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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz231-190700-
cape cod bay-
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...nw winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: e 3 ft at 11 seconds and w 1 foot at 3 seconds. patchy
fog. rain likely with a slight chance of snow. vsby 1 nm or less.
.tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: n
2 ft at 3 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog in the
evening. rain likely with a chance of snow in the evening. 
.thu...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: n 2 ft at
4 seconds and e 2 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...se winds around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail:
n 2 ft at 5 seconds and s 1 foot at 9 seconds. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. wave detail: ne 1 foot at 4 seconds and s
1 foot at 8 seconds, becoming e 1 foot at 3 seconds and s 1 foot
at 8 seconds. a chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely
with rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
around 2 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 3 seconds and s 1 foot at
7 seconds. rain with a chance of snow. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas around
2 ft. a chance of snow and rain likely. 
.sat night...ne winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
around 2 ft. a chance of snow showers. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. a chance of
snow.  

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
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz232-190700-
nantucket sound-
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...nw winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: e 3 ft at 12 seconds and sw 1 foot at 5 seconds. patchy
fog. rain likely with a slight chance of snow. vsby 1 nm or less.
.tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 12 seconds and ne 1 foot at 2 seconds. patchy fog in the
evening. rain likely with a chance of snow in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft
at 12 seconds and n 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds around 5 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 11 seconds and ne 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.fri...e winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 3 seconds and s 1 foot at 8 seconds. a chance of snow in
the morning, then snow likely with rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 4 seconds and s 1 foot at
7 seconds. rain with a chance of snow. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to
3 ft. a chance of rain and snow. 
.sat night and sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. a chance of snow.  

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 181805
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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz233-190700-
vineyard sound-
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave
detail: e 2 ft at 12 seconds and sw 1 foot at 5 seconds. patchy
fog. rain. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 13 seconds and ne 1 foot at 2 seconds. patchy fog in the
evening. rain, snow and freezing rain likely in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 8 seconds and n 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft at 8 seconds and
ne 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.fri...e winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at 3 seconds and s
2 ft at 8 seconds. rain with snow likely in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 4 seconds
and s 2 ft at 7 seconds. rain. snow likely in the evening, then a
chance of snow after midnight. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of snow and
rain. 
.sat night...ne winds around 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. a chance of
snow showers. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas around
2 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. a chance of snow.  

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 181805
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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz234-190700-
buzzards bay-
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...nw winds around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave
detail: e 2 ft at 12 seconds and sw 1 foot at 5 seconds. patchy
fog. rain likely with a slight chance of snow. vsby 1 nm or less.
.tonight...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 12 seconds and ne 1 foot at 2 seconds. patchy fog in the
evening. a chance of rain, snow and freezing rain likely in the
evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: s 2 ft
at 7 seconds and n 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds around 5 kt. seas around 2 ft. wave detail:
sw 2 ft at 8 seconds and ne 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.fri...e winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas around 2 ft. wave detail: e
2 ft at 3 seconds and s 1 foot at 8 seconds. snow likely with
rain in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
around 2 ft. wave detail: ne 2 ft at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at
8 seconds. rain and snow. 
.sat...ne winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas around
2 ft. a chance of snow and rain. 
.sat night...ne winds around 10 kt. seas around 2 ft. a chance of
snow showers. 
.sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas around
2 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. a chance of snow.  

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 181805
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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz235-190700-
rhode island sound-
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...n winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave
detail: s 2 ft at 9 seconds and e 2 ft at 12 seconds. patchy fog.
rain likely. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.tonight...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne
2 ft at 3 seconds and s 2 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog in the
evening. rain, snow and freezing rain likely in the evening with
vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s 3 ft
at 8 seconds and ne 2 ft at 3 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 8 seconds and ne 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.fri...e 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: e 3 ft
at 5 seconds and s 3 ft at 8 seconds. rain with snow likely in
the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming n 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft
at 6 seconds and n 1 foot at 4 seconds. rain with a chance of
snow. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. a chance of rain and
snow. 
.sat night and sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to
20 kt. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 3 ft. a chance of snow
showers. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
4 to 6 ft. a chance of snow.  

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 181805
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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz236-190700-
narragansett bay-
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

.this afternoon...ne winds around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft. patchy
fog. rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. patchy fog in
the evening. rain and snow likely in the evening with vsby 1 to
3 nm. 
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e in the afternoon. waves
around 2 ft. 
.thu night...se winds around 5 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.fri...e winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. waves around 2 ft. a chance of snow
in the morning, then snow, rain and freezing rain in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. waves 2 to 3 ft. rain with a chance of snow. 
.sat...ne winds around 10 kt. waves 2 to 3 ft. a chance of rain
and snow. 
.sat night and sun...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of snow
showers. 
.sun night...ne winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves
2 to 3 ft. a chance of snow.  

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 181805
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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz250-190700-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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

.this afternoon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 5 ft. wave
detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and w 1 foot at 4 seconds. patchy
fog. a chance of rain. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.tonight...n winds 10 to 15 kt. gusts up to 20 kt after midnight.
seas 4 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and ne 4 ft at
5 seconds. a chance of rain in the evening. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 4 ft. wave detail: ne 4 ft at 5 seconds and
e 3 ft at 11 seconds. 
.thu night...s winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 6 seconds and e
2 ft at 10 seconds. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. seas 2 to 3 ft. wave detail: e 2 ft at
4 seconds and se 1 foot at 9 seconds. snow and rain likely in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 4 ft at 5 seconds and se 1 foot at
8 seconds. snow. rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. 
.sat...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. snow likely with a chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
3 to 4 ft. a chance of snow showers. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
4 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. a chance of snow.  

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
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz254-190700-
coastal waters from provincetown ma to chatham ma to nantucket ma
out 20 nm-
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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

.this afternoon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 4 to 6 ft. wave
detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and s 2 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.
rain likely. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.tonight...ne winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e 5 ft at 12 seconds and
ne 3 ft at 4 seconds. patchy fog in the evening. a chance of rain
and snow in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.thu...n winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming ne 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 5 seconds and
s 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds around 5 kt, becoming se after midnight.
seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: ne 3 ft at 6 seconds and s 3 ft at
9 seconds. 
.fri...se winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming e 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 20 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 4 seconds and s 2 ft at 8 seconds. rain likely in the
afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 6 seconds and e 1 foot at
10 seconds. rain. a chance of snow after midnight. 
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. a chance of rain and snow. 
.sat night and sun...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. a chance of snow and 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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


anz255-190700-
coastal waters extending out to 25 nm south of marthas vineyard
and nantucket-
105 pm est wed feb 18 2026

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

.this afternoon...nw winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave
detail: e 4 ft at 12 seconds and sw 2 ft at 5 seconds. patchy
fog. rain likely. vsby 1 nm or less. 
.tonight...ne winds 10 to 15 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: e
4 ft at 12 seconds and s 3 ft at 8 seconds. patchy fog in the
evening. rain likely, a chance of snow and freezing rain likely
in the evening with vsby 1 nm or less.
.thu...ne winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 3 to 5 ft. wave detail: s 4 ft
at 8 seconds and e 3 ft at 12 seconds. 
.thu night...e winds 5 to 10 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: s
3 ft at 8 seconds and ne 2 ft at 6 seconds. 
.fri...e winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. gusts up to 25 kt. seas 2 to 4 ft. wave detail: e 3 ft
at 4 seconds and s 3 ft at 8 seconds. a chance of rain in the
morning, then rain with snow likely in the afternoon. 
.fri night...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas
3 to 5 ft. wave detail: se 4 ft at 6 seconds and n 1 foot at
4 seconds. rain.
.sat...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. a chance of rain. 
.sat night...ne winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. seas
2 to 3 ft. 
.sun...ne winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.sun night...ne winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. seas
6 to 9 ft. a chance of snow and 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.

$$