fzus51 kbox 171706
cwfbox
expires:202607180600;;127868

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
105 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

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


anz235-180600-
rhode island sound-
105 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday morning through
sunday morning...

.this afternoon...sw winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas around 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and w 1 foot
at 3 seconds. areas of smoke. 
.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the evening.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and w 1 foot at
3 seconds. areas of smoke in the evening, then patchy smoke after
midnight. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas around
2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: sw
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming sw 4 ft at
5 seconds and ne 1 foot at 4 seconds. patchy smoke. showers with
a chance of tstms in the afternoon. some tstms may produce heavy
rainfall in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 foot at
14 seconds. a chance of tstms. showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. some tstms may produce heavy
rainfall. 
.sun and sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 foot
at 13 seconds. 
.mon through tue...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 4 seconds and s 4 ft at
8 seconds. 
.tue night...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. showers. 

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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 171706
cwfbox
expires:202607180600;;127871

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
105 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

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


anz236-180600-
narragansett bay-
105 pm edt fri jul 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday morning through
sunday morning...

.this afternoon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. patchy
smoke. 
.tonight...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. patchy smoke
in the evening, then areas of smoke after midnight. 
.sat...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. patchy smoke.
showers with a chance of tstms in the afternoon. some tstms may
produce heavy rainfall in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. showers. a
chance of tstms in the evening. some tstms may produce heavy
rainfall in the evening. 
.sun and sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon and mon night...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s. waves around
2 ft. 
.tue...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...s winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. showers. 

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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.

$$