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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz231-161500-
cape cod bay-
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am edt friday through
friday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.overnight...se winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. seas around
2 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft at 4 seconds and n 2 ft at 6 seconds.
showers likely. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w after midnight.
gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw 3 ft at
4 seconds and e 1 foot at 5 seconds. showers likely, mainly in
the evening. patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...nw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw
4 ft at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 9 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n
5 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming nw
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft
at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. 
.mon through tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. seas 2 to 3 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz232-161500-
nantucket sound-
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am edt friday through
friday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.overnight...se winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. seas around
2 ft. wave detail: ne 1 foot at 5 seconds and sw 1 foot at
5 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 foot at 9 seconds.
showers likely. patchy fog in the afternoon.
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft
at 5 seconds and se 2 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers.
patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at
8 seconds. a chance of showers. 
.sat night and sun...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and e 2 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming se after midnight.
seas around 2 ft. wave detail: nw 2 ft at 3 seconds and ne 1 foot
at 6 seconds. 
.mon through tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. seas 2 to 3 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz233-161500-
vineyard sound-
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am edt friday through
friday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.overnight...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 1 foot at
4 seconds and s 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft at 6 seconds and se 5 ft at
10 seconds. patchy fog. showers likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw 5 ft
at 7 seconds and e 5 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of showers. patchy
fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 7 seconds and e 4 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers. 
.sat night and sun...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 3 ft at
6 seconds. 
.sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s after midnight. seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. wave detail: w
1 foot at 4 seconds and e 1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming sw 1 foot
at 4 seconds and e 1 foot at 9 seconds. 
.mon through tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. seas 2 to 3 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz234-161500-
buzzards bay-
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am edt friday through
friday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.overnight...se winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. seas 1 foot
or less, then 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 1 foot at 3 seconds and
s 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming e 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. wave detail: sw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 4 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog. showers likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 7 seconds. showers likely, mainly in the evening. patchy fog
in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas around
3 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers. 
.sat night and sun...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 4 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. wave detail: w 1 foot at 3 seconds
and e 1 foot at 8 seconds. 
.mon through tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. seas 2 to 3 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz235-161500-
rhode island sound-
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am edt friday through
friday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.overnight...se winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: se 2 ft at 4 seconds and e 1 foot at
8 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming s 6 ft at
6 seconds and se 4 ft at 10 seconds. patchy fog. showers. vsby
1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at
7 seconds and s 6 ft at 8 seconds. showers likely, mainly in the
evening. patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: s 5 ft at 7 seconds and nw 4 ft at 4 seconds.
a chance of showers. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 4 seconds and s 3 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun and sun night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: n 2 ft at 3 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon through tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. seas 2 to 3 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz236-161500-
narragansett bay-
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt friday through
friday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.overnight...se winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. 
.fri...s winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. patchy fog.
showers likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw after midnight.
gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 4 ft. showers. patchy fog in the
evening. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves around
3 ft. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.sun and sun night...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.mon through tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. waves 2 to 3 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz250-161500-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am edt friday through
friday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.overnight...se winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
6 seconds and nw 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 6 seconds. showers likely, mainly
in the morning. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
becoming w 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft at 6 seconds. showers likely,
mainly in the evening. patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.sat...nw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and se 3 ft at 8 seconds.
a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sat night...nw winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming n 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to
5 ft after midnight. wave detail: n 4 ft at 6 seconds, becoming
nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.sun...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming w
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: nw 3 ft
at 5 seconds and e 2 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas around 2 ft. 
.mon and mon night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
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.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz254-161500-
coastal waters from provincetown ma to chatham ma to nantucket ma
out 20 nm-
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am edt friday through
friday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.overnight...e winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se with gusts up to
20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 7 seconds and sw
1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 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: s 3 ft at 5 seconds and ne
3 ft at 7 seconds, becoming s 6 ft at 6 seconds and ne 2 ft at
7 seconds. showers likely. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming w after midnight.
gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: s 6 ft at
7 seconds. a chance of showers. patchy fog in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 5 ft at 5 seconds and s 4 ft at 8 seconds.
showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.sat night...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. wave detail: n 6 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...nw winds around 10 kt, becoming se after midnight.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.mon and mon night...se winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e. gusts up
to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue and tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

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


anz255-161500-
coastal waters extending out to 25 nm south of marthas vineyard
and nantucket-
1003 pm edt thu oct 15 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am edt friday through
friday afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from friday evening through saturday
evening...

.overnight...e winds around 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 5 seconds and ne 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
.fri...s winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: s 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
2 ft at 8 seconds, becoming s 7 ft at 6 seconds and e 2 ft at
9 seconds. a chance of showers. patchy fog in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds around 20 kt, becoming w after midnight.
gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to 8 ft. wave detail: sw 8 ft at
7 seconds and e 4 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of showers. patchy
fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. wave detail: nw 6 ft at 7 seconds and s 5 ft at 8 seconds.
showers likely. 
.sat night...n winds 20 to 25 kt. gusts up to 35 kt in the
evening. seas 5 to 7 ft. wave detail: nw 4 ft at 5 seconds and e
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e after midnight. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.mon and mon night...e winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming ne. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue and tue night...n winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 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.

$$