Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Bucksport, ME
April 29, 2025 11:15 PM EDT (03:15 UTC)
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ANZ151 Penobscot Bay- 1043 Pm Edt Tue Apr 29 2025
.small craft advisory in effect until 8 am edt Wednesday - .
Overnight - SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers late this evening and early morning.
Wed - W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds and nw 2 ft at 3 seconds.
Wed night - NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
Thu - NW winds around 5 kt, becoming sw with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Thu night - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Fri - S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Scattered showers.
Fri night - S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
Sat - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
Sat night - SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely.
Sun - W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers.
Sun night - W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers.
ANZ100 1043 Pm Edt Tue Apr 29 2025
Synopsis for stonington me to merrimack river ma out to 25 nm gusty winds continue into Wednesday morning as a cold front crosses new england high pressure will then build in and allow winds and seas to diminish briefly. A warm front will lift across the waters Thursday night and be followed by a cold front Friday. Gusty winds in the wake of that front will continue into Saturday. Unsettled weather continues into early next week.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Bucksport, ME

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Bucksport Click for Map Tue -- 05:28 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 06:12 AM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 06:38 AM EDT -2.27 feet Low Tide Tue -- 12:35 PM EDT 12.31 feet High Tide Tue -- 06:49 PM EDT -0.55 feet Low Tide Tue -- 07:37 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 10:44 PM EDT Moonset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Bucksport, Penobscot River, Maine, Tide feet
12 am |
14 |
1 am |
13.1 |
2 am |
10.7 |
3 am |
7.1 |
4 am |
3.3 |
5 am |
-0 |
6 am |
-1.9 |
7 am |
-2.1 |
8 am |
-0.4 |
9 am |
2.8 |
10 am |
6.7 |
11 am |
10.1 |
12 pm |
12 |
1 pm |
12.2 |
2 pm |
10.9 |
3 pm |
8.3 |
4 pm |
5.1 |
5 pm |
2 |
6 pm |
-0 |
7 pm |
-0.5 |
8 pm |
0.8 |
9 pm |
3.7 |
10 pm |
7.5 |
11 pm |
11.1 |
Fort Point Click for Map Tue -- 12:14 AM EDT 13.34 feet High Tide Tue -- 05:28 AM EDT Sunrise Tue -- 06:12 AM EDT Moonrise Tue -- 06:38 AM EDT -2.15 feet Low Tide Tue -- 12:55 PM EDT 11.69 feet High Tide Tue -- 06:49 PM EDT -0.52 feet Low Tide Tue -- 07:37 PM EDT Sunset Tue -- 10:43 PM EDT Moonset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |   |
Fort Point, Penobscot River, Maine, Tide feet
12 am |
13.3 |
1 am |
12.9 |
2 am |
10.8 |
3 am |
7.5 |
4 am |
3.6 |
5 am |
0.2 |
6 am |
-1.8 |
7 am |
-2 |
8 am |
-0.6 |
9 am |
2.2 |
10 am |
5.7 |
11 am |
8.9 |
12 pm |
11 |
1 pm |
11.7 |
2 pm |
10.8 |
3 pm |
8.5 |
4 pm |
5.3 |
5 pm |
2.2 |
6 pm |
0 |
7 pm |
-0.5 |
8 pm |
0.6 |
9 pm |
3.1 |
10 pm |
6.5 |
11 pm |
9.8 |
Area Discussion for Caribou, ME
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FXUS61 KCAR 300200 AFDCAR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME Issued by National Weather Service Gray ME 1000 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025
SYNOPSIS
A cold front will approach tonight, then cross the region early Wednesday morning. High pressure will build in from the west Wednesday and crest over the area Thursday. Low pressure will approach Thursday night and track north of the area Friday.
Unsettled weather will remain through the weekend.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
950 PM Update...
Additional thunderstorm activity is currently moving into the North Woods, with shower activity moving into Bangor and across northern Maine. Overall the PoPs and forecast remains on track with little to no change needed. The cold front remains well back into central Quebec, but will move quickly tonight and appears on track compared to model guidance which shows it moving through between approximately 8 to 12z from northwest to southeast.
Previous Discussion... A cold front will cross the area tonight, bringing some showers across the north and west. Some mid-level instability remains ahead of the front, so it is possible we could see a few lightning strikes, mainly across the Crown of Maine. Late cold frontal passage will limit surface heating so have dialed back the chances of thunder for the most part.
Wednesday will be cooler and windy behind the front with NW winds gusting to 20 to 30 mph. Dewpoints are expected to drop again into the upper teens and low 20s, so RH will also drop below 30 percent. Models have been doing very poorly with Tds over the past few days. Mixing layer is not expected to be quite as deep tomorrow as last week, but Tds further west are in the 20 range, so used NBM 10th percentile to get Tds into that range for tomorrow.
SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
High pressure will dominate on Thursday, with a slight rise in day time temperatures and minimal wind expected. Wednesday morning will dawn chilly, with many locations in the north falling below freezing over night. It will be another dry day, with Tds very similar to Wednesday afternoon. However, the lack of wind will help slow down any drying, although we will continue to move to the end of mud season. Highs will be seasonable, in the upper 50s to low 60s.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
A repeating pattern of a few days of ridging followed by a quick moving system is setting up for the long term. The first such system will approach Thursday night. A low pressure system will move eastward across southern Ontario, then move northward through central Quebec. This will drag a trough along the western Maine-Quebec border with rainfall starting to affect northern Maine early Friday morning. The upper level trough will remain in the area for a while, and after the first surface low moves northward, another low will develop along the front and move northward through central Maine. This will keep precipitation over Maine through early Sunday, when the main trough will shift eastward, finally bringing a cold front through. Some breaks may occur during the day Saturday, but details on timing are hazy at this point. Monday will be a return to high pressure and dry weather, although high temperatures will be more seasonable behind the cold front.
AVIATION /02Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
NEAR TERM:
VFR. Brief MVFR remains possible tonight with -SHRA, with the greatest chances at FVE. Possible VCTS in the west at northern sites through about 3-4z. Winds will continue to be gusty, switching to NW overnight and gusting to 20 to 30 kts.
SHORT TERM:
Wednesday Night...VFR. NW winds 5-15 kts, gusting 20-25 kts early, diminishing late.
Thursday...VFR. Calm air followed by a light S wind late.
Thursday night...VFR, lowering to IFR late in RA. Light S wind.
Friday and Friday night.. MVFR/IFR in RA. S wind 5-15 kts, gusting 20-25 kts.
Saturday.. MVFR in -SHRA. S wind becoming W in the afternoon 5-10 kts.
Saturday night through Sunday.. MVFR improving to VFR late on Sunday. S wind 10 to 15kts becoming NW.
MARINE
NEAR TERM: Gale warning tonight with a low level southerly jet ahead of the main front. Winds will become northwesterly and decrease to 25 to 30 kts behind the front on Wednesday morning.
Seas will build to 6 to 9 feet in southerly winds, then decrease to 3 to 4 feet later on Wednesday behind the front.
SHORT TERM: Wave heights will subside to sub-SCA conditions by Wednesday evening. Winds and seas will be below SCA criteria Wednesday night through Thursday night. Winds and seas could build back above SCA levels once again on Friday.
CLIMATE
Record high temperatures have already been tied or broken in some locations across the north today. Records are unlikely to be broken across the south where the records are higher.
April 29th Preliminary Record High Temperatures (Previous record):
Caribou 75F (75F in 1986)
Houlton 76F (73F in 1984)
CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...None.
MARINE...Gale Warning until 8 AM EDT Wednesday for ANZ050-051.
Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM EDT Wednesday for ANZ052.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME Issued by National Weather Service Gray ME 1000 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025
SYNOPSIS
A cold front will approach tonight, then cross the region early Wednesday morning. High pressure will build in from the west Wednesday and crest over the area Thursday. Low pressure will approach Thursday night and track north of the area Friday.
Unsettled weather will remain through the weekend.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
950 PM Update...
Additional thunderstorm activity is currently moving into the North Woods, with shower activity moving into Bangor and across northern Maine. Overall the PoPs and forecast remains on track with little to no change needed. The cold front remains well back into central Quebec, but will move quickly tonight and appears on track compared to model guidance which shows it moving through between approximately 8 to 12z from northwest to southeast.
Previous Discussion... A cold front will cross the area tonight, bringing some showers across the north and west. Some mid-level instability remains ahead of the front, so it is possible we could see a few lightning strikes, mainly across the Crown of Maine. Late cold frontal passage will limit surface heating so have dialed back the chances of thunder for the most part.
Wednesday will be cooler and windy behind the front with NW winds gusting to 20 to 30 mph. Dewpoints are expected to drop again into the upper teens and low 20s, so RH will also drop below 30 percent. Models have been doing very poorly with Tds over the past few days. Mixing layer is not expected to be quite as deep tomorrow as last week, but Tds further west are in the 20 range, so used NBM 10th percentile to get Tds into that range for tomorrow.
SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
High pressure will dominate on Thursday, with a slight rise in day time temperatures and minimal wind expected. Wednesday morning will dawn chilly, with many locations in the north falling below freezing over night. It will be another dry day, with Tds very similar to Wednesday afternoon. However, the lack of wind will help slow down any drying, although we will continue to move to the end of mud season. Highs will be seasonable, in the upper 50s to low 60s.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
A repeating pattern of a few days of ridging followed by a quick moving system is setting up for the long term. The first such system will approach Thursday night. A low pressure system will move eastward across southern Ontario, then move northward through central Quebec. This will drag a trough along the western Maine-Quebec border with rainfall starting to affect northern Maine early Friday morning. The upper level trough will remain in the area for a while, and after the first surface low moves northward, another low will develop along the front and move northward through central Maine. This will keep precipitation over Maine through early Sunday, when the main trough will shift eastward, finally bringing a cold front through. Some breaks may occur during the day Saturday, but details on timing are hazy at this point. Monday will be a return to high pressure and dry weather, although high temperatures will be more seasonable behind the cold front.
AVIATION /02Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
NEAR TERM:
VFR. Brief MVFR remains possible tonight with -SHRA, with the greatest chances at FVE. Possible VCTS in the west at northern sites through about 3-4z. Winds will continue to be gusty, switching to NW overnight and gusting to 20 to 30 kts.
SHORT TERM:
Wednesday Night...VFR. NW winds 5-15 kts, gusting 20-25 kts early, diminishing late.
Thursday...VFR. Calm air followed by a light S wind late.
Thursday night...VFR, lowering to IFR late in RA. Light S wind.
Friday and Friday night.. MVFR/IFR in RA. S wind 5-15 kts, gusting 20-25 kts.
Saturday.. MVFR in -SHRA. S wind becoming W in the afternoon 5-10 kts.
Saturday night through Sunday.. MVFR improving to VFR late on Sunday. S wind 10 to 15kts becoming NW.
MARINE
NEAR TERM: Gale warning tonight with a low level southerly jet ahead of the main front. Winds will become northwesterly and decrease to 25 to 30 kts behind the front on Wednesday morning.
Seas will build to 6 to 9 feet in southerly winds, then decrease to 3 to 4 feet later on Wednesday behind the front.
SHORT TERM: Wave heights will subside to sub-SCA conditions by Wednesday evening. Winds and seas will be below SCA criteria Wednesday night through Thursday night. Winds and seas could build back above SCA levels once again on Friday.
CLIMATE
Record high temperatures have already been tied or broken in some locations across the north today. Records are unlikely to be broken across the south where the records are higher.
April 29th Preliminary Record High Temperatures (Previous record):
Caribou 75F (75F in 1986)
Houlton 76F (73F in 1984)
CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...None.
MARINE...Gale Warning until 8 AM EDT Wednesday for ANZ050-051.
Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM EDT Wednesday for ANZ052.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
ATGM1 - 8413320 - Bar Harbor, ME | 34 mi | 46 min | W 18G | |||||
44033 - Buoy F0103 - West Penobscot Bay | 37 mi | 132 min | SW 19G | 49°F | 44°F | 3 ft | 29.68 | |
44034 - Buoy I0103 - Eastern Maine Shelf | 49 mi | 132 min | SSW 19G | 47°F | 6 ft | 29.73 |
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