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FZUS51 KBOX 170004  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-171300-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
 
 
AN AREA OF LOW-PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET WILL SUPPORT SEAS  
RISING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. SIG WAVE  
HEIGHTS 3-5 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHER MARINE ZONES THROUGH AT LEAST  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 2-4 FEET OVER THE EASTERN ZONES. 10-15 KNOT  
NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTH/SOUTHWEST TOMORROW THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
QUIET WEATHER UNTIL AN AREA OF LOW-PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE COASTAL  
WATERS WITH RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
 

 
 
ANZ250-171300-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
E 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO  
AROUND 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT  
AT 12 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ251-171300-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING E 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND  
SW 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE  
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND  
RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ231-171300-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT  
FREEZING DRIZZLE.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND N  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND  
RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AND RAIN.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ254-171300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY MORNING...  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS EVENING.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND  
NE 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
FRI THROUGH SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ255-171300-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
EVENING.    
THU
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ256-171300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT  
8 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
EVENING.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING  
TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 20 TO  
25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ232-171300-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING  
DRIZZLE.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND N  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ233-171300-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING  
DRIZZLE.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W  
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. SNOW LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW  
LIKELY.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AND RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ234-171300-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING  
DRIZZLE.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN  
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ235-171300-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW 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 9 SECONDS AND  
S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ237-171300-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY VERY LIGHT FREEZING  
DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY  
IN THE EVENING.    
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.   
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ230-171300-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. PATCHY VERY  
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WED
 
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. SNOW LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
ANZ236-171300-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
704 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY VERY LIGHT  
FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT
 
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
THU AND THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT AND SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW.  
 
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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