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402 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
A backdoor cold front remains over northern New England
today, which may flirt with MA waters north of Cape Cod through Thu.
A cold front likely crosses waters sometime Fri/Fri night followed
by a stronger cold front sometime Sun/Sun night. Early next week,
high pres builds from the Great Lakes to the Mid Atlantic.
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ANZ254-162100- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 402 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 TODAY SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. FRI W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SAT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SAT NIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SUN S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely. SUN NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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. $$
ANZ254-162100- Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm- 402 AM EDT Thu Apr 16 2026 TODAY SW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showers this morning. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. FRI W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SAT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SAT NIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. SUN S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Showers likely. SUN NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers likely. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$