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Coastal Waters Forecast for Massachusetts and Rhode Island
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
105 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

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

ANZ200-020600-
105 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
Weak low pres will track south of New England today followed by a
cold front from the west Thu. High pres over the Maritimes will
build south into New England Fri and Sat, then head to Nova Scotia
Sun as another cold front crosses the region.

$$

ANZ250-020600-
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and NE
2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ251-020600-
Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at
5 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds
and E 1 ft at 11 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 ft at 2 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ231-020600-
Cape Cod Bay-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds around 5 kt, becoming S around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 3 seconds
and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
1 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less, then around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW
1 ft at 2 seconds and SE 1 ft at 4 seconds, becoming NE 1 ft at
2 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NE
1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ254-020600-
Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA
out 20 nm-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 5 seconds and SW 1 ft at 3 seconds. A chance of showers in the
afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
3 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 ft at 11 seconds. A chance
of.
.SUN NIGHT...S 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.

$$

ANZ255-020600-
Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard
and Nantucket-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 6 seconds and NE 2 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and NE
3 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ256-020600-
Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out
to 20 nm South of Block Island-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave
Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at
5 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE
3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE
3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ232-020600-
Nantucket Sound-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E
2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds, becoming E 1 ft at
5 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E
1 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then
around 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 1 ft at 3 seconds and
SE 1 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 1 ft
at 2 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at
6 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE
2 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ233-020600-
Vineyard Sound-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NE 1 ft at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 3 seconds, becoming E 1 ft at
4 seconds and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 5 seconds
and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: W 1 ft at 3 seconds and NE 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S
1 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ234-020600-
Buzzards Bay-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: NE 1 ft at 2 seconds and SW 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 2 seconds and SW 1 ft at
6 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: E 1 ft at 5 seconds
and S 1 ft at 6 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: SW 1 ft at 4 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Wave Detail: NE 1 ft at 2 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. A
chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ235-020600-
Rhode Island Sound-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
6 seconds.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SE
2 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ237-020600-
Block Island Sound-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave
Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas
around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at
9 seconds.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft
at 6 seconds and E 1 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:
NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 6 seconds.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at
5 seconds. A chance of.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to
20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and S
2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ230-020600-
Boston Harbor-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds around 5 kt. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft
in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A
chance of.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft. A
chance of showers. A chance of.

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.

$$

ANZ236-020600-
Narragansett Bay-
106 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Waves
around 2 ft.
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Waves 1 foot or less.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE with gusts up to
20 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 to 3 ft. A
chance of showers. A chance of.

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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