Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
Gale Watch
ANZ200-142230-
426 AM EST Wed Jan 14 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
A cold front slowly pushes east across the Great Lakes today and
tonight. Low pressure rapidly intensifies as it lifts northeast into
Quebec Thu as a cold front crosses the waters. Westerly gale force
wind gusts follow in the strong cold air advection pattern Thu night
into Fri along with areas of freezing spray. A ridge of high
pressure to our south shifts east of our waters later Fri into Sat.
We will then need to watch for a potential low pressure system near
or east of the waters later this weekend...but track, intensity, and
timing remain quite uncertain.
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ANZ256-142230- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 426 AM EST Wed Jan 14 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON TODAY SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. THU SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. THU NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing spray after midnight. FRI W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain. SUN W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain and snow. SUN NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of snow. 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. $$
ANZ256-142230- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 426 AM EST Wed Jan 14 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON TODAY SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds, becoming SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 4 seconds. TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. THU SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. THU NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing spray after midnight. FRI W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain. SUN W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of rain and snow. SUN NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of snow. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$