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FZUS51 KBOX 151106  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 60 NM  
 
ANZ200-160000-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS  
 
HIGH PRES OVERHEAD TODAY BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS.  
HIGH THEN SHIFTS SOUTHEAST OF THE WATERS BY WED-THU AHEAD OF AN  
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS THU NIGHT  
INTO EARLY FRI FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE WATERS SAT.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-160000-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-160000-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
WED  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
THU  
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE. GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-160000-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-160000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS  
AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-160000-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
WED  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-160000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS  
AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU AND THU NIGHT  
SW 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 E 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 3 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-160000-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-160000-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS  
AND E 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
E 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-160000-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT THIS MORNING, THEN  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT  
AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 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 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS  
AND E 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-160000-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: E  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NW  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-160000-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS,  
BECOMING N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS, BECOMING W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-160000-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THU  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-160000-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THU  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ280-160000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO PLYMOUTH FROM 40 TO  
60 NM-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 5 TO 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ281-160000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO  
15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ282-160000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MARTHAS VINEYARD TO NANTUCKET FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED  
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU AND THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ283-160000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
705 AM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S  
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED  
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU AND THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
FRI THROUGH SAT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
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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