Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
ANZ200-112100-
406 AM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
A backdoor cold front will push southward into southern New England
today, before retreating back north tonight. A stronger cold front
will move through the region Thursday. High pres will build S of the
waters Fri. A warm front will lift N into the waters Fri evening
followed by a cold front passage early Sat. High pres will build
over the waters Sat night then move offshore Sun.
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ANZ232-112100- Nantucket Sound- 406 AM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON TODAY S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 NM or less. THU SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Rain. THU NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely with a chance of snow in the evening. FRI W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. FRI NIGHT S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. SUN E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. SUN NIGHT SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. 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. $$
ANZ232-112100- Nantucket Sound- 406 AM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON TODAY S winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT S winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 NM or less. THU SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 5 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. Rain. THU NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely with a chance of snow in the evening. FRI W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. FRI NIGHT S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and N 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. SUN E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. SUN NIGHT SE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$