A powerful early-season wind event is impacting the entire Eastern Seaboard marine corridor from Downeast Maine to the Virginia coast, with the National Weather Service issuing gale warnings for every major coastal zone from Eastport, ME to the Delmarva Peninsula. Hazardous marine conditions are expected to continue through Monday evening, with some regions holding warnings into early Tuesday.
Across coastal Maine—including areas from Eastport, Schoodic Point, Stonington, Port Clyde and Cape Elizabeth—west winds of 20–30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots are producing seas between 4 and 10 feet. Most Maine marine zones remain under a Gale Warning until midnight Monday night or 7 AM Tuesday, depending on location.
Farther south into Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Long Island, widespread warnings continue with 25–35 knot winds and gusts near 40 knots. Seas are running 5–12 feet, highest south of Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and the offshore southern New England waters where conditions will remain dangerous until late Monday night or early Tuesday.
The New York–New Jersey coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Montauk Point remain under a Gale Warning until 6 PM Monday, with seas of 6–9 feet and frequent 40-knot gusts. The Mid-Atlantic region from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island is experiencing similar conditions, though winds are expected to ease by late Monday morning near Virginia waters.
These strong offshore winds are tied to a powerful low pressure system deepening over the Canadian Maritimes, tightening the pressure gradient along the East Coast. All marine interests are urged to remain in port and secure vessels until winds and seas subside.
The NWS advises mariners to avoid travel, seek harbor if already underway, and monitor updated marine forecasts as conditions evolve.
