Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Searsport, ME
December 7, 2024 10:30 AM EST (15:30 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:57 AM Sunset 3:55 PM Moonrise 12:45 PM Moonset 11:37 PM |
ANZ151 Penobscot Bay- 1022 Am Est Sat Dec 7 2024
Today - NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 2 seconds.
Tonight - W winds around 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Scattered snow showers in the evening, then snow after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun - SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Snow and rain in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Sun night - NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds.
Mon - N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds.
Mon night - NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Snow and rain showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tue - E winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Rain likely with snow showers in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. Vsby 1 nm or less in the morning.
Tue night - SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain.
Wed - S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
Wed night - S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain.
ANZ100 1022 Am Est Sat Dec 7 2024
Synopsis for stonington me to merrimack river ma out to 25 nm winds and seas will briefly diminish today as a narrow ridge of high pressure drifts across the waters a clipper will cross the gulf of maine late Saturday into Sunday. Gusty northwest winds will follow behind the departing system. Winds diminish again late Sunday and likely remain on the lighter side until the next storm arrives for the middle of the week.
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Belfast Click for Map Sat -- 02:52 AM EST 9.55 feet High Tide Sat -- 06:58 AM EST Sunrise Sat -- 08:49 AM EST 1.33 feet Low Tide Sat -- 11:45 AM EST Moonrise Sat -- 03:00 PM EST 10.56 feet High Tide Sat -- 03:56 PM EST Sunset Sat -- 09:27 PM EST 0.18 feet Low Tide Sat -- 10:37 PM EST Moonset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Belfast, Penobscot River, Maine, Tide feet
12 am |
5.5 |
1 am |
7.7 |
2 am |
9.1 |
3 am |
9.5 |
4 am |
8.9 |
5 am |
7.4 |
6 am |
5.3 |
7 am |
3.2 |
8 am |
1.7 |
9 am |
1.4 |
10 am |
2.1 |
11 am |
3.8 |
12 pm |
6 |
1 pm |
8.3 |
2 pm |
10 |
3 pm |
10.6 |
4 pm |
10 |
5 pm |
8.5 |
6 pm |
6.2 |
7 pm |
3.7 |
8 pm |
1.5 |
9 pm |
0.3 |
10 pm |
0.4 |
11 pm |
1.5 |
Castine Click for Map Sat -- 02:55 AM EST 9.46 feet High Tide Sat -- 06:57 AM EST Sunrise Sat -- 08:50 AM EST 1.36 feet Low Tide Sat -- 11:45 AM EST Moonrise Sat -- 03:03 PM EST 10.47 feet High Tide Sat -- 03:55 PM EST Sunset Sat -- 09:28 PM EST 0.18 feet Low Tide Sat -- 10:36 PM EST Moonset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Castine, Penobscot Bay, Maine, Tide feet
12 am |
5.4 |
1 am |
7.6 |
2 am |
9 |
3 am |
9.5 |
4 am |
8.9 |
5 am |
7.4 |
6 am |
5.4 |
7 am |
3.2 |
8 am |
1.8 |
9 am |
1.4 |
10 am |
2.1 |
11 am |
3.7 |
12 pm |
5.9 |
1 pm |
8.2 |
2 pm |
9.8 |
3 pm |
10.5 |
4 pm |
10 |
5 pm |
8.5 |
6 pm |
6.3 |
7 pm |
3.7 |
8 pm |
1.5 |
9 pm |
0.3 |
10 pm |
0.3 |
11 pm |
1.4 |
Area Discussion for Gray/Portland, ME
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Gray ME 622 AM EST Sat Dec 7 2024
SYNOPSIS
After some flurries this morning, high pressure will briefly bring quiet weather to the region today. Tonight light snow will approach from the northwest and overspread the local area this evening. A widespread light accumulation is expected by the time people wake up Sunday morning. Drier conditions will follow early Monday before another low pressure system late Monday into Tuesday. Yet another system will slowly approach New England from the west during the midweek period.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/
Update...Minor changes to reflect latest observational trends.
Previous discussion...A weak S/WV trof crossing the area this morning is allowing inversion to lift and lower levels to be a little more unstable. This is allowing upslope snow showers to cross the terrain barrier...mainly as flurries downstream. I have expanded PoP slightly and add those flurries thru sunrise.
Otherwise a colder but quiet day as surface ridging nudges into the region from the southwest.
SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/
Clipper system is set to cross the forecast area tonight.
Starting this evening WAA will slice across northern New England and provide the lift necessary for precip. Temps are forecast to be cold enough outside of the immediate coastline to be all or predominately snow. It is only looking like 3 to 4 hours of lift before tapering off...so the window for accumulation is rather small. Deep snow growth zone will support potentially efficient snow ratios...so even with little time and QPF 1 to 3 inches of snow is possible across much of the forecast area before sunrise. Pockets of the higher terrain may squeeze out a little more than that.
Once winds shift to northwest that will bring a quick end to the steady snow south of the mountains. However upslope snow showers will linger thru most of the day within and north of the mountains.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/
1035 PM...12Z Operational ECMWF in good agreement with ensemble mean, especially when it comes to QPF and snow next week, and going forecast seems to reasonably capture this idea at this point with first wave focused around Monday aft/eve, which is mainly low impact, as a warm front pushes NE through the CWA A second wave, which forms in base of deep trough over the gulf coast states, and then rides NE toward New England, and ride along good mid level thermal gradient on the down stream side of the 500 mb trough, has the potential to produce some heavy precip, which looks like it’ll be mostly rain at this point, and also push temps up close to 50 in some spots Wed into Wed night.
3 PM...The 500 mb pattern looks very active through next week as we will see a serious of troughs dive through the area along with some moisture being advected up the East Coast from the Gulf. This translates to precipitation chances for much of next week, with all precipitation types on the table depending on timing of the waves.
Impacts and Key Messages: Quiet until late week storm system
Details: Both the NAM and GFS Froude numbers suggest skies clear south of the mountains Sunday night as blocked northwesterly flow returns. Low temperatures look to be in the 20s.
It looks like we may only get a brief break from any precipitation as the next system follows closely behind. Models are still in slight disagreement on onset, but regardless precipitation type is going to be a tricky forecast. It likely starts as plain rain in southern zones and along the immediate coast in the Monday evening/night timeframe, with more of a mix in the foothills.
Overnight that mix line slowly sinks south. The caveat is that 850mb temperatures will be warming above freezing during this time as well, so it is not of the question that these areas could see a brief period of freezing rain. Regardless accumulations look light again as ensemble means are currently around two tenths of an inch for QPF in that time period. A warm front continues to approach on Tuesday quickly changing any lingering precipitation over to plain rain.
Models are beginning to hint at coastal cyclogenesis occuring along the frontal boundary ahead of a deep trough on Wednesday. This could get interesting as continued southwesterly flow looks to push temperatures above normal late in the week. However, there is still much uncertainty in temperatures, and thusly dominate precipitation type, between models at this time range, but something of note is a stream of moist air being advected up the East Coast from the Gulf during this time that could mean a good amount of QPF for whatever it ends up being. This is certainly a period to keep an eye on.
AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Short Term...Local MVFR conditions this morning in SHSN as a weak wave moves thru the area. Otherwise VFR conditions expected thru the evening. A clipper will spread SN over northern New England overnight with widespread IFR or lower. Once steady SN moves out of the forecast area...northwest winds will lead to periods of upslope SHSN thru Sun afternoon. Areas of MVFR CIGs are likely...with local IFR or lower in SHSN north of the mtns.
Long Term...Ceilings begin to lower again Monday afternoon as another system approaches with visibility restriction possible Monday night as precipitation starts as snow. It will change to rain on Tuesday, which will help visibility some, but with rain and snow expected through Wednesday, restrictions will be variable. Winds will be less than 20 kts through Wednesday.
MARINE
Short Term...SCA continues for gusty winds this morning. Winds will diminish as surface ridging edges into the region today.
Overnight a clipper will cross the waters and CAA/gusty winds follow in its wake. SCA conditions are likely outside of the bays...and may even see some gusts of 25 kt in the bays as well.
Long Term...Winds and seas will be below SCA criteria through this period. Winds will be primarily offshore through Sunday before turning onshore by Monday night. Winds and seas next increase again during the second half of the work week.
GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...None.
NH...None.
MARINE...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Gray ME 622 AM EST Sat Dec 7 2024
SYNOPSIS
After some flurries this morning, high pressure will briefly bring quiet weather to the region today. Tonight light snow will approach from the northwest and overspread the local area this evening. A widespread light accumulation is expected by the time people wake up Sunday morning. Drier conditions will follow early Monday before another low pressure system late Monday into Tuesday. Yet another system will slowly approach New England from the west during the midweek period.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/
Update...Minor changes to reflect latest observational trends.
Previous discussion...A weak S/WV trof crossing the area this morning is allowing inversion to lift and lower levels to be a little more unstable. This is allowing upslope snow showers to cross the terrain barrier...mainly as flurries downstream. I have expanded PoP slightly and add those flurries thru sunrise.
Otherwise a colder but quiet day as surface ridging nudges into the region from the southwest.
SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/
Clipper system is set to cross the forecast area tonight.
Starting this evening WAA will slice across northern New England and provide the lift necessary for precip. Temps are forecast to be cold enough outside of the immediate coastline to be all or predominately snow. It is only looking like 3 to 4 hours of lift before tapering off...so the window for accumulation is rather small. Deep snow growth zone will support potentially efficient snow ratios...so even with little time and QPF 1 to 3 inches of snow is possible across much of the forecast area before sunrise. Pockets of the higher terrain may squeeze out a little more than that.
Once winds shift to northwest that will bring a quick end to the steady snow south of the mountains. However upslope snow showers will linger thru most of the day within and north of the mountains.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/
1035 PM...12Z Operational ECMWF in good agreement with ensemble mean, especially when it comes to QPF and snow next week, and going forecast seems to reasonably capture this idea at this point with first wave focused around Monday aft/eve, which is mainly low impact, as a warm front pushes NE through the CWA A second wave, which forms in base of deep trough over the gulf coast states, and then rides NE toward New England, and ride along good mid level thermal gradient on the down stream side of the 500 mb trough, has the potential to produce some heavy precip, which looks like it’ll be mostly rain at this point, and also push temps up close to 50 in some spots Wed into Wed night.
3 PM...The 500 mb pattern looks very active through next week as we will see a serious of troughs dive through the area along with some moisture being advected up the East Coast from the Gulf. This translates to precipitation chances for much of next week, with all precipitation types on the table depending on timing of the waves.
Impacts and Key Messages: Quiet until late week storm system
Details: Both the NAM and GFS Froude numbers suggest skies clear south of the mountains Sunday night as blocked northwesterly flow returns. Low temperatures look to be in the 20s.
It looks like we may only get a brief break from any precipitation as the next system follows closely behind. Models are still in slight disagreement on onset, but regardless precipitation type is going to be a tricky forecast. It likely starts as plain rain in southern zones and along the immediate coast in the Monday evening/night timeframe, with more of a mix in the foothills.
Overnight that mix line slowly sinks south. The caveat is that 850mb temperatures will be warming above freezing during this time as well, so it is not of the question that these areas could see a brief period of freezing rain. Regardless accumulations look light again as ensemble means are currently around two tenths of an inch for QPF in that time period. A warm front continues to approach on Tuesday quickly changing any lingering precipitation over to plain rain.
Models are beginning to hint at coastal cyclogenesis occuring along the frontal boundary ahead of a deep trough on Wednesday. This could get interesting as continued southwesterly flow looks to push temperatures above normal late in the week. However, there is still much uncertainty in temperatures, and thusly dominate precipitation type, between models at this time range, but something of note is a stream of moist air being advected up the East Coast from the Gulf during this time that could mean a good amount of QPF for whatever it ends up being. This is certainly a period to keep an eye on.
AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Short Term...Local MVFR conditions this morning in SHSN as a weak wave moves thru the area. Otherwise VFR conditions expected thru the evening. A clipper will spread SN over northern New England overnight with widespread IFR or lower. Once steady SN moves out of the forecast area...northwest winds will lead to periods of upslope SHSN thru Sun afternoon. Areas of MVFR CIGs are likely...with local IFR or lower in SHSN north of the mtns.
Long Term...Ceilings begin to lower again Monday afternoon as another system approaches with visibility restriction possible Monday night as precipitation starts as snow. It will change to rain on Tuesday, which will help visibility some, but with rain and snow expected through Wednesday, restrictions will be variable. Winds will be less than 20 kts through Wednesday.
MARINE
Short Term...SCA continues for gusty winds this morning. Winds will diminish as surface ridging edges into the region today.
Overnight a clipper will cross the waters and CAA/gusty winds follow in its wake. SCA conditions are likely outside of the bays...and may even see some gusts of 25 kt in the bays as well.
Long Term...Winds and seas will be below SCA criteria through this period. Winds will be primarily offshore through Sunday before turning onshore by Monday night. Winds and seas next increase again during the second half of the work week.
GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...None.
NH...None.
MARINE...None.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
44033 - Buoy F0103 - West Penobscot Bay | 28 mi | 87 min | NNW 18G | 24°F | 46°F | 1 ft | 29.99 | |
ATGM1 - 8413320 - Bar Harbor, ME | 38 mi | 43 min | NW 15G | 42°F | 29.99 | |||
MISM1 - Matinicus Rock, ME | 46 mi | 31 min | NW 15G | 26°F | 30.04 | |||
44034 - Buoy I0103 - Eastern Maine Shelf | 49 mi | 87 min | NW 19G | 27°F | 4 ft | 30.00 |
Wind History for Bar Harbor, ME
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Airport Reports
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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for KBGR
Wind History Graph: BGR
(wind in knots)GEOS Local Image of north east
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