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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

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


anz231-270100-
cape cod bay-
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.today...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: n 6 ft at 7 seconds and e
2 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of light freezing spray this
morning. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of snow in
the evening, then snow likely after midnight with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. snow likely in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.sun...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 foot at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 5 seconds and
w 1 foot at 3 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight. 
.mon and mon night...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming w 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft.
rain.
.tue...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of
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
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

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


anz232-270100-
nantucket sound-
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am est this morning...

.today...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and
ne 4 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of light freezing spray this
morning. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of snow in
the evening, then snow likely after midnight. vsby 1 to 3 nm,
decreasing to 1 nm or less after midnight. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and
e 2 ft at 11 seconds. snow likely in the morning with vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.sat night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...w winds around 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: w
2 ft at 3 seconds and ne 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 3 seconds and
ne 1 foot at 6 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then
rain after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. rain.
.mon night...w winds 30 to 40 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. rain likely. 
.tue...w winds 30 to 40 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 25 to 35 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

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


anz233-270100-
vineyard sound-
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am est this morning...

.today...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft
at 5 seconds and e 1 foot at 11 seconds. a chance of light
freezing spray this morning. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. wave detail: ne 1 foot at 3 seconds and w
1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming ne 1 foot at 3 seconds and sw
1 foot at 6 seconds. a chance of snow in the evening, then snow
after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat...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 sw 1 foot at
7 seconds. snow likely in the morning with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail:
n 1 foot at 5 seconds and e 1 foot at 13 seconds. 
.sun...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: nw
1 foot at 3 seconds and ne 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 5 seconds and
ne 1 foot at 6 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then
rain after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. rain.
.mon night...w winds 30 to 40 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. rain likely. 
.tue and tue night...w winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to
35 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

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


anz234-270100-
buzzards bay-
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am est this morning...

.today...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft
at 4 seconds and e 1 foot at 11 seconds. a chance of light
freezing spray this morning. 
.tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 1 foot or less. wave detail:
ne 1 foot at 3 seconds and w 1 foot at 5 seconds. a chance of
snow in the evening, then snow after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less.
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas around
2 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 3 seconds and nw 1 foot at
6 seconds. snow likely in the morning with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. wave detail: n 1 foot at 5 seconds
and e 1 foot at 12 seconds, becoming n 1 foot at 3 seconds and e
1 foot at 12 seconds. 
.sun...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 1 foot or less. wave detail: nw
1 foot at 2 seconds and ne 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight.
wave detail: sw 1 foot at 3 seconds and ne 1 foot at 6 seconds,
becoming sw 2 ft at 4 seconds and ne 1 foot at 6 seconds. a
chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. rain.
.mon night...w winds 30 to 40 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. rain likely. 
.tue...w winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

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


anz235-270100-
rhode island sound-
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 am est this morning...

.today...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 4 seconds and e
1 foot at 11 seconds. a chance of light freezing spray this
morning. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas around 2 ft. wave detail:
ne 2 ft at 3 seconds and sw 1 foot at 6 seconds. a chance of snow
in the evening, then snow after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft
at 4 seconds and sw 1 foot at 7 seconds. a chance of snow in the
morning with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne
2 ft at 4 seconds and nw 1 foot at 7 seconds. 
.sun...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 4 seconds and ne 1 foot at
5 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds
and ne 1 foot at 6 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then
rain after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. rain.
.mon night...w winds 30 to 40 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. rain likely. 
.tue...w winds 30 to 40 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 25 to 35 kt. seas 5 to 7 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

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


anz236-270100-
narragansett bay-
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

.today...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. snow. vsby 1 nm or less.
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of snow
in the morning with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.sun...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. waves 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. rain.
.mon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to
4 ft. rain.
.mon night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves
3 to 5 ft. rain likely. 
.tue and tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to
25 kt. waves around 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance.  

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
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

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


anz250-270100-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through this evening...

.today...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
7 ft this afternoon. wave detail: n 8 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft
at 11 seconds, becoming n 7 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of light freezing spray this morning. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n
4 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of snow.
vsby 1 nm or less after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of snow in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...w winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft
at 6 seconds and w 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: w 2 ft at 3 seconds and n
2 ft at 5 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight. 
.mon...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. rain.
.mon night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. rain likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.tue and tue night...w winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

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


anz254-270100-
coastal waters from provincetown ma to chatham ma to nantucket ma
out 20 nm-
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.today...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to
8 ft this afternoon. wave detail: n 10 ft at 8 seconds and e 3 ft
at 11 seconds, becoming nw 8 ft at 7 seconds and e 2 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of light freezing spray. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: n
6 ft at 8 seconds and e 3 ft at 10 seconds. a chance of snow in
the evening, then snow likely after midnight with vsby 1 nm or
less. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft
at 7 seconds and e 4 ft at 12 seconds. a chance of snow in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 6 seconds and e
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 6 seconds and w
2 ft at 4 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight. 
.mon...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. rain.
.mon night...w winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft, except 10 to 14 ft s and e of nantucket. rain.
.tue...w winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft, except 11 to 15 ft s and e of nantucket. 
.tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft, except 9 to 12 ft s and e of nantucket.  

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
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

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


anz255-270100-
coastal waters extending out to 25 nm south of marthas vineyard
and nantucket-
705 am est fri dec 26 2025

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday morning...

.today...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
to 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft this afternoon. wave detail: n 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 3 ft
at 11 seconds, becoming n 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 4 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of light freezing spray this morning. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and e
2 ft at 11 seconds. a chance of snow in the evening, then snow
after midnight. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. snow likely in the morning
with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft
at 4 seconds and ne 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and
ne 2 ft at 6 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight. 
.mon...sw winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. rain.
.mon night...w winds 35 to 45 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. rain likely. 
.tue...w winds 35 to 45 kt. seas 10 to 14 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
8 to 11 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.

$$