ANZ200-181600-
1003 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
A wave of low pres tracks south of the waters Wed afternoon and
night followed by a ridge of high pres for Thu. Another wave of low
press will move across the waters Fri into Fri night.
Otherwise...the main focus will be on the potential for a rapidly
intensifying low pres system passing near or southeast of the
Benchmark later Sun into Mon. If this system tracks close enough to
the Benchmark...very strong winds and high seas would occur.
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ANZ231-181600- Cape Cod Bay- 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026 OVERNIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog with vsby 1 NM or less. WED W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Snow in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. WED NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Snow and rain in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. THU N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. THU NIGHT E winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. FRI SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow. Rain likely in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Snow. Rain likely in the evening. SAT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow. SAT NIGHT AND SUN NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow. SUN NIGHT NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Snow likely. 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. $$
ANZ231-181600- Cape Cod Bay- 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 17 2026 OVERNIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog with vsby 1 NM or less. WED W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 1 foot at 2 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Snow in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. WED NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 4 seconds. Snow and rain in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. THU N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. THU NIGHT E winds around 5 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. FRI SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming E 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow. Rain likely in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Snow. Rain likely in the evening. SAT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow. SAT NIGHT AND SUN NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow. SUN NIGHT NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Snow likely. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$