FZUS51 KBOX 260916 CWFBOX Coastal Waters Forecast for Massachusetts and Rhode Island National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 Coastal waters from the Merrimack River MA to Watch Hill RI out to 25 NM ANZ200-262200- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters... High pressure builds over the waters today into early Saturday. A broad low crosses the waters late on Saturday. A cold front should pass through the waters Sunday into Monday. High pressure builds in late on Tuesday into Wednesday. For additional information on possible hazardous weather for the week ahead, please visit www.weather.gov/boston/ehwo. $$ ANZ250-262200- Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ251-262200- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 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. $$ ANZ231-262200- Cape Cod Bay- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ254-262200- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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. $$ ANZ255-262200- Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ256-262200- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW around 5 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 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. $$ ANZ232-262200- Nantucket Sound- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ233-262200- Vineyard Sound- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 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. $$ ANZ234-262200- Buzzards Bay- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ235-262200- Rhode Island Sound- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds around 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 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. $$ ANZ237-262200- Block Island Sound- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...E winds around 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ ANZ230-262200- Boston Harbor- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Waves 1 foot or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...W winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less. A chance of rain. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 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. $$ ANZ236-262200- Narragansett Bay- 416 AM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. .SUN...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 ft. Rain likely. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$ For the latest updates...please visit our webpage at www.weather.gov/boston You can follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/us.nationalweatherservice.boston.gov You can follow us on Twitter at @NWSBoston