Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
ANZ200-190300-
1005 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
Increasing seas and winds today as a system approaches from the W.
There is a risk for a few thunderstorms, which could lead to
locally higher winds and seas. Breezy conditions and elevated seas
continue Fri and Sat across the srn coastal waters.
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ANZ231-190300- Cape Cod Bay- 1005 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THIS AFTERNOON S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. TONIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. FRI SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. SAT AND SAT NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN AND SUN NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. MON AND MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. 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. $$
ANZ231-190300- Cape Cod Bay- 1005 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING THIS AFTERNOON S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. TONIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds and SE 3 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the evening. FRI SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and E 1 foot at 7 seconds. SAT AND SAT NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and E 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN AND SUN NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 8 seconds. MON AND MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Showers likely. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$