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FZUS51 KBOX 171325  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-180200-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS  
 
A LOW PRES SE OF NANTUCKET WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY. A  
SLOW MOVING FRONT WILL LIKELY CROSS THE WATERS WED INTO WED NIGHT.  
ROUGH SEAS SHOULD LINGER ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS INTO  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-180200-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS  
AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND  
RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SNOW LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-180200-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. ISOLATED FLURRIES THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG  
THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
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. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH  
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.   
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN 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  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND  
RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SNOW LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-180200-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
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. ISOLATED FLURRIES THIS  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH  
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. SNOW. RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN 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 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
11 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AND RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.    
SAT AND SAT 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 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-180200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY WITH  
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND  
NE 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
EVENING.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-180200-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. ISOLATED FLURRIES THIS  
MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E  
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AND RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF  
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-180200-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 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. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 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  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-180200-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. ISOLATED FLURRIES  
THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
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  
NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE  
EVENING.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND  
E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF SNOW.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-180200-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. ISOLATED FLURRIES THIS  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
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. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 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. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU AND THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.  
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-180200-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. ISOLATED FLURRIES THIS  
MORNING. PATCHY FOG THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. RAIN WITH SNOW  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU AND THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN  
LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-180200-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW.  
RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY  
WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-180200-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 3 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 NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.  
RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-180200-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. ISOLATED  
FLURRIES THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
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 AND  
SNOW LIKELY 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.  
SNOW WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU AND THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AND RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW  
LIKELY.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT, THEN  
1 FOOT OR LESS. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-180200-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
825 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED FLURRIES  
THIS MORNING.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING E AROUND 5 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THU AND THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 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.  
 
 
 
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