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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

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


anz230-170400-
boston harbor-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
waves around 2 ft. 
.tonight...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
s 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves around 2 ft in the evening,
then 1 foot or less. 
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
waves around 2 ft. rain likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 20 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
rain in the evening. 
.sun...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. snow likely in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. snow, mainly
in the evening. 
.mon through tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to
35 kt. waves around 2 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 161505
cwfbox
expires:202601170400;;986861

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

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


anz250-170400-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
1004 am est fri jan 16 2026

...gale warning in effect until 4 pm est this afternoon...

.this afternoon...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: w 6 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at
10 seconds. light freezing spray. 
.tonight...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
sw 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: w 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.sat...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at
12 seconds. rain likely in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at
10 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.sun...sw winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 10 seconds and w 2 ft at 4 seconds.
a chance of snow in the afternoon. 
.sun night...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 9 seconds and w 2 ft at
3 seconds. snow, mainly in the evening. 
.mon...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.mon night and tue...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
seas 4 to 6 ft. light freezing spray. 
.tue night...w winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. light freezing spray.  

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.

$$