fzus51 kbox 171805
cwfbox
expires:202512180700;;750111

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
104 pm est wed dec 17 2025

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


anz235-180700-
rhode island sound-
104 pm est wed dec 17 2025

...gale warning in effect until 7 pm est this evening...

.this afternoon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 foot
at 10 seconds. 
.tonight...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
nw 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: sw 7 ft at 8 seconds and se 1 foot at
10 seconds. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 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, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with
gusts up to 40 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and se
1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming s 7 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 30 to 35 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. gusts
up to 45 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: sw 11 ft at 8 seconds
and se 11 ft at 12 seconds. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...w winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after
midnight. seas 8 to 11 ft. wave detail: s 11 ft at 11 seconds and
w 6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sat...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
8 ft. 
.sat night and sun...sw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 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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fzus51 kbox 171805
cwfbox
expires:202512180700;;750114

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
104 pm est wed dec 17 2025

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


anz236-180700-
narragansett bay-
104 pm est wed dec 17 2025

...gale warning in effect until 7 pm est this evening...

.this afternoon...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 4 ft. 
.thu...s winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. waves around 2 ft. 
.thu night...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt after midnight.
waves 3 to 5 ft. 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. waves 4 to 6 ft. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. waves
4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. at the bay entrance,
waves 5 to 7 ft. 
.sat through sun night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to
30 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.

$$