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FZUS51 KBOX 081703  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 60 NM  
 
ANZ200-090600-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-090600-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
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. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
MON  
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-090600-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SE 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.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON  
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING S 1 FOOT  
AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS  
AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-090600-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
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 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY  
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
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 SE  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING W  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT  
OR LESS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-090600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
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.    
TONIGHT  
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 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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: W 3 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING  
WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW 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 E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 8 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-090600-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
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. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
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. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
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. PATCHY  
FOG IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-090600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
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  
W 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 SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-090600-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS AROUND 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.    
TONIGHT  
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  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
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 SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT  
SW 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 8 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-090600-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
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 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
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  
9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
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 S 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE  
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 SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-090600-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN  
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 E 2 FT AT 8 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 8 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 S 1 FOOT  
AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE THROUGH WED  
W 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 10 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT  
SW 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-090600-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS AROUND 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 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
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. PATCHY  
FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
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 2 FT 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 SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE  
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 SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SW 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-090600-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW 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: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY  
FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
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, 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 AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT  
W 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-090600-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
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  
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT, THEN  
1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-090600-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.  
PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
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.    
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 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
TUE NIGHT AND WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ280-090600-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO PLYMOUTH FROM 40 TO  
60 NM-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
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. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 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 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. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ281-090600-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
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 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
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. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
WED AND WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ282-090600-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MARTHAS VINEYARD TO NANTUCKET FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
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 SE 1 FOOT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
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. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT  
SW 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ283-090600-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
103 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
SW WINDS AROUND 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.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
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 7 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 AROUND 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
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.  
 
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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