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.
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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. $$
ANZ256-190700- Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out to 20 nm South of Block Island- 104 PM EST Sun Jan 18 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING THIS AFTERNOON NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 3 seconds. Snow likely. Rain in the evening. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON W winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 9 seconds, becoming SW 9 ft at 7 seconds and SE 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of snow in the morning. MON NIGHT W winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 9 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray after midnight. TUE W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 6 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray. TUE NIGHT W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and SE 2 ft at 9 seconds. Light freezing spray. WED SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. WED NIGHT SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. A chance of showers. THU SW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers. THU NIGHT W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height. $$