Coastal Waters Forecast for Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (ANZ250) (Text-Only)
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: 405 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025




Today: E winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave detail: E 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming E 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Tonight: SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: W 9 ft at 6 seconds and E 7 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Rain in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 nm.

Mon: W winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: W 10 ft at 7 seconds and SE 4 ft at 12 seconds. Light freezing spray.

Mon Night: W winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 50 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave detail: W 10 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds. Light freezing spray.

Tue: W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave detail: W 9 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. Light freezing spray.

Tue Night: W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave detail: W 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray in the evening, then a chance of freezing spray after midnight.

Wed: NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of light freezing spray.

Wed Night: NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Thu: N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.

Thu Night: N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.

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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