NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Gale Warning
   ANZ200-250400-  1005 AM EST Wed Dec 24 2025    .Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...  Low pres shifts east of the region tonight as it intensifies. This  increasing pressure gradient will result in Gale forecast NNW winds  developing by daybreak Wed and continuing into the afternoon. High  pres builds in from the west late Wed into Wed night. This will be  followed by a strong cold front late Thu into Thu night. A wave of  low pres should then pass to our south late Fri into Sat with a  ridge of high pres building in from the west by Sun.    $$
   ANZ235-250400-  Rhode Island Sound-  1005 AM EST Wed Dec 24 2025    GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON    THIS AFTERNOON  NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.  Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and SE 1 foot at  10 seconds.  TONIGHT  N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after  midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and E  2 ft at 10 seconds.  THU  SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts  up to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 5 ft in the  afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at  11 seconds, becoming W 5 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at  11 seconds.  THU NIGHT  N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas  around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at  11 seconds.  FRI  N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.  Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 11 seconds,  becoming NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 5 seconds.  FRI NIGHT  NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail:  NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and SW 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of snow  in the evening, then snow likely after midnight with vsby 1 NM or  less.  SAT  NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to  3 ft. Snow likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.  SAT NIGHT  NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.  SUN  S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.  SUN NIGHT  SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas  3 to 5 ft. Rain.    Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the  average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave  heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.    $$