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FZUS51 KBOX 211805  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-220700-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH NEAR GALE  
FORCE WINDS CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS S OF THE  
WATERS MON INTO MON NIGHT, THEN A WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN  
WATERS TUE. LOW PRES DEVELOPS ON THE FRONT EAST OF NEW ENG TUE NIGHT  
AND MOVES OFFSHORE, THEN HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST WED AND  
MOVES INTO THE WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-220700-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS AROUND 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO  
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO  
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
WED
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
THU
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-220700-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING WITH  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED AND WED NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT,  
BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-220700-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
THU
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-220700-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING S WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS, BECOMING S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.  
RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S AND E OF  
NANTUCKET, SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN  
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WED
 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
THU
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-220700-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, DECREASING TO  
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS, BECOMING W 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO  
8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING W 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
THU
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-220700-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO  
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-220700-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND N 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE EVENING.   
WED
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-220700-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N  
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-220700-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS  
AND N 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-220700-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 5 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W. GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-220700-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS,  
BECOMING SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-220700-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
W WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN  
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.   
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE EVENING.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-220700-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
105 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 3 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, DECREASING TO  
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING.  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED THROUGH THU
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. 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.  
 

 
 
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