581  
FZUS51 KBOX 231405  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-240300-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W TODAY AND CROSSES THE WATERS LATE  
TONIGHT AND THU MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WATERS FRI, THEN  
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW ENG AND THE COASTAL WATERS  
LATE SAT AND SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES RETURNS ON SUN.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-240300-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT  
WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-240300-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT 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: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.   
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-240300-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING S 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-240300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S 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: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG  
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 5 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT  
AT 11 SECONDS AND N 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-240300-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-240300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-240300-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING,  
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-240300-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN  
THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-240300-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 3 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT  
AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-240300-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-240300-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND  
NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-240300-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING,  
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. AT THE OUTER  
HARBOR ENTRANCE, WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-240300-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
1004 AM EDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.   
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. WAVES 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.  
 

 
 
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