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FZUS51 KBOX 242004  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 60 NM  
 
ANZ200-250900-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH  
WINDS GRADUALLY SHIFTING FROM THE SW TO THE W. A COLD FRONT  
APPROACHES THE WATERS FROM THE W LATER THURS WITH SW WINDS POSSIBLY  
INCREASING TO SCA CRITERIA AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FRONTAL PASSAGE LEADS  
TO HIGH PRESSURE THIS WEEKEND.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-250900-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
FRI
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-250900-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS  
EVENING.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
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 WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. 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.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-250900-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS,  
BECOMING SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PATCHY  
FOG IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS,  
BECOMING W 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING E AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 13 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-250900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING  
WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI
 
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.   
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-250900-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-250900-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-250900-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS THIS EVENING.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.   
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-250900-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
TUESDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS THIS EVENING.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-250900-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
TUESDAY EVENING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW 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: SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS EVENING.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-250900-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS THIS EVENING.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-250900-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-250900-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT THIS EVENING,  
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS EVENING.   
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN  
THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING W. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-250900-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS THIS EVENING.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
WED
 
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ280-250900-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO PLYMOUTH FROM 40 TO  
60 NM-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ281-250900-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT AND THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ282-250900-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MARTHAS VINEYARD TO NANTUCKET FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU
 
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
A CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ283-250900-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
404 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
TSTMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH  
A CHANCE OF TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.  
 
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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