fzus51 kbox 172005
cwfbox
expires:202607180900;;137365

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
405 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 60 nm


anz235-180900-
rhode island sound-
405 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

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

.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt this evening.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 5 seconds and n 2 ft at
4 seconds. areas of smoke this evening, then patchy smoke after
midnight. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas around
2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 5 seconds and sw 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming sw 4 ft at
5 seconds and n 1 foot at 4 seconds. patchy smoke. showers with a
chance of tstms in the afternoon. some tstms may produce heavy
rainfall in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and se 3 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. some tstms may produce heavy
rainfall. 
.sun...w winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and w 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
4 ft at 8 seconds and n 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.mon and mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: s 3 ft at 8 seconds and se 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.tue...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.tue night...s winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. a chance of showers.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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.

$$

fzus51 kbox 172005
cwfbox
expires:202607180900;;137368

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
405 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

coastal waters from the merrimack river ma to watch hill ri out
to 60 nm


anz236-180900-
narragansett bay-
405 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

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

.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. patchy smoke
this evening, then areas of smoke after midnight. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. patchy smoke.
showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. some tstms may
produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. showers with
a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight. some tstms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.
.mon and mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.tue...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a chance of showers and tstms. 
.tue night...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves 3 to
5 ft. showers likely with a chance of tstms. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. a chance of showers.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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.

$$