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FZUS51 KBOX 161804  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-170700-  
104 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-170700-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
3 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY 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 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO  
20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-170700-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING E 2 FT AT  
6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE  
MORNING.    
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 3 SECONDS.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY 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 4 SECONDS AND E  
4 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E 15 TO  
20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-170700-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
10 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW 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.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW 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 WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. RAIN IN  
THE EVENING.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
THU NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND SNOW.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-170700-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
TUESDAY EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS,  
BECOMING SE 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N WITH 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. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-170700-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING  
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
TUE  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT  
6 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-170700-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING  
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND  
SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
S 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF  
RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
3 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-170700-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 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 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-170700-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 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 SE 2 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. SNOW  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-170700-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND  
S 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT  
AT 10 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 2 SECONDS. RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-170700-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND E  
3 FT AT 6 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  
SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.   
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-170700-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND  
SE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN  
THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE  
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY. A CHANCE OF SNOW  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU AND THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO  
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-170700-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS.    
TUE  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF  
FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
WED  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
1 FOOT OR LESS, EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE. A  
CHANCE OF SNOW. 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. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
THU NIGHT  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.   
FRI  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF  
SNOW AND RAIN.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT. SNOW LIKELY WITH 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.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-170700-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
104 PM EST MON FEB 16 2026  
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF FLURRIES  
IN THE MORNING.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
WED  
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN. SNOW  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
FRI AND FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY WITH 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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