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FZUS51 KBOX 230205  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 60 NM  
 
ANZ200-231500-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
WEAK LOW PRES LINGERS OFFSHORE TODAY ALONG A STALLED FRONT TODAY  
AND SUN. PERIODS OF SHOWERS POSSIBLE. HIGH PRES PUSHES THIS FRONT  
FARTHER OFFSHORE SOMETIME MON INTO MON NIGHT. THIS HIGH PRES SHOULD  
REMAIN OVER THE WATERS THROUGH WED.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-231500-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,  
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 6 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-231500-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,  
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-231500-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. PATCHY DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN  
THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
S 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY  
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-231500-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. PATCHY  
DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY  
DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-231500-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE  
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-231500-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.  
PATCHY DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.   
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-231500-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.  
PATCHY DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY  
FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-231500-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY  
FOG. PATCHY DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-231500-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY  
FOG. PATCHY DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN  
THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY  
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-231500-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.  
PATCHY DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN  
THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-231500-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. PATCHY  
DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH  
PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY  
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-231500-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PATCHY  
FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN
 
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM  
OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO AROUND 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-231500-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PATCHY  
FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SUN
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE  
IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ280-231500-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO PLYMOUTH FROM 40 TO  
60 NM-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,  
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S  
2 FT AT 5 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ281-231500-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. PATCHY  
DRIZZLE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE  
OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ282-231500-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MARTHAS VINEYARD TO NANTUCKET FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. PATCHY DRIZZLE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ283-231500-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
1005 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
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