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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz231-190400-
cape cod bay-
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 11 seconds and w 1 foot at
2 seconds. patchy fog. a slight chance of rain and snow, then a
chance of snow and rain. vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to
3 nm. 
.tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
3 ft at 12 seconds and n 2 ft at 3 seconds. a chance of snow.
patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
4 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...se winds around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail:
n 2 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 foot at 9 seconds. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the
afternoon. wave detail: ne 1 foot at 4 seconds and s 1 foot at
8 seconds, becoming e 1 foot at 3 seconds and s 1 foot at
8 seconds. a chance of snow. a chance of rain in the morning,
then rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 3 seconds and s 1 foot at
7 seconds. rain. a chance of snow after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain and
snow. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. snow likely.  

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
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz232-190400-
nantucket sound-
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 12 seconds and sw 1 foot at
4 seconds. patchy fog. a slight chance of rain. rain likely with
a chance of snow. vsby 1 nm or less.
.tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 12 seconds and ne 1 foot at 2 seconds. patchy fog. snow
likely with a chance of rain in the evening. vsby 1 nm or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 nm after midnight. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft
at 12 seconds and n 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds around 5 kt, becoming se after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 11 seconds and ne 1 foot
at 5 seconds. 
.fri...e winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 3 seconds and
s 1 foot at 8 seconds. a chance of rain and snow in the morning,
then rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...e winds around 15 kt, becoming ne after midnight.
gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at
4 seconds and s 1 foot at 7 seconds. rain.
.sat...n winds around 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. snow likely with a chance of rain.  

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
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz233-190400-
vineyard sound-
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n. seas around
2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 12 seconds and sw 1 foot at
5 seconds. patchy fog. a slight chance of rain. rain. vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 13 seconds and ne 1 foot at 2 seconds. patchy fog. rain
and snow likely in the evening. vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to
1 to 3 nm after midnight. 
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds and n 1 foot at
3 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds and ne
1 foot at 5 seconds. a chance of snow after midnight. 
.fri...e winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 3 seconds and s 2 ft at
8 seconds. rain. a chance of snow in the morning. 
.fri night...ne winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming n after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft
at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at 7 seconds. rain. a chance of snow
after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. snow likely.  

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
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz234-190400-
buzzards bay-
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds around 5 kt, becoming n. seas around
2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 11 seconds and sw 1 foot at
5 seconds. patchy fog. a slight chance of rain. rain likely with
a chance of snow. vsby 1 nm or less.
.tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. wave detail: ne 1 foot at 2 seconds and sw
1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming e 2 ft at 12 seconds and ne 1 foot
at 2 seconds. patchy fog. snow likely with a chance of rain in
the evening. vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after
midnight. 
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. seas
around 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and n 1 foot at
3 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and
ne 1 foot at 5 seconds. a chance of snow after midnight. 
.fri...e winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 3 seconds and
s 1 foot at 8 seconds. a chance of snow. a chance of rain and
freezing rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
ne 2 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at 8 seconds. rain. a chance of
snow after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. a chance of rain and
snow. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas around 2 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. snow likely.  

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
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz235-190400-
rhode island sound-
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

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

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
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz236-190400-
narragansett bay-
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...sw winds around 5 kt, becoming ne. waves around
2 ft. patchy fog. a chance of rain, then rain. vsby 1 nm or less.
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. snow and rain
likely in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight.
patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 nm or less.
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.thu night...e winds around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
snow after midnight. 
.fri...e winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. waves around 2 ft. rain. a chance of snow in the
morning. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming n 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of snow. rain in the evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sun night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. snow likely.  

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
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz250-190400-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday morning...

.this afternoon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: e 5 ft at 11 seconds and w 2 ft at 4 seconds. a slight
chance of rain, then a chance of rain and snow. patchy fog. vsby
1 to 3 nm. 
.tonight...n winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and ne 4 ft at
5 seconds. a chance of snow and rain in the evening. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft
at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 6 seconds and e
2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft
at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds. a chance of rain and
snow in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at 8 seconds. rain. a chance of
snow in the evening, then snow likely after midnight. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. a chance of snow and rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. a chance of
snow. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. a chance of
snow.  

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
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz254-190400-
coastal waters from provincetown ma to chatham ma to nantucket ma
out 20 nm-
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday evening...

.this afternoon...w winds around 10 kt, becoming nw. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: e 6 ft at 11 seconds and w 2 ft at 4 seconds.
patchy fog. a slight chance of rain. a chance of rain. vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and
ne 3 ft at 4 seconds. a chance of snow. a chance of rain in the
evening. patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 5 seconds and
s 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds around 5 kt, becoming se after midnight.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at
4 seconds and s 2 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail:
se 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 foot at 10 seconds. rain. a chance
of snow after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds around 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
8 to 11 ft. snow likely with a chance of rain.  

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
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz255-190400-
coastal waters extending out to 25 nm south of marthas vineyard
and nantucket-
1005 am est wed feb 18 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through thursday evening...

.this afternoon...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming nw. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 5 seconds.
patchy dense fog. a slight chance of rain. rain likely. vsby 1 nm
or less. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 12 seconds and s
3 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog. rain likely with a chance of snow
in the evening. vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after
midnight. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 8 seconds and e
3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 8 seconds and ne 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...e winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at 4 seconds and s
3 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain in the morning, then rain in
the afternoon. 
.fri night...e winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n after midnight.
gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at
6 seconds and n 1 foot at 4 seconds. rain.
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 20 to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sun night...ne winds 30 to 40 kt. seas 7 to 10 ft. snow likely
with a chance of rain.  

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.

$$