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Coastal Waters Forecast for Massachusetts and Rhode Island
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

Coastal waters from the Merrimack River MA to Watch Hill RI out
to 25 NM

ANZ200-080900-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
Weak cold front stalls across the waters through mid week keeping
areas of low status and fog around with southwest flow. Unsettled
mid to late week with renewed rain and thunderstorm chances.

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ANZ250-080900-
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.MON...W winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at
8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SW 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.

$$

ANZ251-080900-
Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at
3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at
2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog after
midnight with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the
evening. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and
SE 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance
of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of showers.

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.

$$

ANZ231-080900-
Cape Cod Bay-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail:
S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A
slight chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: S 1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the
evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds
and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at 2 seconds and S
1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
2 ft. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 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.

$$

ANZ254-080900-
Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA
out 20 nm-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. A
slight chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to
1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE
3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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.

$$

ANZ255-080900-
Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard
and Nantucket-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to
1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft
at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 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.

$$

ANZ256-080900-
Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out
to 20 nm South of Block Island-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM
or less after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

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.

$$

ANZ232-080900-
Nantucket Sound-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A
slight chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW
1 foot at 2 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 NM or less in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and SE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot
at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.

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.

$$

ANZ233-080900-
Vineyard Sound-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight
chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM, decreasing to 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around
2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW 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.

$$

ANZ234-080900-
Buzzards Bay-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. A
slight chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 1 foot at
2 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 foot at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Patchy
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around
2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds and S
1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 2 ft at
7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 25 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.

$$

ANZ235-080900-
Rhode Island Sound-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.MON...SW winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
S 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less after
midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning
with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

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.

$$

ANZ237-080900-
Block Island Sound-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. A
slight chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the
morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby
1 to 3 NM.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and
SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 to
3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

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.

$$

ANZ230-080900-
Boston Harbor-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
1 foot or less. Patchy fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Waves
1 foot or less. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less. A
chance of showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves around 2 ft. A chance of showers.

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.

$$

ANZ236-080900-
Narragansett Bay-
404 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...SW winds around 5 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Waves
around 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less after midnight.
.TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft. Patchy fog in
the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds around 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Waves 2 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.

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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