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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT
TO 25 NM
ANZ200-210100-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
A LOW PRESS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE, THE MAIN FOCUS WILL BE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A RAPIDLY
INTENSIFYING LOW PRES PASSING NEAR OR SE OF THE 40N/70W BENCHMARK
LATER SUN INTO MON. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AND ROUGH SEAS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH
TUE AS THIS LOW PRES MOVES FARTHER OFFSHORE.
ANZ250-210100-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS. SNOW. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON AND MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT,
BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
A CHANCE OF SNOW.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
ANZ251-210100-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT
AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN IN
THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT
AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 8 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
MON
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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.
ANZ231-210100-
CAPE COD BAY-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT
THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT
AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN
RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 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.
ANZ254-210100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS
AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO
9 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS, BECOMING E 12 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO
19 FT. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
ANZ255-210100-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS
AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
NE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS, BECOMING E 11 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY WITH
A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT, EXCEPT 16 TO 21 FT
S AND E OF NANTUCKET. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT, EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FT S AND E OF NANTUCKET. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
ANZ256-210100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT
6 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 7 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS, BECOMING E 10 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
TUE
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 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.
ANZ232-210100-
NANTUCKET SOUND-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT
AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT
AT 8 SECONDS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS, BECOMING E 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 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.
ANZ233-210100-
VINEYARD SOUND-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SUN
NE 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: NE
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 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.
ANZ234-210100-
BUZZARDS BAY-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S
1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
SUN
NE 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: NE
1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS, BECOMING NE 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 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.
ANZ235-210100-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT, BECOMING
N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
ANZ237-210100-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN THIS
MORNING, THEN RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
3 FT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT
AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
TUE
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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.
ANZ230-210100-
BOSTON HARBOR-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT THIS AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING,
THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE,
WAVES 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE
OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON AND MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT,
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT AT THE
OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT.
WAVES AROUND 2 FT, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. AT THE OUTER HARBOR
ENTRANCE, WAVES 4 TO 6 FT, SUBSIDING TO 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.
ANZ236-210100-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
704 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
TODAY
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW THIS MORNING, THEN RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING
N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING,
THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES AROUND
3 FT, EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT AT THE BAY ENTRANCE. SNOW LIKELY.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES
2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT AT THE BAY ENTRANCE. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
TUE AND TUE NIGHT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 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.
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