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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 am est tue dec 23 2025

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


anz230-240100-
boston harbor-
705 am est tue dec 23 2025

...gale watch in effect from late tonight through wednesday
afternoon...

.today...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s this afternoon. waves
1 foot or less. a chance of snow this morning, then rain and snow
likely this afternoon. patchy fog this afternoon with vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.tonight...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 30 kt after midnight. waves 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft after midnight. patchy fog. rain, mainly in the evening.
vsby 1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm after midnight. 
.wed...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves around
2 ft. 
.wed night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming w 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. at the outer harbor entrance, waves
2 to 4 ft. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
waves around 2 ft. 
.thu night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
around 2 ft. 
.fri...n winds 15 to 20 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.fri night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot or less, except
2 to 4 ft at the outer harbor entrance. snow likely. vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot or less, except
2 to 4 ft at the outer harbor entrance. a chance of snow and
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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expires:202512240100;;081377

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 am est tue dec 23 2025

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


anz250-240100-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
705 am est tue dec 23 2025

...gale watch in effect from late tonight through wednesday
afternoon...

.today...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s this afternoon. seas
around 2 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 foot at
10 seconds. a chance of rain this morning, then rain this
afternoon. patchy fog this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.tonight...se winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
w 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. seas 2 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at 3 seconds and se 3 ft at 4 seconds.
patchy fog. rain, mainly in the evening. vsby 1 nm or less,
increasing to 1 to 3 nm after midnight. 
.wed...n winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: n 7 ft at 7 seconds and e 5 ft at 9 seconds. a
chance of rain. patchy fog in the morning. 
.wed night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
w around 10 kt after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: e
7 ft at 9 seconds and n 6 ft at 6 seconds. 
.thu...w winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e 6 ft
at 10 seconds and w 4 ft at 4 seconds. 
.thu night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 6 seconds and e 5 ft at
11 seconds. 
.fri...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to
5 ft. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. a chance of snow. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 7 to
10 ft. a chance of snow. 
.sat night...e winds around 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of
rain and 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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