MDRM1 - Mt Desert Rock, ME | 29 mi | 66 min | NNW 8G | 45°F | 30.10 | 45°F | ||
44027 | 48 mi | 36 min | NE 9.7G | 43°F | 30.10 | |||
44033 - Buoy F0103 - West Penobscot Bay | 49 mi | 122 min | NNW 5.8G | 46°F | 46°F | 1 ft | 30.09 |
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Airport Reports
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KBHB HANCOCK COUNTYBAR HARBOR,ME | 10 sm | 9 min | calm | 10 sm | Overcast | 46°F | 46°F | 100% | 30.11 |
Tide / Current for Bar Harbor, Frenchman Bay, Maine (2)
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Bar Harbor
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Thu -- 02:51 AM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 05:21 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 05:44 AM EDT 10.83 feet High Tide
Thu -- 12:14 PM EDT 0.47 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 12:54 PM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:30 PM EDT 10.23 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:38 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 02:51 AM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 05:21 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 05:44 AM EDT 10.83 feet High Tide
Thu -- 12:14 PM EDT 0.47 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 12:54 PM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:30 PM EDT 10.23 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:38 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Bar Harbor, Frenchman Bay, Maine (2), Tide feet
12 am |
1.8 |
1 am |
2.8 |
2 am |
4.7 |
3 am |
7 |
4 am |
9.2 |
5 am |
10.5 |
6 am |
10.8 |
7 am |
9.9 |
8 am |
8.1 |
9 am |
5.6 |
10 am |
3.1 |
11 am |
1.3 |
12 pm |
0.5 |
1 pm |
0.8 |
2 pm |
2.2 |
3 pm |
4.5 |
4 pm |
7 |
5 pm |
9 |
6 pm |
10.1 |
7 pm |
10.1 |
8 pm |
9 |
9 pm |
7 |
10 pm |
4.7 |
11 pm |
2.7 |
Eastern Point Harbor
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Thu -- 02:51 AM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 05:21 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 05:44 AM EDT 10.64 feet High Tide
Thu -- 12:23 PM EDT 0.47 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 12:53 PM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:33 PM EDT 10.14 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:38 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 02:51 AM EDT Moonrise
Thu -- 05:21 AM EDT Sunrise
Thu -- 05:44 AM EDT 10.64 feet High Tide
Thu -- 12:23 PM EDT 0.47 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 12:53 PM EDT Moonset
Thu -- 06:33 PM EDT 10.14 feet High Tide
Thu -- 07:38 PM EDT Sunset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Eastern Point Harbor, Frenchman Bay, Maine, Tide feet
12 am |
1.7 |
1 am |
2.6 |
2 am |
4.5 |
3 am |
6.8 |
4 am |
9 |
5 am |
10.3 |
6 am |
10.6 |
7 am |
9.8 |
8 am |
8 |
9 am |
5.7 |
10 am |
3.3 |
11 am |
1.5 |
12 pm |
0.6 |
1 pm |
0.7 |
2 pm |
1.9 |
3 pm |
4.1 |
4 pm |
6.7 |
5 pm |
8.8 |
6 pm |
10 |
7 pm |
10 |
8 pm |
9 |
9 pm |
7 |
10 pm |
4.7 |
11 pm |
2.6 |
Caribou, ME,
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