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FZUS51 KBOX 181205
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT
TO 25 NM
ANZ200-190100-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
A LOW PRES TRACKS S OF THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT,
FOLLOWED BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES FOR THU. ANOTHER LOW PRESS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. OTHERWISE, THE MAIN FOCUS
WILL BE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRES PASSING
NEAR OR SE OF THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK LATER SUN INTO MON. IF THIS
SYSTEM TRACKS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BENCHMARK, VERY STRONG WINDS AND
HIGH SEAS WOULD OCCUR.
ANZ250-190100-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW
5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS THIS
MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
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.
ANZ251-190100-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS, BECOMING E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
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.
ANZ231-190100-
CAPE COD BAY-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT
2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN
A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS, BECOMING E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
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.
ANZ254-190100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TODAY
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS
MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND
S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
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.
ANZ255-190100-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS
MORNING. RAIN LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
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.
ANZ256-190100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
5 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG THIS
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS,
BECOMING NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO
1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING E
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
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.
ANZ232-190100-
NANTUCKET SOUND-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS
MORNING. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT
AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND
S 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 15 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
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.
ANZ233-190100-
VINEYARD SOUND-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG THIS
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
2 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO
1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
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.
ANZ234-190100-
BUZZARDS BAY-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT
5 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG THIS
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND
2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SW
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT
AT 2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND
S 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
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.
ANZ235-190100-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS. PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG THIS
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
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.
ANZ237-190100-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,
BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
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.
ANZ230-190100-
BOSTON HARBOR-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THIS MORNING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH SNOW
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN WITH
SNOW LIKELY.
SAT THROUGH SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A
CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES
2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE. SNOW
LIKELY.
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.
ANZ236-190100-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
705 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TODAY
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES
AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING,
THEN RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
2 TO 3 FT.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
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.
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