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

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


anz230-210100-
boston harbor-
704 am est fri feb 20 2026

.today...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft this afternoon.
rain and snow this afternoon. 
.tonight...e winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming ne 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. snow and rain, mainly in the evening. 
.sat...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming ne
5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. waves around 2 ft in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. a chance of snow. 
.sat night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. waves 2 to 3 ft. at the outer harbor entrance,
waves 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. a chance
of snow and rain in the evening, then snow likely after midnight.
.mon and mon night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt,
becoming nw 20 to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft, except 5 to 7 ft at the
outer harbor entrance. a chance of snow. 
.tue and tue night...nw winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming w 5 to 10 kt.
waves around 2 ft, then 1 foot or less. at the outer harbor
entrance, waves 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 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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fzus51 kbox 201204
cwfbox
expires:202602210100;;956771

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

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


anz250-210100-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
704 am est fri feb 20 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 7 pm est this evening
through saturday afternoon...

.today...se winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds. rain likely this
afternoon. 
.tonight...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: se 5 ft at 7 seconds and e 1 foot at
10 seconds. snow. rain in the evening. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave detail: ne
6 ft at 7 seconds and se 2 ft at 7 seconds. a chance of snow. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 7 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas around
4 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 9 seconds and se 1 foot at
8 seconds. 
.sun night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt
after midnight. seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after
midnight. wave detail: e 6 ft at 8 seconds and s 1 foot at
8 seconds, becoming ne 10 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of snow. 
.mon and mon night...ne winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt,
becoming n 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas 13 to 18 ft.
a chance of snow. 
.tue...nw winds 15 to 20 kt. seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.tue night...w winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 4 to 6 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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