579  
FZUS51 KBOX 190306  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-191600-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS  
 
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES TODAY BRINGING A PERIOD OF SMALL CRAFT  
SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OUT AHEAD OF IT. BRIEF SFC RIDGING EARLY SUN  
GIVES WAY TO LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL TRACK NEAR OR JUST S OF THE  
COASTAL WATERS LATER SUN INTO SUN NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO  
INTENSIFY MON AS IT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. THIS  
WILL RESULT IN AN ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS IN THE MON  
THROUGH WED TIME FRAME. AREAS OF MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY ARE ALSO  
EXPECTED OVER SOME OF OUR WATERS TOO.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-191600-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS  
UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS  
AND W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS  
AND NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS,  
BECOMING N 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY  
FOG. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. SNOW IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
TUE  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
THU AND THU NIGHT  
SW 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-191600-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING N WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS, BECOMING N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND  
RAIN IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM  
OR LESS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY  
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
WED THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-191600-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO  
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY  
WITH PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO  
1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY  
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-191600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT, BECOMING  
SW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING  
TO 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
14 SECONDS, BECOMING S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.   
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO  
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 5 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO  
3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN  
THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT  
11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
TUE  
W WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-191600-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING S 5 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE  
MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO  
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING S 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO  
1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
TUE  
W WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.   
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
THU AND THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-191600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EST SUNDAY  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS  
AND E 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO  
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING S 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 5 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY  
WITH PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN IN THE  
EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS.  
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
TUE  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-191600-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING  
N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO  
1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.  
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE  
W 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 SW 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-191600-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN  
THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY WITH  
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LIKELY. RAIN IN THE EVENING. VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-191600-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.  
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY WITH PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW  
LIKELY. RAIN IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO  
1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-191600-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO  
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING S 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 4 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING, THEN LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY  
LIKELY WITH PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
MORNING.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
N WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-191600-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.  
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY WITH PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW  
LIKELY. RAIN IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO  
1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-191600-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. WAVES 1 FOOT OR  
LESS. AREAS OF FOG. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AT THE OUTER  
HARBOR ENTRANCE. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AND  
FREEZING FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM  
OR LESS.    
MON  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
4 FT.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT.    
WED THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-191600-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
1005 PM EST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
W. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. AT THE BAY  
ENTRANCE, WAVES 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. RAIN IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,  
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 3 TO  
5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT  
SW 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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