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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

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


anz231-171000-
cape cod bay-
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

...gale warning in effect from midnight est tonight through
wednesday evening...

.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 4 seconds and e 1 foot at 8 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w
3 ft at 4 seconds and s 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 3 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. wave
detail: s 2 ft at 3 seconds and se 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming
s 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 12 seconds. rain likely
after midnight. 
.fri...s winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming sw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 45 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: se
5 ft at 8 seconds and s 4 ft at 4 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.sat night and sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...w winds around 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

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


anz232-171000-
nantucket sound-
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

...gale warning in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.wed night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w 4 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 40 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 4 ft at 4 seconds and se
1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming s 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot
at 13 seconds. rain likely after midnight. 
.fri...s winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 6 seconds and s 4 ft at 10 seconds.
rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.sat night and sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 15 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

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


anz233-171000-
vineyard sound-
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

...gale warning in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.wed night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft after midnight. wave
detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming
sw 4 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft
at 8 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave
detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming
s 5 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at 13 seconds. a chance of rain
in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. 
.fri...s winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, becoming sw
with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 6 to 9 ft. wave
detail: s 9 ft at 10 seconds and s 7 ft at 7 seconds. rain. vsby
1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.sat night through sun night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 30 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

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


anz234-171000-
buzzards bay-
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

...gale warning in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.wed night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. wave
detail: sw 5 ft at 7 seconds and s 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming
sw 3 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft
at 8 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. wave
detail: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming
s 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at 12 seconds. a chance of rain
in the evening, then rain likely after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.fri...s winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. gusts
up to 45 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: s 7 ft at 10 seconds
and s 6 ft at 6 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...w winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sat night through sun night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 30 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.

$$

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national weather service boston/norton ma
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

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


anz235-171000-
rhode island sound-
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

...gale warning in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at 11 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.wed night...w winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 8 seconds and s
3 ft at 9 seconds, becoming sw 5 ft at 8 seconds and s 3 ft at
10 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 8 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. wave
detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming
s 8 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 foot at 12 seconds. a chance of rain
in the evening, then rain likely after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.fri...s winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, becoming sw
with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave
detail: s 11 ft at 9 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
7 to 10 ft. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.sat night through sun night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 30 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

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


anz236-171000-
narragansett bay-
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

...gale warning in effect from wednesday morning through
wednesday evening...

.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves 3 to
5 ft. 
.wed night...w winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft.
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight.
waves 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. a chance
of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight with vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.fri...s winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming sw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 45 kt. waves 5 to 8 ft. rain. vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.fri night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft after midnight. at the bay
entrance, waves 5 to 7 ft. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves 2 to
4 ft. 
.sat night and sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
waves 3 to 5 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves
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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

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


anz250-171000-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

...gale warning in effect from midnight est tonight through late
wednesday night...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 4 seconds and se
1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming sw 6 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot
at 11 seconds.
.wed...sw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.wed night...w winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: w
5 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at
10 seconds. rain likely after midnight. 
.fri...s winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. wave detail: se 7 ft at 10 seconds and s 6 ft at
6 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sat...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.sat night and sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
5 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

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


anz254-171000-
coastal waters from provincetown ma to chatham ma to nantucket ma
out 20 nm-
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

...gale warning in effect from midnight est tonight through late
wednesday night...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at 11 seconds. 
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.wed night...w winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w
6 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: w 3 ft at
6 seconds and s 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft
at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. a chance of rain after
midnight. 
.fri and fri night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt.
seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft at 10 seconds and sw 9 ft
at 7 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...w winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.sat night and sun...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.sun night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 5 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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

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


anz255-171000-
coastal waters extending out to 25 nm south of marthas vineyard
and nantucket-
403 pm est tue dec 16 2025

...gale warning in effect from wednesday morning through late
wednesday night...

.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
6 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and se
1 foot at 11 seconds, becoming sw 6 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 foot
at 10 seconds.
.wed...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw
7 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming sw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.wed night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, becoming
nw 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. seas 6 to
9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: sw 9 ft
at 8 seconds and s 1 foot at 9 seconds, becoming sw 7 ft at
8 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 8 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight.
seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. wave
detail: s 6 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming
s 8 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at 12 seconds. rain likely
after midnight. 
.fri...s winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt, becoming sw
with gusts up to 40 kt in the afternoon. seas 8 to 11 ft,
building to 10 to 13 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 11 ft at
8 seconds and se 5 ft at 13 seconds, becoming s 13 ft at
10 seconds and sw 10 ft at 7 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...w winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 45 kt. seas 9 to 13 ft. a chance of rain in
the evening. 
.sat...w winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.sat night through sun night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 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.

$$