Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast for Strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias

Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to track toward the central Gulf Coast while strengthening into a hurricane on Thursday. There is an increasing risk of damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast Friday into Saturday. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central Gulf Coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Read More >

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Norton, MA Local Forecast Office

8NM NW Newport RI

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight
Low: 56 °F
SW 10kt
2-3ft
Thursday
High: 71 °F
SW 12kt
2-3ft
Thursday Night
Low: 53 °F
WNW 7kt
1ft
Friday
High: 67 °F
W 10kt
1ft
Friday Night
Low: 51 °F
WNW 6kt⇓
1ft
Saturday
High: 66 °F
Light Wind
1ft
Saturday Night
Low: 55 °F
Light Wind
1ft
Sunday
High: 67 °F
SSW 11kt
1-2ft
Sunday Night
Low: 61 °F
S 8kt
1ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 7:05 pm EDT Oct 7, 2026
Forecast Valid: 7pm EDT Oct 7, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 14, 2026

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Detailed Forecast

Tonight

SW wind around 10 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind 9 to 12 kt becoming WSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 kt. A slight chance of showers after 11am. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Thursday Night

WNW wind around 7 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday

W wind 6 to 10 kt. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Seas around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.

Sunday

SSW wind 6 to 11 kt. Showers likely. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

S wind around 8 kt. Showers. Seas around 1 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.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.