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FZUS51 KBOX 190005
CWFBOX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT
TO 25 NM
ANZ200-191300-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
A LOW PRES TRACKS S OF THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT,
FOLLOWED BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES FOR THU. ANOTHER LOW PRESS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE WATERS FRI INTO FRI NIGHT. 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. IF THIS
SYSTEM TRACKS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BENCHMARK, VERY STRONG WINDS AND
HIGH SEAS WOULD OCCUR.
ANZ250-191300-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THIS
EVENING.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT
AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS. SNOW. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT
AT 7 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON AND MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 14 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.
ANZ251-191300-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW
THIS EVENING.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
E 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT
AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT
8 SECONDS. SNOW. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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.
ANZ231-191300-
CAPE COD BAY-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS
EVENING. RAIN LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW THIS EVENING.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 9 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT
IN THE 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 CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT AND SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT.
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 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.
ANZ254-191300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW THIS EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND
S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
MON AND MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 15 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.
ANZ255-191300-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY, A CHANCE
OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN LIKELY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
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 CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
NE 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 7 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN.
MON
NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT, EXCEPT 13 TO 18 FT S AND E OF NANTUCKET. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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.
ANZ256-191300-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN, FREEZING RAIN LIKELY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW THIS EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 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.
ANZ232-191300-
NANTUCKET SOUND-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT
AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
2 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI
E 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: E
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON AND MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N. GUSTS UP
TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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.
ANZ233-191300-
VINEYARD SOUND-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. RAIN, SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN LIKELY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. A
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND
2 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. LIGHT FREEZING
SPRAY. 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.
ANZ234-191300-
BUZZARDS BAY-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN,
SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN LIKELY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS AROUND 5 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.
FRI
E 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: E
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY WITH
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS. RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT
AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS AROUND
2 FT.
SUN NIGHT AND MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON NIGHT
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. 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.
ANZ235-191300-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. RAIN, SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN LIKELY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
THU
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.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 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.
ANZ237-191300-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN WITH SNOW LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN WITH A CHANCE
OF SNOW.
SAT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 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.
ANZ230-191300-
BOSTON HARBOR-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF
SNOW THIS EVENING.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
THU NIGHT
S WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
FRI
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E 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. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW AND
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES
AROUND 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
SAT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND
2 FT. SNOW LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING,
THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND
2 FT.
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR
ENTRANCE. 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.
ANZ236-191300-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
704 PM EST WED FEB 18 2026
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
LIKELY THIS EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG THIS EVENING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
AROUND 2 FT.
THU NIGHT
SE WINDS AROUND 5 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.
FRI
E 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 MORNING, THEN SNOW, RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE
EVENING. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SAT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW
AND RAIN.
SAT NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT, EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT AT THE BAY ENTRANCE.
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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