Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Watch
ANZ200-160600-
103 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
High pres builds in today. Stronger low pres moves in from the ern
Great Lakes Fri morning and into the Maritimes by Sat morning. Gale
force NW winds are expected Sat as high pres brings cold air over
the waters. High pres then builds southward into Sun and Mon,
allowing for lighter SW winds.
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ANZ256-160600- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island- 103 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING THIS AFTERNOON NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. TONIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. FRI S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. FRI NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. SAT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. SAT NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. SUN N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT NW 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. $$
ANZ256-160600- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island- 103 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026 GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING THIS AFTERNOON NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 6 seconds. TONIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NE 2 ft at 6 seconds. FRI S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 5 seconds and SE 1 foot at 10 seconds, becoming S 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Showers likely in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. FRI NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. Patchy fog in the evening with vsby 1 to 3 NM. SAT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. SAT NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. SUN N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$