Hazardous marine condition(s):
Storm Watch
Small Craft Advisory
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning
ANZ200-311300-
705 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
Another surge of arctic air will lead to a period of moderate to
heavy freezing spray through Fri night. We are keeping a close eye
on a coastal storm Sun that has the potential to bring storm force
winds along with heavy precipitation. The waters around the Cape and
islands are most likely to be impacted by this storm from early
Sunday morning through Sunday night.
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ANZ232-311300- Nantucket Sound- 705 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 15 seconds. Freezing spray this evening. SAT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 18 seconds. Light freezing spray after midnight. A chance of snow after midnight. SUN N winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Snow likely. SUN NIGHT N winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray. A chance of snow. MON NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and N 4 ft at 7 seconds. Light freezing spray likely. MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. TUE THROUGH WED NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow. 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. $$
ANZ232-311300- Nantucket Sound- 705 PM EST Fri Jan 30 2026 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 15 seconds. Freezing spray this evening. SAT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, becoming NW 1 foot at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 18 seconds. Light freezing spray after midnight. A chance of snow after midnight. SUN N winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 9 seconds. Snow likely. SUN NIGHT N winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds and E 4 ft at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray. A chance of snow. MON NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 4 seconds and N 4 ft at 7 seconds. Light freezing spray likely. MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. TUE THROUGH WED NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of snow. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$