fzus51 kbox 170205
cwfbox
expires:202610171500;;226639

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1005 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

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


anz235-171500-
rhode island sound-
1005 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday morning...

.overnight...w winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw. gusts up to 25 kt.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 5 ft at 6 seconds and se 3 ft at
9 seconds. patchy fog. a chance of showers, then showers. vsby
1 nm or less, increasing to 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. wave detail: n 4 ft at 5 seconds and s 4 ft at 7 seconds.
showers likely in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, becoming ne
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to
3 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.sun night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: se 3 ft at 6 seconds and n 1 foot at
4 seconds. 
.mon...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 2 to
4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. wave detail: e 4 ft
at 6 seconds and se 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming se 6 ft at
11 seconds and e 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
.mon night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 7 ft. a chance of showers. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.tue night and wed...ne winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to
30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.wed night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. a chance of
showers.  

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.

$$

fzus51 kbox 170205
cwfbox
expires:202610171500;;226642

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1005 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

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


anz236-171500-
narragansett bay-
1005 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through saturday evening...

.overnight...w winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming nw 15 to 20 kt. gusts
up to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. patchy fog. a chance of showers.
showers likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.sat...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves around
3 ft. showers likely in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...n winds 5 to 10 kt. gusts up to 25 kt in the morning.
waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night through mon night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. 
.tue through wed night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
30 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.

$$

fzus51 kbox 170205
cwfbox
expires:202610171500;;226640

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1005 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

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


anz237-171500-
block island sound-
1005 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday morning...

.overnight...w winds around 15 kt, becoming nw. gusts up to
30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 5 ft at 6 seconds and w
3 ft at 4 seconds. patchy fog. a chance of showers, then showers.
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: n 3 ft at 5 seconds and s 3 ft at 7 seconds.
showers likely in the morning. 
.sat night...n winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 3 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at
7 seconds. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 30 kt, decreasing to
20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
4 seconds and s 1 foot at 7 seconds. 
.sun night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail:
ne 3 ft at 4 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds. 
.mon...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 4 to
6 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 11 seconds and e 4 ft at 6 seconds. 
.mon night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas
5 to 8 ft. 
.tue...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.tue night and wed...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.wed night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. a chance of showers.  

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.

$$

fzus51 kbox 170205
cwfbox
expires:202610171500;;226634

coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
1005 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

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


anz255-171500-
coastal waters extending out to 25 nm south of marthas vineyard
and nantucket-
1005 pm edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through sunday morning...

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

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.

$$