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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
703 am edt tue may 5 2026

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


anz230-060000-
boston harbor-
703 am edt tue may 5 2026

...gale warning in effect from 11 am edt this morning through
this evening...

.today...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing
to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt this afternoon. waves
around 2 ft. 
.tonight...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. gusts up to 35 kt, decreasing to
25 kt after midnight. waves around 2 ft. 
.wed...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves around
2 ft. rain likely in the afternoon. 
.wed night...s winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming sw 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. waves around 2 ft. patchy fog. rain.
.thu...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot or less. a chance of rain
in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.thu night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot or less. a chance
of showers in the evening. 
.fri and fri night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.sat and sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
waves around 2 ft. a chance of showers.  

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
703 am edt tue may 5 2026

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


anz250-060000-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
703 am edt tue may 5 2026

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

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

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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