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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est sat jan 17 2026

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


anz230-180400-
boston harbor-
1004 am est sat jan 17 2026

.this afternoon...s winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. waves
around 2 ft. a chance of rain, then rain likely. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less.
a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot or less. snow likely in
the afternoon. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. snow in the
evening with vsby 1 nm or less. 
.mon and mon night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
waves around 2 ft. 
.tue through wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
waves around 2 ft. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
around 2 ft. a chance of snow 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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fzus51 kbox 171504
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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est sat jan 17 2026

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


anz250-180400-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
1004 am est sat jan 17 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 7 pm est this evening...

.this afternoon...s winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at
11 seconds. a chance of rain. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se
3 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog in the evening. a chance of rain
in the evening. 
.sun...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at
4 seconds. rain and snow in the afternoon. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft
at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at 3 seconds. snow, mainly in the
evening. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.mon...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming sw 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: w 3 ft at 4 seconds and se
3 ft at 8 seconds, becoming sw 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 2 ft at
8 seconds. 
.mon night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at
10 seconds. light freezing spray after midnight. 
.tue...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue night...w winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. light freezing spray. 
.wed...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. light freezing spray. 
.wed night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. a chance of snow 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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