####018018663#### FZUS51 KBOX 162304 CWFBOX Coastal Waters Forecast for Massachusetts and Rhode Island National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 Coastal waters from the Merrimack River MA to Watch Hill RI out to 25 NM ANZ200-171200- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters... Low pres S of New England will move slowly SE through tonight, bringing a period of enhanced E to ENE winds to the waters. High pres then builds in from Atlc Canada into srn New England Fri into this weekend, then should remain in place into early next week. $$ ANZ250-171200- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and E 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ251-171200- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt this evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Areas of drizzle after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 3 seconds. 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. $$ ANZ231-171200- Cape Cod Bay- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of rain this evening, then areas of drizzle with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of heavy drizzle in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ254-171200- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds and SE 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely this evening, then areas of drizzle with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Areas of heavy drizzle in the morning. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. 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. $$ ANZ255-171200- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and SE 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely this evening, then areas of drizzle with a chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Areas of heavy drizzle in the morning. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight. .SAT...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ256-171200- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and SE 7 ft at 9 seconds, becoming E 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely this evening. Areas of drizzle with a chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of drizzle in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. 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. $$ ANZ232-171200- Nantucket Sound- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely this evening, then areas of drizzle with a chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Areas of heavy drizzle in the morning. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ233-171200- Vineyard Sound- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely this evening. Areas of drizzle with a chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of drizzle in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 9 seconds. 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. $$ ANZ234-171200- Buzzards Bay- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 9 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely with areas of drizzle this evening, then areas of drizzle with a chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of drizzle in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 2 seconds. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ235-171200- Rhode Island Sound- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely this evening, then areas of drizzle with a chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of drizzle in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. 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. $$ ANZ237-171200- Block Island Sound- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 9 seconds and NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain likely this evening, then areas of drizzle with a chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of drizzle in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 1 foot at 3 seconds. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 8 seconds and NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ230-171200- Boston Harbor- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft this evening, then 1 foot or less. Patchy fog this evening. A chance of rain this evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. At the outer harbor entrance, waves 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 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. $$ ANZ236-171200- Narragansett Bay- 704 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely with areas of drizzle this evening. Areas of drizzle with a chance of rain after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. Areas of drizzle in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds around 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NWSBoston You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston