Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
ANZ200-170300-
1005 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
A cold front pushes south tonight into Thu. Low pres passes over the
E waters Thu night into Fri ahead of high pres building in Fri.
Unsettled conditions return heading into the weekend.
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ANZ234-170300- Buzzards Bay- 1005 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THIS AFTERNOON SW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of smoke. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of smoke in the evening, then patchy smoke after midnight. FRI NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming W 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. FRI NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. SAT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. SUN W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers. SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. 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. $$
ANZ234-170300- Buzzards Bay- 1005 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THIS AFTERNOON SW winds around 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas around 2 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of smoke. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. Areas of smoke in the evening, then patchy smoke after midnight. FRI NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming W 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 4 seconds. FRI NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas around 2 ft in the evening, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming NE 1 foot at 3 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. SAT SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and N 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Showers with a chance of tstms. SUN W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers. SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$