Hampden, ME Marine Weather and Tide Forecast
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Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Hampden, ME


December 4, 2023 12:34 AM EST (05:34 UTC)
Sunrise 6:53AM   Sunset 3:56PM   Moonrise  11:59PM   Moonset 1:12PM 

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ANZ151 Penobscot Bay- 1106 Pm Est Sun Dec 3 2023
.small craft advisory in effect until 4 am est Monday...
Overnight..NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Mon..NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain and snow in the morning, then a chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Mon night..NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tue..N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow showers in the morning.
Tue night..N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wed..N winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon.
Wed night..N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Thu..NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Thu night..NW winds around 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Fri..NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Fri night..NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.

ANZ100 1106 Pm Est Sun Dec 3 2023
Synopsis for stonington me to merrimack river ma out to 25 nm northeast winds will peak this evening and overnight as low pressure passes just outside of the gulf of maine. Otherwise, quiet weather is expected on the waters much of the week. A short period of low end small craft winds will be possible Wednesday or Wednesday night.


7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Hampden, ME
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Area Discussion for - Caribou, ME
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FXUS61 KCAR 040323 AFDCAR

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Caribou ME 1023 PM EST Sun Dec 3 2023

SYNOPSIS
Winter storm impacts the area through Monday evening. High pressure to the north through Tuesday as a series of coastal lows pass to the south. High pressure then builds in through Friday.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/
1025 pm update...
00z guidance has continued the trend of colder temps with most coastal locations having dropped into the lower 30s as of 03z, though temps remain in the mid-30s at the shoreline and over the outer islands. BHB has been waffling between rain and snow this evening but areas further to the east and more inland are reporting snow. No accumulations that we have heard of along the coast with 1.5 inches to the north of Bangor as of this hour.

Expect snow will continue to spread north during the overnight with very light snow flurries occurring here at the office.
Have updated qpf and snow amounts for the overnight and early morning hours to show more of a slight adjustment to the south.
Expecting highest snowfall rates right around the morning commute, generally in the I95, 1A and Route 9 areas. The heaviest snowfall is expected during the Monday morning commute.
The consistency of the snow will be wet and heavy across portions of the Interior Downeast into the Greater Bangor area.

S/wv moving into the Hudson Vly region of NY is on track to move into the Gulf of Maine along the coast around daybreak this morning. Timing is slightly off with regard to left exit region of upr lvl jet as it appears the best jet dynamics will be in the area slightly ahead of the upr s/wv. For this reason, and given low SLRs acrs srn areas, have opted not to hoist a Winter Storm Warning for the coast. However, impacts may be higher than normal with the consistency of the snow being comparable to wet cement.

Prev discussion blo...
Winter Storm Impacts Travel Tonight into Monday Evening

Currently...CBW/GYX radars show steady light precipitation and this is confirmed by webcams and obs across portions of the Downeast, Bangor region northward to Moosehead. Additional steady precip will push NE into the area from SW Maine and NH over the next several hours. Temperatures are above freezing across much of the South-Central Highlands to the Downeast coast but with dew points near freezing the wet bulb is also closer to 32F. This is allowing for precipitation to be snow but based on modeled soundings the snow growth is poor and its very small snowflakes. This combined with surface temperatures will keep roads mainly wet over the next few hours till temperatures cool.
Across the Central Highlands northward the temperatures are below freezing so no concern for needing the wet bulb to produce snow.

Headlines...Winter Storm Warning for the Baxter Region into the Central Highlands including interior Downeast and Bangor region through 7PM Monday. Winter Weather Advisory for the Downeast coast through 7PM Monday. Winter Weather Advisory for Northwest & Northeast Aroostook County from 7PM tonight through 7PM Monday.

Setup...500mb shortwave negatively tilted is pushing through the Eastern Great Lakes into New York this evening. This shortwave will be progressive and wont allow for rapid deepening on the secondary cyclogenesis taking place in the outer Gulf of Maine waters. The primary low will track east from New York to Maine by Monday and remain connected via a trof. Strong cold air damming thanks to a high pressure north of the Gaspe Peninsula will allow for cold air draining into the area tonight.
Temperatures that start above freezing will likely fall to 30-33F with dew points falling into the 29-32F range resulting in a wet bulb <32F thanks to dynamical cooling from heavier precipitation cooling the column. Decent FGEN forcing may be present for several hours late tonight into tomorrow AM with a tight thermal gradient and concentrated moisture along this boundary. This will result in enhanced precipitation across the Central Highlands, Greater Bangor area into Interior Downeast and far Southern Aroostook county. Model guidance is consistent with the 500mb trof tracking over Maine tomorrow with primary low pressure consolidating with the secondary low east of Nova Scotia with a trof feature extending west over Maine to allow for precipitation to continue into Monday evening. Temperatures will warm during the day tomorrow at the shore which will allow a mix back to rain especially as precipitation becomes light.

Snowfall...Dynamical cooling will allow for increased snow ratios from along and north of the Route 9 corridor. Snow ratios opted to blend the NAM, ECMWF and NBM with WPC guidance to result in ratios 10-11:1 in these areas. North of Route 6 corridor with much of the column remaining <29F expecting decent snow growth but less QPF so went with a 12-15:1 ratio.
Along the Route 1 corridor expect much lower ratios with temperatures at or above freezing and wet bulb temps 31-32F so went with a decent blend of above model guidance resulting in ratios of 6-9:1 with higher ratios north of Route 1. Along the islands expect much of it to be rain but any snow that falls would be around 5:1 ratio. Overall, expect Wet & Heavy Snow consistency from the Downeast coast inland to the Greater Bangor area to points east to Calais. North in the Central Highlands to St. John Valley will be much lighter and fluffy. Totals, expect the bullseye from the Route 9 corridor to the Baxter region and points west to Southern & Central Piscataquis county.
Expecting generally 7-11 inches with isolated higher amounts.
Along the Downeast coast anywhere from a Trace to 5 inches expected. Across the North Woods into the Crown generally 3 to 7 inches with less snow in the St. John Valley.

Winds...Gusty from the NE along the Downeast coast up to 30mph expected. Not expecting much impact but cannot rule out highly isolated power outages due to wet snow on branches and gusty winds.

SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
As the previous low pressure system dissipates and exits the area late Monday night, snow chances will diminish from north to south through the night. Northerly winds that persist will advect cold air into the region, allowing for temperatures to fall into the low to mid teens across the north and lower 20s Downeast. Heading into the day on Tuesday, any lingering snow showers will quickly dissipate, and skies will gradually begin to clear through the day and winds will slowly decrease, becoming light by Tuesday evening. This will all lead to temperatures lifting into the mid 20s across the north, and closer to freezing closer to the coast.

Tuesday night will see temperatures fall even further, as partly cloudy skies and decreasing winds may allow for some radiational cooling. These variables, in addition to a recent addition to the snow pack, may lead to temperatures falling into the single digits above zero across the north and low teens closer to the coast. Some more sheltered valleys through the North Woods may even dip below zero if skies remain clear and winds become calm.

High pressure continues to build in on Wednesday, with skies clearing even further, but the cold airmass remaining as temperatures only lift into the low 20s across then north and into the mid 20s Downeast.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
High pressure is expected to remain through the end of the week, with temperatures remaining around 10 degrees below average for this time of year. This will put low temperatures each night through the end of the week in a chilly single digits to lower teens above zero.

Winds will shift southerly as the ridge of high pressure begins to shift eastward heading into the weekend, and this southerly flow will advect warmer air into the area. Temperatures may quickly surge to above freezing during the day through the entire CWA. The next storm to impact the area may arrive through the later half of the weekend into early next week, although the timing and exact track of this low still remain uncertain at this point in the forecast. That said, there is some consensus across global deterministic models at this point that a round of rain could be on the way, given the strong warm air advection into the day on Saturday ahead of an approaching low pressure.

AVIATION /03Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
NEAR TERM: MVFR/IFR expected tonight before dropping to IFR/LIFR vsbys after 06z at BGR, BHB and HUL in snow. Northern terminals will see IFR vsbys in snow between 08z and 12z Monday.
Improvement to MVFR after about 18z as snow begins to wind down.

SHORT TERM: Mon Night...Mainly MVFR/IFR with brief periods of LIFR in -SN and -SHSN. NE winds shifting N 5 to 10 kts.

Tuesday...Mainly MVFR/IFR cigs with low stratus. N winds 5 to 10 kts.

Tuesday night...MVFR improving towards VFR. Light NW winds.

Wednesday - Thursday...Mainly VFR with MVFR/IFR possible each morning with lower cigs. NW winds 5-10 kts.

Friday...VFR. Winds shifting W 5 to 10 kts.

MARINE
NEAR TERM: Small Craft Advisory in effect through 5AM Monday for the Intra-Coastal waters. Small Craft Advisory through 7PM Monday for the Coastal Waters out 25nm. NE Winds will increase in response to a storm system tracking through the outer Gulf of Maine waters into Monday AM then into the Maritimes Monday Eve.
Winds will gust up to 30kt on the Intra-Coastal waters and up to 30kt across the Coastal Waters. Seas generally 3-5ft with a period of 5-6sec across the Intra-Coastal waters and 3-6ft over the Coastal Waters. Winds/waves will fall below SCA conditions into the eve on Monday. Vsby will be reduce with rain and fog tonight and improve tomorrow afternoon.

SHORT TERM: Winds and seas may remain close to Small Craft Advisory criteria on the outer waters Monday night into early Tuesday, with gusts near 25 kts on the coastal waters and seas near 5 ft. Winds and seas subside below SCA levels on all waters on Tuesday, and remain there through Wednesday night.
Winds may increase to Small Craft Advisory levels on the outer waters again on Thursday.

CAR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
ME...Winter Weather Advisory until 7 PM EST Monday for MEZ001-002- 029-030.
Winter Storm Warning until 7 PM EST Monday for MEZ003>006-010- 011-015>017-031-032.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM EST Monday for ANZ050-051.
Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM EST Monday for ANZ052.


Weather Reporting Stations
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Stations Dist Age Wind Air TempWater Temp WavesinHgDewPt
ATGM1 - 8413320 - Bar Harbor, ME 41 mi65 min E 13G18 34°F 44°F29.75
44033 - Buoy F0103 - West Penobscot Bay 49 mi91 min NNE 18G21 38°F 46°F4 ft29.72
44034 - Buoy I0103 - Eastern Maine Shelf 59 mi91 min ENE 23G29 40°F 48°F8 ft29.72

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Wind History for Bar Harbor, ME
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AirportDistAgeWind ktVisSkyWeatherTempDewPtRHinHg
KBGR BANGOR INTL,ME 4 sm41 minNNE 11G224 smOvercast Lt Snow Mist 32°F28°F86%29.77

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Tide / Current for Hampden, Penobscot River, Maine
   
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Hampden
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Sun -- 03:10 AM EST     11.36 feet High Tide
Sun -- 06:54 AM EST     Sunrise
Sun -- 09:00 AM EST     2.60 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 11:52 AM EST     Moonset
Sun -- 03:11 PM EST     12.46 feet High Tide
Sun -- 03:55 PM EST     Sunset
Sun -- 09:42 PM EST     1.34 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 09:53 PM EST     Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Hampden, Penobscot River, Maine, Tide feet
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6.2
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8.8
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10.6
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11.3
4
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11
5
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9.5
6
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7.2
7
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4.8
8
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3.2
9
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2.6
10
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3.2
11
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4.8
12
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7.2
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9.8
2
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11.6
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12.4
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12.1
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10.6
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8.2
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5.4
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9
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1.6
10
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1.4
11
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2.3



Tide / Current for Sandy Point, Penobscot River, Maine
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Sandy Point
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Sun -- 02:52 AM EST     9.26 feet High Tide
Sun -- 06:54 AM EST     Sunrise
Sun -- 08:46 AM EST     2.12 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 11:51 AM EST     Moonset
Sun -- 02:53 PM EST     10.16 feet High Tide
Sun -- 03:55 PM EST     Sunset
Sun -- 09:28 PM EST     1.09 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 09:53 PM EST     Moonrise
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Sandy Point, Penobscot River, Maine, Tide feet
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5.7
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7.7
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8.9
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9.3
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8.7
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7.3
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5.3
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3.5
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2.4
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2.1
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2.8
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4.4
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6.5
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8.5
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9.8
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10.2
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9.6
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8.1
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3.8
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2.1
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1.2
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1.2
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2.2




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