547  
FZUS51 KBOX 031103  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 60 NM  
 
ANZ200-040000-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
SCA CONDITIONS TO START THE WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE BRINGS HEAVY RAIN  
AND GUSTY WIND THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO BETWEEN 5 AND 7  
FEET ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS AND WINDS INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20  
KT. CHANCE FOR ISOLATED GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS BUZZARDS BAY AND  
NANTUCKET SOUND MONDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW WEAK DISTURBANCES ARRIVE  
NEXT WEEK BUT IMPACTS TO BOATERS SHOULD BE MINIMAL.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-040000-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS THIS  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-040000-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS THIS  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS  
AND SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-040000-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-040000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS THIS  
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS  
AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-040000-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-040000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING E 8 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED TSTMS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NE  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY  
FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-040000-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-040000-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING  
WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-040000-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING WITH  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-040000-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E  
7 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-040000-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND E 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-040000-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED TSTMS. SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING WITH  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WED
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-040000-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED TSTMS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING  
NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ280-040000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO PLYMOUTH FROM 40 TO  
60 NM-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED  
TSTMS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN  
THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ281-040000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 8 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO  
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ282-040000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MARTHAS VINEYARD TO NANTUCKET FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING S 9 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY  
WITH ISOLATED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING S 5 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ283-040000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
703 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING S 9 FT AT  
9 SECONDS AND E 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED TSTMS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO  
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING S 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG IN  
THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
WED
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON  
 
YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT  
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV  
 
YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT  
@NWSBOSTON  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab MA Page
The Nexlab RI Page
The Nexlab NH Page
The Nexlab CT Page Main Text Page