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FZUS51 KBOX 182004  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-190900-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS  
 
HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE WATERS THROUGH FRI. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW  
PRES SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND OVER THE WEEKEND,  
FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-190900-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO  
25 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-190900-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
SE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
S WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 20 TO  
25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-190900-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-190900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 5 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-190900-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-190900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-190900-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
MON NIGHT  
N 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-190900-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.   
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-190900-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS  
AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-190900-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO  
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
MON NIGHT  
N 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-190900-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
MON NIGHT  
N 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-190900-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-190900-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
404 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.   
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW.    
MON AND MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 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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