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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz231-160300-
cape cod bay-
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm edt this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.this afternoon...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tonight...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se with gusts up to 20 kt
after midnight. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
6 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and n 2 ft at 6 seconds.
showers likely. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w after midnight.
gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
4 seconds and e 1 foot at 5 seconds. showers likely, mainly in
the evening. patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers in
the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. 
.sun night through mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. seas 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz232-160300-
nantucket sound-
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm edt this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.this afternoon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at
4 seconds and ne 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at
5 seconds and w 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 foot at 9 seconds.
showers likely. patchy fog in the afternoon.
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers.
patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at
8 seconds. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun through mon night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz233-160300-
vineyard sound-
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm edt this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.this afternoon...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 3 seconds and w 2 ft at
6 seconds. 
.tonight...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne
1 foot at 5 seconds and sw 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and se 5 ft at
10 seconds. patchy fog. showers likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and e 5 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers. patchy
fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 4 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 30 kt in the
evening. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se
3 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun through mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. seas 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz234-160300-
buzzards bay-
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm edt this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.this afternoon...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 3 seconds and w 2 ft at
5 seconds. 
.tonight...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se with gusts up to 20 kt
after midnight. seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft after
midnight. wave detail: ne 1 foot at 3 seconds and sw 1 foot at
6 seconds, becoming e 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and e 5 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog. showers likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds. showers likely, mainly in the evening. patchy fog
in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.sun through mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. seas 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.

$$

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national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz235-160300-
rhode island sound-
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.this afternoon...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 6 seconds and ne 2 ft at
6 seconds. 
.tonight...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft
at 4 seconds and e 1 foot at 8 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming s 6 ft at
6 seconds and se 4 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog. showers. vsby
1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at
7 seconds and s 6 ft at 8 seconds. showers likely, mainly in the
evening. patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and nw 4 ft at 4 seconds.
a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and s 3 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun through mon night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 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.

$$

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national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz236-160300-
narragansett bay-
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.this afternoon...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt.
gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tonight...se winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.fri...s winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. patchy fog.
showers likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. showers. patchy fog in the
evening. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves around
3 ft. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.sun through mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 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.

$$

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national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz250-160300-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm edt this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.this afternoon...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tonight...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 5 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 6 seconds. showers likely. patchy
fog in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming w 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds, becoming w 3 ft at 4 seconds and se
3 ft at 8 seconds. showers, mainly in the evening. patchy fog in
the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. wave detail: n 4 ft at 6 seconds,
becoming nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. 
.sun night through mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. seas 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.

$$

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national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz254-160300-
coastal waters from provincetown ma to chatham ma to nantucket ma
out 20 nm-
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm edt this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.this afternoon...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 6 seconds. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at
7 seconds and sw 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and ne
3 ft at 7 seconds, becoming s 6 ft at 6 seconds and ne 2 ft at
7 seconds. showers likely. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w after midnight.
gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of showers. patchy fog in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and s 4 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: n 6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sun night through mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. seas 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.

$$

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national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz255-160300-
coastal waters extending out to 25 nm south of marthas vineyard
and nantucket-
1003 am edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 2 pm edt this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.this afternoon...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to
15 kt. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
5 seconds and ne 3 ft at 5 seconds. 
.tonight...ne winds around 10 kt, becoming se with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at
5 seconds and ne 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming s 7 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of showers. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds around 20 kt, becoming w after midnight.
gusts up to 30 kt. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at
7 seconds and e 4 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers. patchy
fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 6 to
9 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 5 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sun night through mon night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. seas 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.

$$