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FZUS51 KBOX 202105  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-211000-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS  
 
AN OFFSHORE LOW PRESSURE STORM WILL BRING SOME RAIN AND SNOW INTO  
THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WATERS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A COLD  
FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY NW WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME  
FREEZING SPRAY LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING AS VERY COLD AIR  
WORKS INTO THE REGION. HIGH PRES WILL THEN CROSS THE WATERS MON AND  
MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUE. A WEAK LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL APPROACH  
FROM THE WEST ON TUE FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES NOSING DOWN FROM QUEBEC  
FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE HOLIDAY WEEK.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-211000-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT, BUILDING TO 8 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 SE 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO  
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NE 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 4 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 7 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: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
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. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW  
LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 10 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-211000-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS  
EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.   
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT AND WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED NIGHT  
N 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-211000-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE 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.  
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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  
NW 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 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 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 AND RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-211000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 7 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND E 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY  
THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO  
8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE  
EVENING.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.   
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-211000-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS  
LIKELY, MAINLY THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE  
EVENING.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
WED  
N WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-211000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
5 FT AT 6 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 E 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 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
WED  
N WINDS AROUND 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-211000-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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 AROUND 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 SNOW. 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. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING W 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN  
AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-211000-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
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. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS  
LIKELY THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.   
SAT  
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 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  
NW 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.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN  
AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT  
N 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-211000-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
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. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW SHOWERS. SHOWERS LIKELY THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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 NE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN  
NW 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.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN  
AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. RAIN  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-211000-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
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.    
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  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. RAIN LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT  
N 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-211000-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
E 3 FT AT 7 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  
NW 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.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO  
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE THROUGH WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-211000-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT  
AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT  
AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR  
LESS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. SNOW LIKELY WITH  
A CHANCE OF RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW AND RAIN.    
WED  
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, EXCEPT  
2 TO 4 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-211000-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
405 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
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  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN  
AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.    
WED  
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.   
WED NIGHT  
N 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.  
 
 
 
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