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FZUS51 KBOX 080203  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 60 NM  
 
ANZ200-081500-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
HIGH PRES REMAINS IN PLACE S OF THE WATERS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND,  
LEADING TO PROLONGED S TO SW WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. LOCAL  
SEA BREEZES NEAR SHORE. HIGH PRES BREAKS DOWN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK,  
PERMITTING A FRONT TO STALL ACROSS THE WATERS BY MID WEEK.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-081500-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-081500-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-081500-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS  
AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING,  
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT AND WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT, THEN  
1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-081500-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT AND WED
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-081500-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-081500-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-081500-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.   
SAT
 
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 SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-081500-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
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 SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-081500-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-081500-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.   
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-081500-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SAT
 
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 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 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 SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
NW AROUND 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-081500-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-081500-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SUN
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ280-081500-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO PLYMOUTH FROM 40 TO  
60 NM-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW 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 SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ281-081500-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT AND WED
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ282-081500-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MARTHAS VINEYARD TO NANTUCKET FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ283-081500-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
1003 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
OVERNIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.  
SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.   
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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.  
 

 
 
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