Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
ANZ200-240900-
405 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
High pres builds in from the west later tonight into Tue. This high
pres system will shift east of the waters on Wed. Low pres then
approaches from the west on Thu with a cold front crossing the
region very late Thu night into Fri morning. High pres then builds
back into the region by Sat.
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ANZ233-240900- Vineyard Sound- 405 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING TONIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. A slight chance of rain and snow this evening. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. WED W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT AND THU SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain likely after midnight. FRI NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely. FRI NIGHT AND SAT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 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. $$
ANZ233-240900- Vineyard Sound- 405 PM EDT Mon Mar 23 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING TONIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. A slight chance of rain and snow this evening. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NE 2 ft at 8 seconds. WED W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT AND THU SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. Rain likely after midnight. FRI NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Rain likely. FRI NIGHT AND SAT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$