Hazardous marine condition(s):
Gale Warning
ANZ200-160400-
1006 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026
.Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
Low pres rapidly intensifies as it lifts northeast into Quebec
later today and tonight as a cold front crosses the waters. Westerly
gale force wind gusts follow in the strong cold air advection
pattern tonight into Fri along with areas of freezing spray. A ridge
of high pres to our south shifts east of our waters later Fri into
Sat. We will then need to watch for a potential low pres system near
or east of the waters later this weekend...but track, intensity, and
timing remain quite uncertain. An arctic cold front will cross the
waters later Mon into Mon night followed by gale force westerly wind
gusts and moderate freezing spray.
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ANZ256-160400- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 1006 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING THIS AFTERNOON SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. TONIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 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 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt, decreasing to 25 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 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. SUN W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of rain and snow. SUN NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Snow likely. MON W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. MON NIGHT W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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. $$
ANZ256-160400- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 1006 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING THIS AFTERNOON SW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds, becoming S 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 4 seconds. TONIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing spray after midnight. FRI W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Light freezing spray in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt, decreasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and SE 2 ft at 10 seconds. SUN W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of rain and snow. SUN NIGHT NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Snow likely. MON W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. MON NIGHT W winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$