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

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


anz230-170600-
boston harbor-
105 pm edt thu jul 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

.this afternoon...w winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
waves around 2 ft. patchy smoke. a slight chance of showers. 
.tonight...nw winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt,
diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. waves around 2 ft in
the evening, then 1 foot or less. smoke in the evening. 
.fri...w winds 5 to 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. 
.fri night...sw winds around 5 kt. waves 1 foot or less. 
.sat...sw winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming s 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon. 
.sat night...sw winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. waves
around 2 ft. showers.
.sun...w winds around 10 kt. waves around 2 ft. a chance of
showers. 
.sun night through mon night...s 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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fzus51 kbox 161705
cwfbox
expires:202607170600;;072321

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

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


anz250-170600-
coastal waters east of ipswich bay and the stellwagen bank
national marine sanctuary-
105 pm edt thu jul 16 2026

...small craft advisory in effect through late tonight...

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

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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