Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
ANZ200-161600-
1004 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
A cold front crosses the waters this evening followed by westerly
gale force wind gusts and light freezing spray later tonight into
Fri. A ridge of high pres to our south shifts east of our waters Fri
night into Sat. Another cold front moves into the waters late Sat
night into Sun. Low pres is expected to develop on this front and
track S and E of the waters late Sun and Sun night. Weak high pres
moves into the waters Mon, then an arctic front will cross the
waters Mon night followed by gale force westerly wind gusts and
moderate freezing spray. High pres moves into the waters Tue night
into Wed.
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ANZ256-161600- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 1004 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVERNIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 8 ft at 8 seconds. FRI W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 8 seconds and SE 5 ft at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SUN W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of snow in the evening. MON W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. MON NIGHT W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. TUE W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. TUE NIGHT W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. 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. $$
ANZ256-161600- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 1004 PM EST Thu Jan 15 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVERNIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 8 ft at 8 seconds. FRI W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 8 seconds and SE 5 ft at 10 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT SW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SUN W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of snow in the evening. MON W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. MON NIGHT W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. TUE W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. TUE NIGHT W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of light freezing spray. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$