fzus51 kbox 180005
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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
704 pm est sat jan 17 2026

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


anz235-181300-
rhode island sound-
704 pm est sat jan 17 2026

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

.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
sw 5 to 10 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 7 seconds and s 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sun...s winds around 5 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 1 foot at
5 seconds. a chance of rain. a chance of snow in the morning,
then snow in the afternoon. vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to
3 nm in the afternoon. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and nw 2 ft at
4 seconds. snow. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.mon...w winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 3 ft at
8 seconds, becoming sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 4 ft at
11 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 7 ft at 7 seconds
and s 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
.tue...w winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 8 seconds and s
5 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of light freezing spray. 
.tue night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. a chance of light freezing spray in the evening. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. a chance of rain. 
.thu night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 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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fzus51 kbox 180005
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expires:202601181300;;068979

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
704 pm est sat jan 17 2026

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


anz236-181300-
narragansett bay-
704 pm est sat jan 17 2026

.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
sw 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...sw winds around 5 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. waves
2 to 3 ft. snow with a chance of rain. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.sun night...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
waves 2 to 3 ft. snow, mainly in the evening. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.mon night through tue night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
3 to 5 ft. 
.thu...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves 2 to
4 ft. a chance of rain. 
.thu night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves
2 to 4 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.

$$