Tracking Atmospheric River for the West Coast; Space Weather Storming Continues
An atmospheric river will bring threats of gusty to high winds and heavy rainfall to California mainly Thursday into Saturday which may bring areas of flooding and wind damage. Heavy snow will be possible over the Sierra Nevada mountains Thursday into Friday associated with the atmospheric river. Minor to severe geomagnetic storming (space weather) is expected to continue into early Thursday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (ANZ250) Issued by: National Weather Service Norton, MA Last Update: 403 AM EST Thu Nov 13 2025 |  |
Today: W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Tonight: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 9 seconds. Fri: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds. Fri Night: NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Sat: NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Sat Night: SW 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: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Sun: W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Rain likely. Sun Night: W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers. Mon And Mon Night: W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (ANZ250) | |
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