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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
103 am edt fri oct 16 2026

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


anz235-161800-
rhode island sound-
103 am edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am edt this morning
through this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from this evening through saturday
evening...

.rest of tonight...se winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot
at 10 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 4 to 6 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 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and nw 4 ft at 4 seconds.
a chance of showers. 
.sat night...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 s 3 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun and sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: n 2 ft at 3 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon through tue 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.

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fzus51 kbox 160503
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expires:202610161800;;174971

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
103 am edt fri oct 16 2026

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


anz236-161800-
narragansett bay-
103 am edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt this morning
through this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from this evening through saturday
evening...

.rest of tonight...se winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
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 and sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.mon through tue night...n 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.

$$