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FZUS51 KBOX 051504  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-060400-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 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 PRES SYSTEM FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT IS  
FOLLOWED UP WITH AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT, BRINGING THE THREAT OF GALE  
FORCE WINDS THIS WEEKEND AND MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FOR  
ALL THE WATERS. CALMER CONDITIONS ARRIVE EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-060400-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT  
AT 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 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: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY.  
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
9 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NE 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 10 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND E 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY  
IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT AND MON
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-060400-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND  
NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. 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 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS.  
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. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-060400-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING N 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 6 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. 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 5 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.    
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-060400-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE 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: NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS,  
BECOMING N 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING,  
THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT, BUILDING TO  
8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: N 9 FT AT 7 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NW 11 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 10 FT AT 9 SECONDS. LIGHT  
FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY.    
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-060400-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING N 5 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND NE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. LIGHT FREEZING  
SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 11 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 5 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 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, INCREASING TO 20 TO  
25 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-060400-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO  
30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 7 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 10 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. 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 5 TO  
8 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-060400-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS  
AND NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING E 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  
25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN 2 TO 4 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY.  
LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. 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 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-060400-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 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  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
SNOW LIKELY. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS  
AND NE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-060400-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. 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 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-060400-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 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 5 SECONDS  
AND SW 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS  
AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 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: NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING N 5 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-060400-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS,  
BECOMING SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW  
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 4 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. SNOW. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. 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
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-060400-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W 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 HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF FREEZING SPRAY.    
MON AND MON 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-060400-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
1003 AM EST THU FEB 5 2026  
 
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. SNOW  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW  
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. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING, THEN HEAVY FREEZING  
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. 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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