Hazardous marine condition(s):
Storm Watch
ANZ200-160300-
1004 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
High pres moves offshore today. A warm front will lift N across the
waters tonight followed by strong low pres lifting into Quebec on
Mon. Gale to storm force S wind gusts develop late Mon into Mon
night followed by near gale force W wind gusts Tue behind a strong
cold front. High pres builds over the waters Wed into Thu, moving
offshore Fri.
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ANZ251-160300- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 1004 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THIS AFTERNOON N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. TONIGHT SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. MON SE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT S winds 25 to 35 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt, increasing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. Patchy dense fog in the evening with vsby 1 NM or less. TUE SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. TUE NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight. WED W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 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. $$
ANZ251-160300- Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay- 1004 AM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026 STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THIS AFTERNOON N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 3 seconds and NE 1 foot at 7 seconds. TONIGHT SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and E 1 foot at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. MON SE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT S winds 25 to 35 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt, increasing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds, becoming S 9 ft at 7 seconds. Rain. Patchy dense fog in the evening with vsby 1 NM or less. TUE SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. TUE NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 4 seconds and E 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of light freezing spray after midnight. WED W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$