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FZUS51 KBOX 201505  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-210400-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS  
 
AN OFFSHORE COASTAL STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN AND WET SNOW  
TODAY INTO SATURDAY, IN ADDITION TO BUILDING SEAS, AND STRONG  
NORTHEAST WIND TODAY AND NORTHWEST WIND SATURDAYS. HIGH PRESSURE  
RETURNS SUNDAY WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, WHICH MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALIZED FREEZING SPRAY EARLY MORNING. DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS  
CONTINUES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-210400-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 7 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND E 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING  
TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 8 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND N 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
MON  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-210400-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS, THEN A  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
MON  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-210400-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.    
TUE  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND SNOW.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-210400-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 8 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND NE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO  
1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
9 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING NW. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-210400-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING E 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS  
AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN  
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,  
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-210400-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING E 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS  
AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N  
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING N 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-210400-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO  
3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND N  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING NW. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-210400-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING NW. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-210400-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS,  
THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 1 FOOT  
OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND SNOW.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-210400-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING NW. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-210400-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
NW 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
TUE  
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND SNOW.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-210400-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS,  
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.  
VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 3 FT, EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT  
AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-210400-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
1005 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.  
 
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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