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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 pm est fri feb 20 2026

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


anz235-211300-
rhode island sound-
705 pm est fri feb 20 2026

...storm watch in effect from late sunday night through monday
afternoon...

.tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming
n 10 to 15 kt after midnight. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se
4 ft at 6 seconds and n 1 foot at 3 seconds. rain with a chance
of freezing rain this evening, then a slight chance of rain,
freezing rain and snow after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 7 seconds and
nw 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 8 seconds and e 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming e 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft at
4 seconds and s 2 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of snow in the
afternoon. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt with
gusts up to 45 kt after midnight. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: e
6 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 foot at 11 seconds. snow likely in the
evening, then snow after midnight. 
.mon...n winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: n
7 ft at 6 seconds and e 7 ft at 10 seconds, becoming n 9 ft at
6 seconds and se 9 ft at 12 seconds. snow.
.mon night...nw winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt
after midnight. seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after
midnight. a chance of snow in the evening. a chance of light
freezing spray after midnight. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of light
freezing spray. 
.tue night...w winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. a chance of rain and snow. 
.wed night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. a chance of 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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fzus51 kbox 210005
cwfbox
expires:202602211300;;984895

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 pm est fri feb 20 2026

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


anz236-211300-
narragansett bay-
705 pm est fri feb 20 2026

...storm watch in effect from monday morning through monday
afternoon...

.tonight...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
n 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
freezing rain. rain this evening, then a chance of rain with a
slight chance of snow after midnight. 
.sat...n winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming ne in the afternoon. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.sat night...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of snow in
the afternoon. 
.sun night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
increasing to 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt after midnight.
waves 2 to 3 ft. snow likely in the evening, then snow after
midnight. 
.mon...ne winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming n 25 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 50 kt. waves around 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft
at the bay entrance. snow.
.mon night...nw winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
waves 2 to 3 ft, except 4 to 6 ft at the bay entrance. snow
likely in the evening. 
.tue and tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.wed...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a chance of rain and snow. 
.wed night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves
2 to 4 ft. a chance of 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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