NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Gale Watch
   ANZ200-190700-  104 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026    .Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...  A cold front moves across the waters late this evening. Low pres  develops off the Mid Atlc coast Sun and tracks S and E of the waters  late Sun and Sun night. Weak high pres moves over the waters Mon,  then an arctic front will cross the waters Mon night followed by  gale force westerly wind gusts and moderate freezing spray into Tue.  High pres builds into the waters Tue night before moving offshore  Wed.    $$
   ANZ256-190700-  Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out  to 20 nm South of Block Island-  104 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING    THIS AFTERNOON  NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave  Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.  TONIGHT  NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW with gusts up to  20 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at  8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. Snow likely. Rain in the  evening. Vsby 1 NM or less.  MON  W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the  afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at  9 seconds, becoming SW 9 ft at 7 seconds and SE 5 ft at  9 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning.  MON NIGHT  W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt  after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail:  W 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing  spray after midnight.  TUE  W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to  8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 9 seconds.  Light freezing spray.  TUE NIGHT  W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt  after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W  6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray.  WED  SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to  5 ft.  WED NIGHT  SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas  6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.  THU  SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to  8 ft. A chance of showers.  THU NIGHT  W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.    Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the  average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave  heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.    $$