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

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


anz235-171000-
rhode island sound-
404 pm est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 10 pm est this evening...

.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
sw 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw
6 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 12 seconds. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 7 seconds and s 5 ft at 10 seconds. 
.sat night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw in the afternoon. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 9 seconds and sw 1 foot at
6 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain and snow
likely in the afternoon. 
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 8 seconds and w 2 ft at 4 seconds. snow likely, mainly in
the evening. 
.mon...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: w 4 ft at 5 seconds and s 3 ft at
8 seconds, becoming sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.mon night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. light freezing spray after midnight. 
.tue...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. light freezing spray. 
.wed...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. light freezing spray. 
.wed night...sw 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 162104
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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
404 pm est fri jan 16 2026

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


anz236-171000-
narragansett bay-
404 pm est fri jan 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm est this evening...

.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw 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 20 kt,
becoming w 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of snow in
the morning, then snow likely in the afternoon. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. snow likely in
the evening. 
.mon...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to
4 ft. 
.mon night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. light freezing spray after midnight.
.tue through wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. light freezing spray. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 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.

$$