Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
ANZ200-212200-
404 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
Gusty westerly wind and light freezing spray early this morning.
High pressure briefly follows today with weak low pressure bringing
gusty winds on Thursday. Arctic high pressure arrives from the north
this weekend, with a developing coastal storm south towards the Mid
Atlantic states. There is potential for moderate to heavy freezing
spray for this coming weekend into next week.
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ANZ256-212200- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 404 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING TODAY W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. THU SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming W 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. SAT NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. SAT NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. A chance of snow. SUN NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Light freezing spray. Snow likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. 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. $$
ANZ256-212200- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 404 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING TODAY W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 1 foot at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. THU SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SE 4 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds, becoming W 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI W winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 6 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. SAT NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. SAT NIGHT N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. A chance of snow. SUN NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Light freezing spray. Snow likely. Vsby 1 NM or less. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$