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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 60 NM  
 
ANZ200-241600-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND REMAIN IN PLACE  
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WEAK LOW PRES MAY PASS SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND  
LATER IN THE WEEKEND.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-241600-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
13 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
MON THROUGH TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-241600-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
14 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 2 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
MON THROUGH TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-241600-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT THIS EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS  
AND N 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-241600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT AND SUN
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-241600-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 15 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-241600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS AROUND  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
MON NIGHT AND TUE
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-241600-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-241600-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NW  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-241600-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: N  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 1 FOOT  
AT 2 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS.    
MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-241600-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-241600-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS, BECOMING E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-241600-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT THIS  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
MON THROUGH TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-241600-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ280-241600-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO PLYMOUTH FROM 40 TO  
60 NM-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, INCREASING  
TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 14 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
MON THROUGH TUE
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ281-241600-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ282-241600-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MARTHAS VINEYARD TO NANTUCKET FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT  
AT 15 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON AND MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUE
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ283-241600-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
1047 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT  
3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.  
 
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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