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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz231-170400-
cape cod bay-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at
10 seconds. light freezing spray. 
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
sw 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas around
2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun and sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 10 seconds and sw 1 foot
at 3 seconds. a chance of snow in the morning, then snow through
the night. a chance of snow after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds.
.mon night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue and tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to
25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. light freezing spray.  

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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz232-170400-
nantucket sound-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at
9 seconds. light freezing spray. 
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
sw around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 5 seconds and s 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at
10 seconds. 
.sun and sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 3 seconds and s 2 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of snow in the morning, then snow through the
night. a chance of snow after midnight. 
.mon...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at
8 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue and tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. light freezing spray.  

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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz233-170400-
vineyard sound-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at
11 seconds. light freezing spray. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 30 kt, decreasing to
20 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at
7 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds.
a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at
6 seconds. 
.sun and sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
5 seconds. a chance of snow in the morning, then snow through the
night. a chance of snow after midnight. 
.mon...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. light freezing spray.  

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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz234-170400-
buzzards bay-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at
6 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. light freezing spray. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 7 seconds and s 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 11 seconds.
a chance of rain in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming w 5 to 10 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: sw 3 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 9 seconds. 
.sun and sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 9 seconds and sw 2 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of snow in the morning, then snow through the
night. a chance of snow after midnight. 
.mon...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue and tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to
25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. light freezing spray.  

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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz235-170400-
rhode island sound-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: w 8 ft at 8 seconds and s 6 ft at
9 seconds. light freezing spray. 
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft
at 8 seconds and s 5 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 5 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.sat night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail:
sw 5 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun and sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 9 seconds and w 3 ft at
6 seconds. a chance of snow in the morning, then snow through the
night. a chance of snow after midnight. 
.mon...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and se 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.mon night and tue...w winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. light freezing spray.  

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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz236-170400-
narragansett bay-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain
in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming w 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun and sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of snow in the morning, then snow
through the night. a chance of snow after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves 2 to
4 ft. 
.mon night through tue night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 35 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. light freezing spray.  

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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz250-170400-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at
10 seconds. light freezing spray. 
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
sw 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at
12 seconds. rain likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sun...sw winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 4 seconds.
a chance of snow in the afternoon. 
.sun night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at
3 seconds. snow, mainly in the evening. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.mon night and tue...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 4 to 6 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. light freezing spray.  

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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz254-170400-
coastal waters from provincetown ma to chatham ma to nantucket ma
out 20 nm-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 6 to 9 ft, except 9 to 13 ft s and e of nantucket. wave
detail: w 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 4 ft at 10 seconds. light
freezing spray. 
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming
sw 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 6 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 3 ft at 4 seconds.
a chance of rain in the afternoon.
.sat night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at
5 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 9 seconds and w 1 foot at
4 seconds. a chance of rain. snow in the afternoon. 
.sun night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 9 seconds and nw 2 ft at
4 seconds. snow, mainly in the evening. 
.mon and mon night...w winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to
30 kt. gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.tue and tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to
25 kt. gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. light freezing spray.  

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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 25 nm


anz255-170400-
coastal waters extending out to 25 nm south of marthas vineyard
and nantucket-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 9 to 12 ft. wave detail: sw 11 ft at 8 seconds and se 3 ft
at 9 seconds. 
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming
sw 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. seas 6 to
9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 9 ft
at 9 seconds and se 4 ft at 11 seconds, becoming sw 6 ft at
8 seconds and s 4 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sat...sw 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: sw
6 ft at 8 seconds and se 4 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of rain in
the afternoon. 
.sat night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s
7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 6 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...w winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of
rain. snow in the afternoon. 
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 8 seconds and w 4 ft at
7 seconds. snow, mainly in the evening. 
.mon...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
8 to 11 ft. 
.tue...w winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. light freezing spray.  

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.

$$