ANZ200-191000-
405 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
A low pres tracks S of the waters this afternoon and tonight,
followed by a ridge of high pres for Thu. Another 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 passing
near or SE of the 40N/70W 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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ANZ251-191000- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 405 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026 TONIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of snow this evening. THU N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. FRI SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. Snow and rain likely in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Snow. Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SAT NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Snow likely with a chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow in the evening. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SUN NIGHT NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of snow. MON NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of snow. MON NIGHT N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 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. $$
ANZ251-191000- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 405 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026 TONIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 12 seconds and NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. A chance of snow this evening. THU N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and E 3 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 11 seconds. FRI SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 3 seconds and S 1 foot at 9 seconds. Snow and rain likely in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 8 seconds. Snow. Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SAT NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 7 seconds. Snow likely with a chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of snow in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of snow in the evening. SUN NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SUN NIGHT NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of snow. MON NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of snow. MON NIGHT N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. A chance of snow. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$