Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
ANZ200-221500-
1003 PM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
High pressure over the northern waters and a low pressure system
south of New England sits off the southern Mid Atlantic coast will
linger today, then move out to sea Thursday into Friday. The worst
impacts from this storm may remain south of our waters, though
northeast gale-force winds and rough seas are still expected,
especially across the southern waters through Thursday. Gale-force
winds pivot toward the eastern and northern waters Thursday night
into early Friday. There will be improvements as high pressure
brings light winds and seas 2-5 ft by this weekend.
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ANZ256-221500- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island- 1003 PM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING OVERNIGHT NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at 9 seconds and N 6 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of light rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. THU N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at 9 seconds and N 7 ft at 6 seconds. THU NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 8 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds. FRI N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds, becoming N 6 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. SAT AND SAT NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 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. $$
ANZ256-221500- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 NM South of Block Island- 1003 PM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING OVERNIGHT NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at 9 seconds and N 6 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of light rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM. THU N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NE 12 ft at 9 seconds and N 7 ft at 6 seconds. THU NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 8 ft at 8 seconds and N 5 ft at 5 seconds. FRI N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 6 seconds, becoming N 6 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. SAT AND SAT NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 3 seconds. SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$