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FZUS51 KBOX 050004  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-051300-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
RATHER QUIET CONDITIONS THROUGH FRI WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING INTO THE  
REGION. A QUICK MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT  
IS FOLLOWED UP WITH AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT, BRINGING THE THREAT OF  
GALE OR STORM FORCE WINDS THIS WEEKEND AND MODERATE TO HEAVY  
FREEZING SPRAY FOR ALL THE WATERS. CALMER CONDITIONS ARRIVE EARLY  
NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-051300-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT  
AT 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N  
25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO  
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS, BECOMING N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 10 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING  
SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-051300-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW 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 E 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING,  
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N  
25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
12 SECONDS. SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE EVENING.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-051300-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO  
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 11 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING  
SPRAY IN THE EVENING, THEN HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SNOW LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-051300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS, BECOMING N 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
SNOW LIKELY.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT, BUILDING TO  
10 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-051300-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT  
AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING N  
30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO  
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING N 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 10 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-051300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND W  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW  
25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING N 7 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING, THEN HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-051300-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 14 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 14 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND W  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS, BECOMING N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
12 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-051300-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND SE 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT  
AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 10 SECONDS. SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NW 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-051300-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT  
AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. SNOW. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-051300-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS  
AND SW 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING N 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS. SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE EVENING.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-051300-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING N 4 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW.   
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.   
SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-051300-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO  
25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. SNOW.   
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO  
5 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING.    
SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
30 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-051300-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
704 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT THIS EVENING,  
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THU
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN  
AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO  
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT. SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES  
AROUND 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
EVENING.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON 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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