685  
FZUS51 KBOX 261103  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 60 NM  
 
ANZ200-270000-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS  
 
HIGH PRES REMAINS IN CONTROL THROUGH THU AFTERNOON WITH WINDS  
GRADUALLY SHIFTING FROM THE SW TO THE W. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE  
WATERS FROM THE W LATER THU, WITH SW WINDS POSSIBLY INCREASING TO  
SCA CRITERIA AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. FRONTAL PASSAGE LEADS TO HIGH  
PRES THIS WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-270000-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 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  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-270000-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS.    
THU  
S 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: SE  
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 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.    
FRI  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-270000-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING E THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING W 1 FOOT  
AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
THU  
S 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: SW  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S 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: S 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-270000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU  
S 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: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-270000-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 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.    
FRI  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE  
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SE 5 TO  
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-270000-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND  
S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-270000-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS AND E 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 3 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-270000-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
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: SW  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-270000-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS, BECOMING SW  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU  
S 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: SW  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 9 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT. 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-270000-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU  
S 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: SW  
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-270000-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU  
S 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: S 2 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 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 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SAT THROUGH SUN 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-270000-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND  
2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.    
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.    
FRI  
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-270000-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING S THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
THU  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 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. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ280-270000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO PLYMOUTH FROM 40 TO  
60 NM-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
THU  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ281-270000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN TO NANTUCKET FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT THIS  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
THU  
S 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: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO  
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SAT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
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.  
 
 
 
ANZ282-270000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MARTHAS VINEYARD TO NANTUCKET FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.   
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ283-270000-  
OCEAN WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD FROM 25 TO 60 NM-  
703 AM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
TODAY  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
THU  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.    
THU NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE  
3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
FRI  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
FRI NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT AND SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN AND SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT.  
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.  
 
 
 
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