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

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


anz230-161800-
boston harbor-
103 am edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 8 am edt this morning
through this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from this evening through saturday
evening...

.rest of tonight...s winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
waves around 2 ft. 
.fri...s winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves around
2 ft. patchy fog. showers likely. vsby 1 to 3 nm. 
.fri night...sw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt,
becoming w with gusts up to 30 kt after midnight. waves around
2 ft. showers. patchy fog in the evening. 
.sat...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. waves around
2 ft. 
.sat night...nw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. waves around 2 ft. 
.sun and sun night...sw winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.mon through tue night...n winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 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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coastal waters forecast for massachusetts and rhode island
national weather service boston/norton ma
103 am edt fri oct 16 2026

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


anz250-161800-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
103 am edt fri oct 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect from 6 am edt this morning
through this afternoon...
...gale watch in effect from this evening through saturday
evening...

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