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FZUS51 KBOX 100307
CWFBOX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT
TO 25 NM
ANZ200-101600-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFFSHORE ON TODAY, STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES
INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH INTO THE
WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WATERS SUNDAY BRINGING GUSTY
WINDS INTO MONDAY.
ANZ250-101600-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM,
DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT AND MON
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 7 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
6 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS.
TUE THROUGH WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ251-101600-
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE
AROUND 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
NW 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E
2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
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.
ANZ231-101600-
CAPE COD BAY-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: SE
2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 1 FOOT
AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT AND MON
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
TUE THROUGH WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ254-101600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM,
DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT
AT 7 SECONDS AND NW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE
MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
3 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S AND E OF NANTUCKET, SEAS 8 TO 11 FT,
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING W 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS
AND S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S AND E OF
NANTUCKET, SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: N 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE THROUGH WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ255-101600-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
OVERNIGHT
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS, BECOMING S 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT
4 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM,
DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: W
9 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 10 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W
10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING W 8 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
TUE
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.
TUE NIGHT AND WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ256-101600-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN
THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO
1 TO 3 NM IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL:
SW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 9 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING.
MON
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT, SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W
9 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING W 7 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
TUE THROUGH WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ232-101600-
NANTUCKET SOUND-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM, DECREASING TO 1 NM
OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
3 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT
AT 4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS, INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT
AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE THROUGH WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ233-101600-
VINEYARD SOUND-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS EVENING. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
5 SECONDS.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW
5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 5 FT AT
8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE THROUGH WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ234-101600-
BUZZARDS BAY-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
3 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE
EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT AND MON
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 10 SECONDS.
TUE THROUGH WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ235-101600-
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM,
DECREASING TO 1 NM OR LESS.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT
4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 5 FT AT
6 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT
AT 8 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT AND MON
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 7 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS.
TUE THROUGH WED
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ237-101600-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS AROUND 20 KT, BECOMING W. GUSTS UP TO
30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E
1 FOOT AT 11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO
3 NM.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING SE 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS. RAIN. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS,
INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUN
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS.
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT
5 SECONDS.
MON
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: W
4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND S 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING W 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
TUE THROUGH WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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.
ANZ230-101600-
BOSTON HARBOR-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES
AROUND 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SAT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE AROUND 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, BECOMING W WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 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.
ANZ236-101600-
NARRAGANSETT BAY-
1007 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
OVERNIGHT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES
2 TO 3 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SUN
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN, MAINLY IN
THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
TUE THROUGH WED
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.
WED NIGHT
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES
2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
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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