fzus51 kbox 162305
cwfbox
expires:202607171200;;088580

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 pm edt thu jul 16 2026

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


anz235-171200-
rhode island sound-
705 pm edt thu jul 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 8 pm edt this evening...

.tonight...w winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
nw 5 to 10 kt after midnight. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: sw
4 ft at 5 seconds and ne 2 ft at 4 seconds. smoke this evening. 
.fri...nw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming sw with gusts up to 20 kt in
the afternoon. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at 3 seconds
and s 2 ft at 5 seconds. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 7 seconds and w
1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: sw
3 ft at 5 seconds and e 1 foot at 8 seconds. a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. wave detail: sw 6 ft at 7 seconds and se 1 foot at
14 seconds. showers with a chance of tstms. 
.sun...w winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to
10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: sw
5 ft at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at 13 seconds. showers likely in
the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.mon and mon night...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s. seas 2 to
4 ft. 
.tue...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. showers likely.  

winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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 162305
cwfbox
expires:202607171200;;088583

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
705 pm edt thu jul 16 2026

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


anz236-171200-
narragansett bay-
705 pm edt thu jul 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 8 pm edt this evening...

.tonight...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 20 kt this evening.
waves 2 to 3 ft. smoke this evening. 
.fri...nw winds around 5 kt, becoming sw in the afternoon. waves
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. 
.fri night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. 
.sat...s winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. showers. a chance of tstms in the evening. 
.sun...w winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the morning.
waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of showers in the morning. 
.sun night...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft.
.mon and mon night...s winds 5 to 10 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves 2 to
3 ft. a chance of showers. 
.tue night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. showers likely.  

winds and waves higher in and near tstms.

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.

$$